California State Teachers Retirement System lowered its stake in shares of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE:PFSI – Free Report) by 2.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 40,933 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 1,049 shares during the period. California State Teachers Retirement System owned 0.08% of PennyMac Financial Services worth $3,729,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of PFSI. USA Financial Formulas bought a new position in shares of PennyMac Financial Services during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in PennyMac Financial Services by 128.9% in the fourth quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 364 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares during the last quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust acquired a new position in shares of PennyMac Financial Services during the fourth quarter worth $36,000. TFO Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of PennyMac Financial Services by 16,300.0% during the 4th quarter. TFO Wealth Partners LLC now owns 1,148 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $101,000 after purchasing an additional 1,141 shares during the last quarter. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in shares of PennyMac Financial Services during the 1st quarter valued at $202,000. Institutional investors own 57.87% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several brokerages recently weighed in on PFSI. Wedbush boosted their target price on PennyMac Financial Services from $110.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 24th. Barclays boosted their price target on PennyMac Financial Services from $103.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 9th. StockNews.com lowered shares of PennyMac Financial Services from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 3rd. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of PennyMac Financial Services from $110.00 to $112.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 24th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on shares of PennyMac Financial Services from $115.00 to $112.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 25th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $107.17.
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Insider Activity at PennyMac Financial Services
In other PennyMac Financial Services news, CEO David Spector sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $93.16, for a total value of $931,600.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 240,604 shares in the company, valued at approximately $22,414,668.64. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. In other PennyMac Financial Services news, CEO David Spector sold 10,000 shares of PennyMac Financial Services stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.16, for a total value of $931,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 240,604 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $22,414,668.64. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Daniel Stanley Perotti sold 11,400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $92.00, for a total transaction of $1,048,800.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 246,497 shares in the company, valued at $22,677,724. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 71,400 shares of company stock worth $6,551,300. 16.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
PennyMac Financial Services Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE PFSI opened at $95.09 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $4.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.02, a PEG ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.72. PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. has a 12 month low of $62.15 and a 12 month high of $105.94. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $94.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $90.89. The company has a current ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.39 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.75.
PennyMac Financial Services (NYSE:PFSI – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 23rd. The real estate investment trust reported $1.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.65 by ($0.80). The business had revenue of $406.13 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $469.64 million. PennyMac Financial Services had a net margin of 13.13% and a return on equity of 12.69%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.11 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. will post 10.54 earnings per share for the current year.
PennyMac Financial Services Increases Dividend
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, August 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.30 per share. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.26%. This is a positive change from PennyMac Financial Services’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, August 13th. PennyMac Financial Services’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 41.67%.
PennyMac Financial Services Profile
PennyMac Financial Services, Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the mortgage banking and investment management activities in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Production, Servicing, and Investment Management. The Production segment is involved in the origination, acquisition, and sale of loans.
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