PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

PennyMac Financial Services (NYSE: PFSI) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 8/1/2026 – PennyMac Financial Services was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “sell”.
• 7/31/2026 – PennyMac Financial Services had its price target lowered by Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $108.00 to $100.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – PennyMac Financial Services had its price target lowered by BTIG Research from $105.00 to $90.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – PennyMac Financial Services had its price target lowered by Stephens from $91.00 to $78.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – PennyMac Financial Services had its price target lowered by Barclays PLC from $93.00 to $85.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/30/2026 – PennyMac Financial Services was downgraded by Piper Sandler from “overweight” to “neutral”. They now have a $86.00 price target on the stock, down from $106.00.
• 7/30/2026 – PennyMac Financial Services had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $100.00 to $95.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 7/7/2026 – PennyMac Financial Services was downgraded by Barclays PLC from “overweight” to “equal weight”. They now have a $93.00 price target on the stock, down from $107.00.
• 7/2/2026 – PennyMac Financial Services had its price target lowered by Piper Sandler from $112.00 to $106.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/16/2026 – PennyMac Financial Services had its price target lowered by BTIG Research from $150.00 to $105.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

PennyMac Financial Services Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 17th will be issued a $0.30 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 17th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. PennyMac Financial Services’s dividend payout ratio is currently 16.48%.

Insider Activity

In other PennyMac Financial Services news, CAO Gregory L. Hendry sold 2,943 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $81.71, for a total value of $240,472.53. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 48,968 shares in the company, valued at $4,001,175.28. This represents a 5.67% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Daniel Stanley Perotti sold 2,925 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.50, for a total transaction of $255,937.50. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 210,625 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $18,429,687.50. The trade was a 1.37% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 18,045 shares of company stock valued at $1,565,470 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 15.80% of the company’s stock.

PennyMac Financial Services, Inc (NYSE: PFSI) is a leading mortgage banking company based in Westlake Village, California. The firm operates through two primary business segments: Production and Mortgage Servicing Rights (MSR). In its Production segment, PennyMac originates residential mortgage loans through retail, wholesale and correspondent channels, focusing on both purchase and refinance transactions. The MSR segment involves the acquisition and servicing of mortgage loans, whereby the company earns fees for managing loan portfolios on behalf of investors.

Since its founding in 2008, PennyMac has grown through a combination of organic origination and strategic acquisition of servicing rights, positioning itself as one of the largest residential mortgage loan servicers in the United States.