MBCN vs. PEBK, BWFG, CBAN, ICBK, CBFV, UVSP, OSBC, CFB, FCBC, and MCBS
Should you be buying Middlefield Banc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Middlefield Banc include Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK), Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG), Colony Bankcorp (CBAN), County Bancorp (ICBK), CB Financial Services (CBFV), Univest Financial (UVSP), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), First Community Bankshares (FCBC), and MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (NASDAQ:PEBK) and Middlefield Banc (NASDAQ:MBCN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Middlefield Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays out 25.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Middlefield Banc pays out 39.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Middlefield Banc has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.
43.8% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of Middlefield Banc shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.4% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Middlefield Banc shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Middlefield Banc has a net margin of 16.41% compared to Middlefield Banc's net margin of 16.29%. Middlefield Banc's return on equity of 14.14% beat Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's return on equity.
Middlefield Banc has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.11%. Given Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Middlefield Banc is more favorable than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina.
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middlefield Banc has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Middlefield Banc received 41 more outperform votes than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina an outperform vote while only 59.38% of users gave Middlefield Banc an outperform vote.
Middlefield Banc has higher revenue and earnings than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. Middlefield Banc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Middlefield Banc had 3 more articles in the media than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Middlefield Banc and 2 mentions for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Middlefield Banc's score of 0.30 indicating that Middlefield Banc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Middlefield Banc beats Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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