Trust Co. of Vermont Buys Shares of 3,615 The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc $PNC

Trust Co. of Vermont purchased a new stake in The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc (NYSE:PNCFree Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 3,615 shares of the financial services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $890,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group by 32.2% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,041 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $779,000 after acquiring an additional 984 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group by 2.1% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 8,261 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,452,000 after purchasing an additional 170 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group by 50.3% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 4,331 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $807,000 after purchasing an additional 1,449 shares during the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina grew its holdings in shares of The PNC Financial Services Group by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 184,579 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $34,409,000 after purchasing an additional 2,808 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in The PNC Financial Services Group during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $482,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.53% of the company’s stock.

The PNC Financial Services Group Stock Down 0.0%

NYSE:PNC opened at $254.43 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $247.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $228.96. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.34, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc has a one year low of $176.88 and a one year high of $258.96. The company has a market cap of $101.50 billion, a PE ratio of 14.00, a P/E/G ratio of 1.02 and a beta of 0.91.

The PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNCGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 15th. The financial services provider reported $4.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.46 by $0.39. The PNC Financial Services Group had a net margin of 21.41% and a return on equity of 12.48%. The firm had revenue of $6.88 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.51 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $3.85 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 21.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, research analysts anticipate that The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc will post 19.25 earnings per share for the current year.

The PNC Financial Services Group Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Investors of record on Monday, July 20th were paid a $2.00 dividend. This is a positive change from The PNC Financial Services Group’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.70. This represents a $8.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, July 20th. The PNC Financial Services Group’s payout ratio is presently 44.03%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on PNC. Barclays increased their price objective on shares of The PNC Financial Services Group from $277.00 to $284.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 16th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “buy (b)” rating on shares of The PNC Financial Services Group in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Oppenheimer upped their price target on shares of The PNC Financial Services Group from $271.00 to $281.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, July 16th. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on The PNC Financial Services Group from $267.00 to $278.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, June 29th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on The PNC Financial Services Group from $263.00 to $288.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 7th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, The PNC Financial Services Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $265.73.

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Insider Buying and Selling at The PNC Financial Services Group

In other The PNC Financial Services Group news, EVP Michael Duane Thomas sold 1,500 shares of The PNC Financial Services Group stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $238.14, for a total transaction of $357,210.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 5,059 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,204,750.26. The trade was a 22.87% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Andrew T. Feldstein sold 45,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, May 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $220.57, for a total value of $9,925,650.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 10,749 shares in the company, valued at $2,370,906.93. This trade represents a 80.72% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 51,654 shares of company stock worth $11,552,661. Company insiders own 0.38% of the company’s stock.

About The PNC Financial Services Group

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The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc is a diversified financial services company headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, offering a broad range of banking, lending, investment and wealth management services. PNC operates a national banking franchise with a significant retail branch network and dedicated capabilities for commercial, institutional and government clients. Its services are designed to serve individuals, small businesses, corporations and public sector entities across the United States.

PNC’s core business activities include consumer and business banking, residential mortgage lending, corporate and institutional banking, asset management and wealth advisory services.

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