Peoples Bancorp: A 5.5% Yielding Regional Bank To Consider

2025-12-01 13:11:47 ET

We like to monitor a number of regional banks every reporting season. The reason we do this is to get a "pulse check" on local economies in the United States. This helps us understand if there may be cracks under the surface for the health of consumers and businesses that we simply cannot get from routine economic reports. We will say, that as far as Q3 earnings season was concerned, we saw strength on balance in regional banks. That is, we were seeing robust loan demand, no signs of a run on the banks to withdraw deposits, and asset quality that largely has held up. In this process we identified Peoples Bancorp ( PEBO ) as a regional bank we think you can consider if you are seeking some yield....

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