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Ponce Financial Group (PDLB)

Runs Ponce Bank across deposits, real-estate lending, SBA lending, and securities.

$20.35
At close+0.43 (+2.16%)
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Ponce Financial Group, Inc.PDLBFinancials

Takes deposits through Ponce Bank and turns them into real-estate, business, consumer, and securities assets. The franchise is concentrated in the New York City metropolitan area and shaped by CDFI, MDI, SBA-lender, and national-bank status.

Through Ponce Bank, National Association, collects deposits from the public and other funding sources, then deploys them into mortgage, business, consumer, and securities assets. The banking footprint is concentrated in New York City, nearby New Jersey, and a Florida representative office.

Real-estate lending anchors the loan book, with multifamily, nonresidential, and construction-and-land credits the main growth focus. Residential mortgages, business loans, SBA activity, consumer lending, and securities investment round out the model.

Community-development identity is part of the operating context through CDFI and MDI status. The business depends on local deposit competition, credit quality in real-estate lending, regulatory capital rules, and maintaining the statuses that support its community-banking role.

Company facts

CEOCarlos P. Naudon
ListedJan 28, 2022
ExchangeNASDAQ
HeadquartersBronx, NY
CountryUnited States
Employees216
CIK0001874071
ISINUS7323441060

Market cap$492.0M
EPS (ttm)$1.40
P/E (ttm)14.53
ROE6.2%
P/B0.8359
P/S2.41
Dividend yieldDiv yield
Beta0.55vs XLF 0.83

Price target$24.00+18.0%Avg of 2 analysts
ConsensusBuy1 of 2 analysts
Ratings

Target rangeAs of Sep 2, 2026

Latest analyst notes

DateFirmActionTarget
May 20, 2026New StreetTarget$24

Next report
Oct 23, 2026
estimated · in 50 days
EPS estimate
$9.40
Revenue estimate
$31.8M
Fiscal quarter
Q3 FY26

EPSReportedEstimate

Mar '25Apr '25Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26Oct '26
Reported$0.13$0.25$0.25$0.27$0.42$0.36$0.35Pending
Estimate$0.09$0.17$0.22$0.28$0.27$0.37$9.40
Surprise+177.8%+47.1%+22.7%+50.0%+33.3%−5.4%

RevenueReportedEstimate

Mar '25Apr '25Jul '25Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26Oct '26
Reported$44.4M$46.0M$47.7M$48.3M$31.4M$30.3M$31.6MPending
Estimate$26.7M$26.7M$30.9M$31.8M
Surprise+17.7%+13.4%+2.2%
Estimate$9.40
ReportedDue Oct 23, 2026
Estimate$31.8M
ReportedDue Oct 23, 2026
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Debt to equity115.90%
Current ratio17.30%

ProfitabilityRevenueNet incomeNet margin

Q3 FY24Q4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Revenue$41.9M$44.4M$46.0M$47.7M$48.3M$52.3M$50.7M$53.2M
Net income$2.4M$2.9M$6.0M$6.1M$6.5M$10.1M$8.6M$8.5M
Net margin5.8%6.6%13.0%12.8%13.5%19.4%17.0%16.0%

GrowthOperating income

Q3 FY24Q4 FY24Q1 FY25Q2 FY25Q3 FY25Q4 FY25Q1 FY26Q2 FY26
Operating income$3.1M$4.5M$8.0M$8.0M$8.8M$14.8M$11.4M$11.3M
YoY growth−28.9%+365.1%+112.3%+82.1%+185.2%+231.0%+42.5%+41.5%

Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $478.6M · Total debt $650.0M · Total assets $3.49B · Shareholders' equity $561.0M

Revenue
$53.2M
Operating income
$11.3M
Net income
$8.5M
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No dividends on record.

Institutions90 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 · largest filers plus last quarter's tail≈ 48.20%11.66M shares
Insiders9 holders · as of Mar 31, 20264.91%1.19M shares
Strategic holders3 holders · as of Feb 4, 202619.64%4.75M shares
Otherremainder≈ 27.25%6.59M shares

24.19M company shares as of Sep 3, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing

This quarter's institutional total failed a plausibility check; shown: the largest filers plus last quarter's remainder.

Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4

HolderStakeSharesEvidence
Pentegra Trust Company, TrusteeInstitution
8.58%2.08M13Gfiled Apr 19, 2022
Ponce Bank Employees Stock Ownership Plan with 401(k) ProvisionsInstitution
8.05%1.95M13Gfiled Feb 11, 2025
T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc.Institution
7.91%1.91M13Fas of Jun 30, 2026
Ponce Bank Employees Stock Ownership Plan with 401(k) Provisions; Pentegra Trust Company, TrusteeInstitution
7.74%1.87M13Gfiled May 7, 2026
M3 Funds, LLCStrategic
7.67%1.86M13Gfiled Feb 4, 2026
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13F — a manager's quarterly holdings · 13D/13G — an ownership statement filed at 5% or more

Insider tradesForm 4

DateInsiderRoleSharesAvg price
Feb 11, 2026Ioannis Kouzilosofficer: EVP & Chief Lending Officer−10,929$16.81
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