Peoples Bancorp Inc. director Dwight Eric Smith purchased 300 shares of common stock at $38.655 per share on October 26, 2026. The shares were reported as directly owned, and his reported direct holdings following the purchase were 10,556 shares. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported for the purchase.
Peoples Bancorp Inc. (PEBO) EVP, Operations Mark Augenstein sold 2,000 shares of common stock on October 23, 2026, at $37.8800 per share. The transaction is described as a sale in the open market or a private transaction and was reported as direct. After the sale, he reported direct holdings of 24,885 shares. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
Peoples Bancorp Inc. (PEBO) reported net income of $32.606 million and diluted EPS of $0.91 for the third quarter ended September 30, 2026. Adjusted diluted EPS was $1.04, above the $0.93 consensus estimate management cited. Management said a $4.5 million securities-sale loss and $1.5 million of acquisition-related expenses reduced diluted EPS by $0.10 and $0.03, respectively.
Compared with the second quarter, net interest income rose 1%, net interest margin expanded 8 basis points, fee-based income grew 5%, and provision for credit losses declined 24%. Non-performing loans fell $4 million, or 11%; criticized loans decreased $18 million while classified loans increased $30 million.
Management said it was working to close the Citizens merger at the end of October and expected the Capital Bancorp acquisition to close around the end of the first quarter or beginning of the second quarter of 2027. Its 2026 outlook, including Citizens and excluding non-core expenses, calls for net interest margin of 4.2%–4.3%; its 2027 outlook, excluding non-core expenses and the planned Capital merger, is 4.3%–4.5%. 2026 loan growth guidance is 6%–8% compared with 2025, including loans acquired from Citizens.
Peoples Bancorp Inc. (PEBO) EVP, Community Banking Hugh J. Donlon sold 2,650 common shares on October 22, 2026, at $38.118 per share. The sale was reported as direct ownership; Donlon reported 18,365 shares following it. No Rule 10b5-1 plan is reported.
Peoples Bancorp Inc. (PEBO) lists a proposed sale of 2,000 common shares by officer Mark J. Augenstein through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. The notice gives an aggregate market value of $75,760, an approximate sale date of October 23, 2026, and identifies NASDAQ. Jennifer Ruchti signed as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and as attorney-in-fact for Mark J. Augenstein.
PEBO Officer Hugh J. Donlon gave notice of a proposed sale of 2,650 common shares through Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, with an aggregate market value of $101,013.74 and an approximate sale date of October 22, 2026. The notice also reports a sale of 500 common shares on July 24, 2026, for $19,935.00.
Peoples Bancorp Inc. reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $32.6 million, or $0.91 per diluted share, compared with $29.5 million and $0.83 per diluted share in third-quarter 2025. Net interest income was $93.8 million, up 3% year over year, and net interest margin was 4.31%, versus 4.16%.
Provision for credit losses was $3.6 million, compared with $7.3 million a year earlier. Classified loans increased $30.1 million, or 21%, from June 30, while criticized loans decreased $17.7 million, or 6%. At September 30, 2026, liquid and liquefiable assets totaled $667.9 million, and available borrowing capacity was $654.3 million.
The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.42 per common share. Peoples has agreements for two pending acquisitions: Citizens National Corporation in a cash-and-stock transaction valued at approximately $76.6 million, and Capital Bancorp, Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $728.1 million. Acquisition-related expenses recognized as of September 30 were $0.9 million for Citizens and $1.0 million for Capital.
Peoples Bancorp Inc. EVP, Community Banking Hugh J. Donlon reported 2,350 shares delivered or withheld for payment of exercise price or tax liability on October 2, 2026. The transaction lists a price of $37.48 per share. His reported direct holdings afterward were 21,015 shares.
Peoples Bancorp Inc. (PEBO) announced a proposed all-stock merger with Capital Bancorp, Inc., with Capital shareholders to receive 1.11 Peoples shares for each Capital share. Based on Peoples’ 20-day average share price, the aggregate transaction value is approximately $728 million. Peoples expects closing in the first half of 2027, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals and customary closing conditions.
Management projects combined assets of approximately $14 billion, loans of $10 billion and deposits of $11 billion, with fee income representing approximately 23% of revenue. Its estimates include approximately 19% fully phased-in 2027 earnings-per-share accretion, initial tangible book value dilution of approximately 10.8% with an earn-back period of less than three years, and an internal rate of return greater than 25%. The model assumes cost savings equal to approximately 30% of Capital’s non-interest expense, with approximately 70% phased in during 2027 and the full amount realized in 2028; it excludes revenue synergies. Peoples estimates $56.5 million of pre-tax transaction expenses and includes a 3% gross credit mark on Capital’s loan portfolio.
Peoples Bancorp Inc. director Susan D. Rector acquired 1,496 deferred compensation units on September 30, 2026, representing 1,496 underlying common shares, at a reported $36.59 per share. Held indirectly through the Deferred Compensation Plan, the reported post-transaction position was 33,588 deferred compensation units. The award represents Board meeting fees and the quarterly retainer paid in stock as part of non-employee director compensation.