Peoples Bancorp Stock Slips Post Q4 Earnings Despite Profit Growth

Shares of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. (PEBK) have lost 2.3%, against a 0.9% gain in the S&P 500 Index over the same period. Performance over the past month shows a similar trend, with PEBK shares down 2% while the S&P 500 advanced 1.4%.Peoples Bancorp’s Earnings SnapshotPeoples Bancorp reported net earnings of $6.6 million for the fourth quarter of 2025, compared with $3.6 million in the year-ago quarter, reflecting an increase of 86.4%. The year-over-year improvement in fourth-quarter net earni ...