Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corp. (PGC)
NASDAQ:PGC
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Peapack-Gladstone Financial
(NASDAQ:PGC)
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Rating:66Neutral
Price Target:
$37.00
â–¼(-4.61% Downside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/26/26
The score is anchored by a solid but cooling financial profile: revenue growth and profitability persist, but margins and cash generation weakened in 2024–2025. Technicals are supportive with an established uptrend, while valuation looks reasonable at ~13x earnings but with a low dividend yield. Corporate actions are a modest positive, improving capital flexibility and potentially lowering funding costs.
Positive Factors
Consistent Revenue Growth
Sustained top-line growth over multiple years reflects durable client acquisition and product adoption across lending and wealth businesses. This trend supports scaling of fee income and reinvestment in branches, technology, and talent, underpinning multi‑year earnings stability if maintained.
Negative Factors
Material Margin Compression
A sustained drop in net margins sharply reduces internal capital generation and return on equity, limiting funds available for reinvestment or loss absorption. If margin pressures persist, the bank's ability to sustain dividend policy and fund strategic initiatives will be constrained.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Consistent Revenue Growth
Sustained top-line growth over multiple years reflects durable client acquisition and product adoption across lending and wealth businesses. This trend supports scaling of fee income and reinvestment in branches, technology, and talent, underpinning multi‑year earnings stability if maintained.
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Peapack-Gladstone Financial (PGC) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$681.56M
Dividend Yield0.7%
Average Volume (3M)123.00K
Price to Earnings (P/E)13.1
Beta (1Y)0.88
Revenue Growth9.16%
EPS Growth6.95%
CountryUS
Employees620
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)N/A
Shares Outstanding17,570,625
10 Day Avg. Volume171,265
30 Day Avg. Volume123,000
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.98
Price to Book (P/B)0.74
Price to Sales (P/S)1.11
P/FCF Ratio17.11
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.37
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.11
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit3.64
Enterprise Value/Ebitda14.75
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$40.50Price Target Upside4.41% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Peapack-Gladstone Bank that provides private banking and wealth management services in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Banking and Peapack Pr...
How the Company Makes Money
PGC primarily makes money through (1) net interest income and (2) noninterest income (fee-based revenue). Net interest income is earned from the spread between interest income on earning assets—most importantly loans (e.g., commercial and industri...
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
66
Positive
Balance Sheet
63
Positive
Cash Flow
57
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 441.36M | 402.91M | 373.75M | 274.72M | 228.78M |
| Gross Profit | 256.23M | 216.61M | 211.74M | 232.57M | 200.30M |
| EBITDA | 63.26M | 49.58M | 72.29M | 107.39M | 82.45M |
| Net Income | 37.33M | 32.99M | 48.85M | 74.25M | 56.62M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 7.53B | 7.01B | 6.48B | 6.35B | 6.08B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 782.91M | 441.51M | 738.29M | 744.72M | 943.56M |
| Total Debt | 260.07M | 178.48M | 553.39M | 530.92M | 148.63M |
| Total Liabilities | 6.87B | 6.41B | 5.89B | 5.82B | 5.53B |
| Stockholders Equity | 658.21M | 605.85M | 583.68M | 532.98M | 546.39M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 28.58M | 63.01M | 66.80M | 115.38M | 71.53M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 43.13M | 71.10M | 70.08M | 118.90M | 75.46M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -735.76M | -303.43M | -147.48M | -356.07M | -753.80M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 489.08M | 436.02M | 75.00M | 280.44M | 171.82M |
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Technical Analysis
Positive
38.79
Price Trends
34.06
Positive
31.06
Positive
29.30
Positive
Market Momentum
0.92
Negative
73.52
Negative
94.34
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For PGC, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 38.79 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 34.80, above the 50-day MA of 34.06, and above the 200-day MA of 29.30, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.92 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 73.52 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 94.34 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for PGC.
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Risk Analysis
Peapack-Gladstone Financial disclosed 39 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Peapack-Gladstone Financial reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
71 Outperform | $570.64M | 8.36 | 17.76% | 1.08% | 11.38% | 36.10% | |
70 Outperform | $521.22M | 8.13 | 14.79% | 1.53% | 24.90% | 28.06% | |
69 Neutral | $582.14M | 8.23 | 10.83% | 4.97% | 39.98% | 413.87% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
66 Neutral | $681.56M | 13.10 | 5.85% | 0.70% | 9.16% | 6.95% | |
66 Neutral | $675.22M | 8.37 | -4.98% | 3.89% | -28.00% | -174.60% | |
62 Neutral | $589.82M | 14.04 | 7.42% | 3.92% | 4.26% | -16.52% |
* Financial Sector Average
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
38.79
14.33
58.57%
BHB
Bar Harbor Bankshares
35.23
8.95
34.05%
FISI
Financial Institutions
34.39
13.32
63.22%
UNTY
Unity Bancorp
56.97
17.92
45.87%
PFIS
Peoples Financial Services
58.22
19.46
50.19%
CBNK
Capital Bancorp
31.84
5.82
22.37%
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
Peapack-Gladstone Boosts Capital with Series B Preferred
Positive
Mar 26, 2026
On March 26, 2026, Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation completed a $30 million private placement of 6.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B, to affiliates of Strategic Value Bank Partners, as part of a $50 million ...
Business Operations and Strategy
Peapack-Gladstone to Redeem $100 Million Subordinated Notes
Positive
Mar 2, 2026
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation has notified UMB Bank, as trustee, that it will redeem all $100,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.50% fixed-to-floating rate subordinated notes due December 22, 2030. The redemption price will e...
Business Operations and StrategyExecutive/Board Changes
Peapack-Gladstone Grants Performance RSUs to Key Executives
Positive
Feb 11, 2026
On February 6 and February 10, 2026, Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation entered into special executive retention performance restricted stock unit award agreements with President and CEO Douglas Kennedy and Senior Executive Vice President and...
Business Operations and StrategyFinancial Disclosures
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Posts Strong Q4 and 2025 Results
Positive
Jan 29, 2026
On January 29, 2026, Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation reported that fourth-quarter 2025 net income rose 26% sequentially to $12.2 million, or $0.69 per diluted share, while full-year 2025 net income increased 13% to $37.3 million, or $2.10 ...
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