Peoples Financial Corporation (OTCMKTS:PFBX) Short Interest Update

Peoples Financial Corporation (OTCMKTS:PFBX) saw a significant decline in short interest in August. As of August 14th, there was short interest totaling 5 shares, a decline of 98.8% from the July 30th total of 422 shares. Currently, 0.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 390 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.0 days.

Peoples Financial Stock Performance

Shares of PFBX opened at $23.50 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $108.57 million, a PE ratio of 29.38 and a beta of 0.20. The company’s fifty day moving average is $22.40 and its 200 day moving average is $21.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 0.49. Peoples Financial has a fifty-two week low of $19.84 and a fifty-two week high of $24.00.

Peoples Financial (OTCMKTS:PFBX) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The financial services provider reported $0.19 EPS for the quarter. Peoples Financial had a net margin of 10.47% and a return on equity of 3.67%. The business had revenue of $6.81 million during the quarter.

Peoples Financial Company Profile

Peoples Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for The Peoples Bank that provides banking, financial, and trust services to government entities, individuals, and small and commercial businesses in Mississippi. The company accepts various deposits, such as interest and non-interest-bearing checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). It offers business, commercial, real estate, construction, personal, and installment loans; and personal trust, agencies, and estate services, including living and testamentary trusts, executorships, guardianships, and conservatorships.