PFBC
Preferred Bank
Financial Services · Banks - Regional · NMS
$97.23
Data: 2026-05-28
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

Unknown MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$1.1B
Total market value of the company
8.85
Very cheap relative to earnings
8.45
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+3.3%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
47.5%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
17.4%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$102.00
+5% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
NONE
Consensus view from 4 analysts covering this stock
About Preferred Bank

Preferred Bank provides various banking products and services to small and mid-sized businesses, entrepreneurs, real estate developers, professionals, and high net worth individuals. The company accepts checking, savings, and money market deposit accounts; fixed-rate and fixed maturity retail, and non-retail certificates of deposit; and individual retirement accounts. It also provides real estate mortgage loans that are secured by retail, industrial, office, special purpose, and residential single and multi-family properties; real estate construction loans; commercial loans, including lines of credit for working capital, term loans for capital expenditures, and commercial and stand-by letters of credit; and small business administration loans for business purposes, such as owner-occupied commercial real estate, business acquisitions, start-ups, franchise financing, working capital, improvements and renovations, inventory and equipment, and debt-refinancing. In addition, the company offers trade finance services, including commercial and export letters of credit, import lines of credit, documentary collections, international wire transfers, acceptances/trust receipt financing, export financing, and bills purchase programs. Further, it provides cash management services; and internet, mobile, and tablet banking services. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

https://www.preferredbank.com

Country: United States Employees: 324 Industry: Banks - Regional
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
FAIL
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
0.0% N/A
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% N/A
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
0.0% N/A
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% N/A
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKDOWN
Price trending down — defensive positioning
0.687
Good returns relative to risk taken
0.0633
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
0.820
Acceptable balance between returns and drawdown risk
Annual Return
17.0%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-20.7%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
6
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.56
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$103.05
6% below the year high
52W Low
$79.60
22% above the year low
Avg Volume
107,795
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
10.3
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
10.5%
Elevated short interest — bears are positioned against this
338.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$10.71
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Quick Ratio
N/A
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
0.0%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
66.0%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
N/A
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$283M
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$135M
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
4
Target High
$111.00
Target Median
$102.00
Target Low
$100.00
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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