Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc shares valued at $112,700 were sold by Arnold Steven R on Aug 12 ’25. At $22.54 per share, Arnold Steven R sold 5,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 51,042 shares worth approximately $1.25 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Arnold Steven R purchased 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 112,700 in proceeds.
Before that, WILCOX EDWARD EARL had sold 14,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $294,060, the President & COO traded Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc shares for $20.28 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 14,500 shares, worth approximately $3.42 million.
As published in a research note from Raymond James on January 30, 2024, Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc [PPBI] has been rated down from a Strong buy to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $29 from $26. Analysts at Raymond James upgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Strong buy”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of January 25, 2022, Stephens has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal-weight” for PPBI. Earlier on October 07, 2021, Raymond James downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for PPBI stock which previously was a “a Strong buy”.
Analyzing PPBI Stock Performance
On last trading session, Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc [NASDAQ: PPBI] plunged -0.89% to $24.41. The stock’s lowest price that day was $24.29, but it reached a high of $24.64 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 7.11%. Over the course of the year, Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc shares have dropped approximately -5.90%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $26.50 on 02/06/25 and a 52-week low of $18.06 on 04/11/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc (PPBI)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 24.25, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 24.10. In the upper region, resistance lies at 24.60. The next price resistance is at 24.80. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 65.87 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-08-15 dropping by -0.31 million shares to 1.65 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 1.95 million shares. A decline of -18.69% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.52 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.52.
Which companies own the most shares of Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc (PPBI)?
In terms of Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 31 in the next 12 months, up nearly 25.86% from the previous closing price of $24.63. Analysts anticipate Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc stock to reach 41 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 26. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 26, 2021, Wedbush assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $48.
