Get An Even Better Deal On PEBO Than Director Smith Did
There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on July 23, Peoples Bancorp Inc's Director, Dwight Eric Smith, invested $39,809.90 into 1,000 shares of PEBO, for a cost per share of $39.81. Bargain hunters tend to pay particular attention to insider buys like this one, because presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in the open market, is that they expect to make money. In trading on Thursday, bargain hunters could buy shares of Peoples Bancorp Inc (Symbol: PEBO) and achieve a cost basis even cheaper than Smith, with shares changing hands as low as $39.79 per share. It should be noted that Smith has collected $0.42/share in dividends since the time of their purchase, so they are currently up 1.0% on their purchase from a total return basis. Peoples Bancorp Inc shares are currently trading down about 2.8% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of PEBO shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, PEBO's low point in its 52 week range is $27.49 per share, with $42.29 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $39.67. By comparison, below is a table showing the prices at which PEBO insider buying was recorded over the last six months:
| Purchased | Insider | Title | Shares | Price/Share | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/27/2026 | Dwight Eric Smith | Director | 1,000 | $34.51 | $34,510.00 |
| 07/23/2026 | Dwight Eric Smith | Director | 1,000 | $39.81 | $39,809.90 |
The current annualized dividend paid by Peoples Bancorp Inc is $1.68/share, currently paid in quarterly installments, and its most recent dividend ex-date was on 08/03/2026. Below is a long-term dividend history chart for PEBO, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 4.2% annualized yield is likely to continue.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, PEBO makes up 2.39% of the Archer Growth ETF (Symbol: ARWG) which is trading relatively unchanged on the day Thursday. (see other ETFs holding PEBO).
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