Seizert Capital Partners LLC increased the number of shares it owned in PacWest Bancorp (NASDAQ: PACW) during the third quarter by 1.5%, as indicated by the most recent filing the company made with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor now has a total of 582,789 shares of stock in the company that provides financial services after making an additional purchase of 8,355 shares throughout the period in question. According to the most recent filing that Seizert Capital Partners LLC made with the Securities and Exchange Commission, they had a total investment of $13,171,000 in the stock of PacWest Bancorp. This gave them ownership of approximately 0.49% of the company.
Recent months have seen several new significant investors change their PACW holdings’ allocation. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased the amount of PacWest Bancorp shares in its portfolio by 18.4% during the first three months of the year. The financial services provider is now directly owned by PNC Financial Services Group Inc., which has a total of 19,908 shares of the company’s stock and a value of $858,000. The company purchased an additional 3,096 shares during the most recent fiscal quarter. During the first three months of the year, MetLife Investment Management LLC increased the number of shares of PacWest Bancorp that it owned by 36.0%. MetLife Investment Management LLC now has 77,265 shares of the company’s stock, with a market capitalization of $3,332,000. This is a result of an additional purchase of 20,441 shares made during the relevant period. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System increased the amount of PacWest Bancorp stock owned by 12.7% over the year’s first three months. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Employees Retirement System currently owns 43,827 shares in the financial services provider.
The value of these shares is $1,890,000. The corporation purchased 4,951 additional shares during the quarter in question. In the first three months of 2018, BlackRock Inc. increased the percentage of PacWest Bancorp shares it owned by 0.8%. As a result of BlackRock Inc.’s purchase of an additional 80,182 shares during the period in question, the company now possesses a total of 9,989,212 shares of the stock held by the financial services provider, which is collectively valued at a sum equal to $430,835,000. And finally, during the first three months of this year, Great West Life Assurance Company of Canada increased the proportion of its ownership in PacWest Bancorp by 11.9%. This increase occurred when the company was still in the first quarter. Great West Life Assurance Co. now has a total of 67,477 shares of the stock it holds after making an additional purchase of 7,173 shares during the most recent reporting period. The stock is currently valued at $2,993,000, and the provider of financial services has a market capitalization of that amount. Various institutional investors own 91.97 percent of the company’s shares.
Additionally, on December 9, 17,725 shares of the company’s stock were sold by Matthew P. Wagner, Chief Executive Officer of PacWest Bancorp. The shares were acquired at an average price of $24.18 per share, resulting in a transaction value of $428,590.50 for the entire transaction. As a result of the transaction, the CEO now owns 985,361 shares of the company. Based on the current market price, these shares have a value of approximately $23,826,028.98. The Securities and Exchange Commission was given legal documents about the transaction, which were subsequently uploaded to the SEC website after being provided to the SEC. On December 9, Chief Executive Officer Matthew P. Wagner made a transaction in which he sold 17,725 shares of the company’s stock. This is another development on this topic. It took an average price of $24.18 per share to purchase, resulting in a transaction with a total value of $428,590.50. As a result of the transaction, the CEO now owns 985,361 shares of the company. Based on the current market price, these shares have a value of approximately $23,826,028.98. The Securities and Exchange Commission was given legal documentation about the transaction, which can be viewed entirely by following the link provided in the previous sentence. The documentation was provided to the SEC. On top of that, President and Chief Executive Officer Matthew P. Wagner sold 66,659 shares of the company’s stock on Friday, November 25. The total value of the shares was determined to be $1,749,132.16, equivalent to a price of $26.24 per share when sold. Following the successful conclusion of the transaction, the Chief Executive Officer now directly owns 1,003,086 shares of the company, the total value of which is approximately 26,320,976.64 dollars. Disclosures that are related to the sale might be found in this section of the website. 1.25 company insiders own a percent of the total shares currently outstanding.
PACW has received feedback from various brokerages, which these brokerages provided. In a report published on October 27, Stephens lowered the “overweight” rating they had previously assigned to shares of PacWest Bancorp and decreased their target price for the company’s stock from $31.00 to $29.00. Trust Financial has given the shares of PacWest Bancorp a “hold” recommendation, and the firm has established a price objective of $26.00 for the company. According to a study that was released on December 9 for public consumption. DA In a report published on October 27, Davidson decreased their price target on shares of PacWest Bancorp to $25.00. Piper Sandler has lowered their price objective on PacWest Bancorp from $36.00 to $35.00 and has an “overweight” rating on the company. On Friday, September 30, this information was presented in a published research report. On Tuesday, January 10, StockNews.com changed its rating for PacWest Bancorp from “hold” to “sell.” This was the last chance to be discussed. One research analyst suggests purchasing the stock, five other analysts suggest keeping the stock, three suggest holding the stock, and three suggest purchasing the stock. According to data from Bloomberg.com, the company is currently rated as a “hold,” and analysts anticipate its price will reach $32.11 shortly.
The price of PACW increased by $0.15, bringing it to $24.10 during the trading session on Wednesday during lunchtime. The typical trade volume for the company is 1,163,690 shares, so the number of times its stock was traded was significantly lower than that, at 4,731 times. The price range that encompasses PacWest Bancorp’s low point of $21.29 and its high point of $51.81 over the previous year includes both values. The company’s market capitalization is currently valued at $2.84 billion, its PE ratio is 5.72, and its beta is 1.41. The current value of the company’s beta is 1.41. There is a correlation between the debt-to-equity ratio, the current ratio, and the quick ratio; all three of these ratios equal 0.81 and 0.86. The stock price has been trading at a simple moving average of $24.37 over the previous fifty days and $25.41 over the previous 200 days.
On October 19, the most recent quarterly earnings report for PacWest Bancorp, traded on the NASDAQ under the symbol PACW, was made public. The company that provides financial services reported profits per share for the quarter of $1.02, which was lower than the expectations of $1.08, which was considered the consensus among industry professionals. In their financial statements, PacWest Bancorp disclosed a net margin that came in at 32.92% and a return on equity that came in at 14.07%. The actual revenue the company brought in for the quarter was $373.80 million, which is significantly lower than the generally accepted projection of $380.82 million made for the quarter. The company posted earnings of $1.17 per share during the same period the year before when compared to the current year. Compared to the results for the same period in the previous year, the company’s quarterly revenue saw an increase of 14.2%. Stock market analysts anticipate that PacWest Bancorp will generate $4.05 per share earnings for the current fiscal year. This information comes from projections made regarding the company’s stock price.
In addition, the company recently announced and paid out a quarterly dividend, which was done on the 30th of this month. The dividend was distributed. On Tuesday, November 15, dividend payments of $0.25 per share were distributed to shareholders already on record. This translates into a dividend payment of one dollar and a yield of 4.15% on the dividend when calculated on an annualized basis. The date of November 14, a Monday, was the date that shareholders were required to pay the dividend out of their funds. At this time, 23.87% of PacWest Bancorp’s earnings are distributed to shareholders via dividends.
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