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    Peoples Bancorp (PEBO) Could Be 10% Undervalued Following Q3 Earnings Beat

    Simply Wall St·10/23/2026 18:38:12
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    Peoples Bancorp (PEBO) just delivered a busy third quarter, combining higher reported earnings with steady dividend income and a slight reduction in net charge-offs compared with the same period last year.

    The recent Q3 earnings beat, dividend affirmation, and slightly lower net charge-offs have landed against a share price of $38.19, with a 1-day share price return of 2.30% and year to date share price return of 26.62%. Short term momentum has softened, with the 90 day share price return down 5.26%, yet the 1 year total shareholder return of 38.06% and 3 year total shareholder return of 64.28% show that longer term holders have still seen solid gains even as enthusiasm has cooled in recent months.

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    Peoples Bancorp now trades around $38 after a strong year for holders and a softer few months. Does that recent stretch still leave enough potential to justify new risk, once valuation is in focus next?

    Most Popular Narrative: 9.8% Undervalued

    Peoples Bancorp is pegged with a fair value of $42.33 against the recent $38.19 close. The widely followed narrative leans toward underpricing while focusing on scale, fee income, and execution to close that gap.

    Scaling Peoples Bancorp through the pending Capital Bancorp and Citizens National acquisitions is expected to lift the company to about $14b in assets with $10b in loans and $11b in deposits. This could support higher earnings power and more resilient revenue.

    The Capital Bancorp merger is modeled to be strongly accretive with projected 2027 EPS accretion of about 19%, an internal rate of return above 25% and tangible book value earn back in less than 3 years. This could materially improve Peoples Bancorp earnings relative to its current valuation.

    See why 47 investors see Peoples Bancorp as 10% undervalued.

    Result: Fair Value of $42.33 (UNDERVALUED)

    Still, the Peoples Bancorp story leans heavily on the successful integration of Citizens and Capital, and any disappointment on credit costs or fee growth could quickly challenge that underpricing view.

    Find out about the key risks to this Peoples Bancorp narrative.

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    Sentiment around Peoples Bancorp looks cautiously optimistic, so move quickly, stress test the merger math, and then decide if the story truly fits your portfolio. To see what others are focusing on, review the 5 key rewards.

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