Shares of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. (NYSE:PNC – Get Free Report) have earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the seventeen brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have assigned a hold recommendation and nine have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $185.71.
A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on PNC shares. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of The PNC Financial Services Group from $204.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of The PNC Financial Services Group from $209.00 to $229.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday. Stephens boosted their price objective on shares of The PNC Financial Services Group from $185.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of The PNC Financial Services Group from $189.00 to $180.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, September 11th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods boosted their price objective on shares of The PNC Financial Services Group from $180.00 to $182.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Wednesday.
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Insider Buying and Selling
Institutional Trading of The PNC Financial Services Group
Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank & Trust Co bought a new position in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group in the second quarter valued at about $26,000. ORG Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group by 203.7% in the second quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 164 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group in the first quarter valued at about $28,000. Palisade Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group in the first quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Y.D. More Investments Ltd acquired a new position in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group in the second quarter valued at about $33,000. 83.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
The PNC Financial Services Group Trading Up 0.3 %
Shares of NYSE PNC opened at $189.38 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.83, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.36. The company has a market cap of $75.28 billion, a PE ratio of 15.86, a P/E/G ratio of 2.06 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a 50-day moving average of $180.83 and a two-hundred day moving average of $167.20. The PNC Financial Services Group has a 1-year low of $109.40 and a 1-year high of $196.64.
The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 15th. The financial services provider reported $3.49 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.30 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $5.43 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.39 billion. The PNC Financial Services Group had a net margin of 15.53% and a return on equity of 11.33%. The PNC Financial Services Group’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.60 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that The PNC Financial Services Group will post 13.18 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
The PNC Financial Services Group Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, November 5th. Investors of record on Wednesday, October 16th will be issued a dividend of $1.60 per share. This represents a $6.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.38%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 16th. The PNC Financial Services Group’s payout ratio is 53.60%.
The PNC Financial Services Group Company Profile
The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc operates as a diversified financial services company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Retail Banking, Corporate & Institutional Banking, and Asset Management Group segments. The company's Retail Banking segment offers checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as time deposit; residential mortgages, home equity loans and lines of credit, auto loans, credit cards, education loans, and personal and small business loans and lines of credit; and brokerage, insurance, and investment and cash management services.
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