Premier Financial Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Premier Financial is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 8% and 6.6% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 9.7% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 7.8% in 3 years.

Key information

8.0%

Earnings growth rate

9.7%

EPS growth rate

Banks earnings growth	10.2%
Revenue growth rate	6.6%
Future return on equity	7.8%
Analyst coverage	Low
Last updated	03 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Premier Financial Corp. Just Recorded A 5.9% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Apr 26

Premier Financial Corp. Just Beat Revenue Estimates By 11%

Jan 26

Recent updates

Premier Financial's Merger With WesBanco Creates Opportunities For Investors On Both Sides

Aug 21

Premier Financial: Dividend Yield Above 6% And A P/E Of Only 6.52x

May 28

Premier Financial Corp. Just Recorded A 5.9% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Apr 26

Premier Financial GAAP EPS of $0.63 misses by $0.10, revenue of $73.46M misses by $1.64M

Jul 26

Premier Financial: Attractively Valued With 4.7% Dividend Yield, But Earnings Likely To Dip

Jun 23

Premier Financial: 4% Dividend Yield And Acquisition Upside

Feb 02

I Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Premier Financial (NASDAQ:PFC) Passed With Ease

Dec 28

Premier Financial (NASDAQ:PFC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.28

Nov 02

Premier Financial: Building Itself Into A Solid Core Community Bank

Aug 30

Premier Financial's (NASDAQ:PFC) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

Aug 03

Is Now The Time To Put Premier Financial (NASDAQ:PFC) On Your Watchlist?

May 05

Insider Buying: Tina Nutter Just Spent US$51k On Premier Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:PFC) Shares

Mar 13

Read This Before Buying Premier Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:PFC) For Its Dividend

Mar 04

Four Days Left Until Premier Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:PFC) Trades Ex-Dividend

Feb 06

Read This Before Selling Premier Financial Corp. (NASDAQ:PFC) Shares

Feb 01

Premier Financial Corp. 2020 Q4 - Results - Earnings Call Presentation

Feb 01

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:PFC - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026	281	83	N/A	N/A	1
12/31/2025	274	79	N/A	N/A	2
12/31/2024	250	69	N/A	N/A	1
9/30/2024	246	70	93	97	N/A
6/30/2024	251	79	62	67	N/A
3/31/2024	299	111	65	72	N/A
12/31/2023	303	111	70	77	N/A
9/30/2023	314	116	102	110	N/A
6/30/2023	321	120	137	144	N/A
3/31/2023	281	94	162	169	N/A
12/31/2022	289	102	175	180	N/A
9/30/2022	287	102	167	170	N/A
6/30/2022	284	102	169	173	N/A
3/31/2022	295	111	169	173	N/A
12/31/2021	307	126	162	165	N/A
9/30/2021	316	131	121	125	N/A
6/30/2021	320	129	40	43	N/A
3/31/2021	318	126	-49	-45	N/A
12/31/2020	252	63	-61	-56	N/A
9/30/2020	212	45	-52	-47	N/A
6/30/2020	174	32	-12	-7	N/A
3/31/2020	138	15	40	43	N/A
12/31/2019	158	49	37	40	N/A
9/30/2019	154	49	36	39	N/A
6/30/2019	151	47	50	53	N/A
3/31/2019	148	46	49	54	N/A
12/31/2018	146	46	49	53	N/A
9/30/2018	145	44	43	47	N/A
6/30/2018	143	42	N/A	34	N/A
3/31/2018	139	39	N/A	37	N/A
12/31/2017	134	32	N/A	36	N/A
9/30/2017	128	30	N/A	33	N/A
6/30/2017	122	28	N/A	37	N/A
3/31/2017	117	27	N/A	30	N/A
12/31/2016	113	29	N/A	27	N/A
9/30/2016	110	28	N/A	27	N/A
6/30/2016	109	28	N/A	26	N/A
3/31/2016	107	27	N/A	33	N/A
12/31/2015	105	26	N/A	31	N/A
9/30/2015	104	26	N/A	30	N/A
6/30/2015	104	27	N/A	28	N/A
3/31/2015	102	26	N/A	28	N/A
12/31/2014	100	24	N/A	30	N/A
9/30/2014	98	23	N/A	29	N/A
6/30/2014	95	21	N/A	31	N/A
3/31/2014	95	22	N/A	29	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: PFC's forecast earnings growth (8% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: PFC's earnings (8% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (14.9% per year).

