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Thriving with Robust Performance: Preferred Bank Delivers Growing Profits to Investors

Author: Benzinga Insights | July 21, 2023 11:05am

By the end of today, July 21, 2023, Preferred Bank (NASDAQ:PFBC) is set to deliver a dividend payout of $0.55 per share, equating to an annualized dividend yield of 3.94%. The company's dividend payout went ex-dividend on July 06, 2023, so only the investors that owned the stock prior to the ex-dividend date will receive this payout.

Preferred Bank Recent Dividend Payouts

Ex-Date Payments per year Dividend Yield Announced Record Payable
2023-07-06 4 $0.55 3.94% 2023-06-21 2023-07-07 2023-07-21
2023-04-05 4 $0.55 4.01% 2023-03-27 2023-04-07 2023-04-21
2023-01-05 4 $0.55 3.07% 2022-12-15 2023-01-06 2023-01-20
2022-10-06 4 $0.43 2.49% 2022-09-21 2022-10-07 2022-10-21
2022-07-06 4 $0.43 2.56% 2022-06-22 2022-07-07 2022-07-21
2022-04-06 4 $0.43 2.25% 2022-03-16 2022-04-07 2022-04-21
2022-01-06 4 $0.43 2.54% 2021-12-22 2022-01-07 2022-01-21
2021-10-06 4 $0.38 2.48% 2021-09-22 2021-10-07 2021-10-21
2021-07-06 4 $0.38 2.27% 2021-06-16 2021-07-07 2021-07-21
2021-04-06 4 $0.38 2.34% 2021-03-19 2021-04-07 2021-04-21
2021-01-06 4 $0.3 2.53% 2020-12-16 2021-01-07 2021-01-21
2020-10-06 4 $0.3 3.58% 2020-09-16 2020-10-07 2020-10-21

With a dividend yield that places it neither at the top nor the bottom, Preferred Bank finds itself in the middle among its industry peers, while Eagle Bancorp (NASDAQ:EGBN) boasts the highest annualized dividend yield at 7.03%.

Analyzing Preferred Bank Financial Health

Companies that pay out steady cash dividends are attractive to income-seeking investors, and companies that are financially healthy tend to maintain their dividend payout schedule. For this reason, investors can find it insightful to see if a company has been increasing or decreasing their dividend payout schedule and if their earnings are growing.

YoY Growth in Dividend Per Share

dividend chart graph

The company demonstrated a positive dividend growth pattern from 2019 to 2022, with the dividend per share rising from $1.20 to $1.84. This signifies the company's commitment to consistently increasing shareholder dividends.

YoY Earnings Growth For Preferred Bank

earning chart graph

Investors can observe a growth in earnings for Preferred Bank from 2019 to 2022, as earnings per share increased from $5.08 to $7.81. This upward trajectory in earnings indicates potential for future cash dividend payout increases, which can be advantageous for income-seeking investors.

Recap

In this article, we explore the recent dividend payout of Preferred Bank and its significance for shareholders. The company has decided to distribute a dividend of $0.55 per share today, which equates to an annualized dividend yield of 3.94%.

With a dividend yield that places it neither at the top nor the bottom, Preferred Bank finds itself in the middle among its industry peers, while Eagle Bancorp boasts the highest annualized dividend yield at 7.03%.

With an increase in dividend per share and earnings per share from 2019 to 2022, Preferred Bank demonstrates a healthy financial status and is likely to maintain their dividend distribution to investors.

Investors are advised to closely monitor the company's performance in the upcoming quarters to stay informed about any fluctuations in financials or dividend disbursements.

[Click here](https://www.compensationrecovery.com/symbol//dividends) to find details on Preferred Bank's previous dividends.

To keep track of which companies are distributing dividends, click here to visit our Dividends Calendar.

This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and reviewed by an editor.

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