High Growth Earnings: PFC's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: PFC's revenue (6.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9% per year).

High Growth Revenue: PFC's revenue (6.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: PFC's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (7.8%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/01/02 10:56
End of Day Share Price	2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Premier Financial Corp. is covered by 8 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Nicholas Cucharale	Hovde Group, LLC
Brendan Nosal	Hovde Group, LLC
Christopher Marinac	Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Premier Financial Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Premier Financial Corp. Just Recorded A 5.9% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Price target decreased by 7.1% to US$24.00

Premier Financial Corp. Just Beat Revenue Estimates By 11%

Price target increased by 8.4% to US$25.83

Price target decreased by 8.4% to US$21.83

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 25%, revenue downgraded

Recent updates

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

Third quarter dividend of US$0.31 announced

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Premier Financial Corp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on November 15, 2024

Premier Financial's Merger With WesBanco Creates Opportunities For Investors On Both Sides

Second quarter dividend of US$0.31 announced

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

WesBanco, Inc. (NasdaqGS:WSBC) entered into an agreement to acquire Premier Financial Corp. (NasdaqGS:PFC) for $990 million.

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 16%

Premier Financial Corp. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 30, 2024

Premier Financial: Dividend Yield Above 6% And A P/E Of Only 6.52x

First quarter dividend of US$0.31 announced

Premier Financial Corp. Just Recorded A 5.9% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Premier Financial Corp. Declares a Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on May 10, 2024

Premier Financial Corp. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 23, 2024

Price target decreased by 7.1% to US$24.00

Premier Financial Corp., Annual General Meeting, Apr 30, 2024

Premier Financial Stock Looks Undervalued And Can Still Move Up From Here

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share at 5.9% yield

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.31 announced

Premier Financial Corp. Just Beat Revenue Estimates By 11%

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Premier Financial Corp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on February 16, 2024

Price target increased by 8.4% to US$25.83

Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share at 7.0% yield

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Price target decreased by 8.4% to US$21.83

Premier Financial Corp. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 24, 2023

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 25%, revenue downgraded

Price target increased by 8.8% to US$22.67

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Premier Financial Corp. Declares a Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 11, 2023

Premier Financial Corp. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 25, 2023

RSC Insurance Brokerage, Inc. acquired First Insurance and Investments, Inc. from Premier Financial Corp. (NasdaqGS:PFC).

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 21%

Price target decreased by 17% to US$21.67

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 16%

Premier Financial (NASDAQ:PFC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.31

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.31 per share at 5.0% yield

Price target decreased by 14% to US$27.67

Premier Financial Corp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on February 17, 2023

Premier Financial Corp. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Jan 24, 2023

Premier Financial Corp. Announces Resignation of Matthew Garrity as Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer, Effective December 31, 2022

Upcoming dividend of US$0.30 per share

Premier Financial Corp. Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2022

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS in line with analyst expectations despite revenue beat

Premier Financial Corp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on November 18, 2022

Premier Financial Corp. to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 25, 2022

Premier Financial Corp.: Use The Weakness

Premier Financial Corp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 12, 2022

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Premier Financial GAAP EPS of $0.63 misses by $0.10, revenue of $73.46M misses by $1.64M

Premier Financial Corp. to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 26, 2022

Premier Financial: Attractively Valued With 4.7% Dividend Yield, But Earnings Likely To Dip

First quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Premier Financial Corp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on May 13, 2022

Premier Financial Corp. to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 26, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Key Executive recently sold US$822k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.30 per share

Premier Financial: 4% Dividend Yield And Acquisition Upside

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

I Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Premier Financial (NASDAQ:PFC) Passed With Ease

Executive VP, Chief Banking Officer & Head of Community Banking Group Vincent Liuzzi has left the company

Independent Director recently sold US$98k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.28 per share