PEBK vs. MBCN, CBFV, EBMT, CBAN, ICBK, FCBC, MCBS, MBWM, HBT, and GSBC
Should you be buying Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina include Middlefield Banc (MBCN), CB Financial Services (CBFV), Eagle Bancorp Montana (EBMT), Colony Bankcorp (CBAN), County Bancorp (ICBK), First Community Bankshares (FCBC), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), HBT Financial (HBT), and Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC). 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 superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina had 2 more articles in the media than Middlefield Banc. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina and 3 mentions for Middlefield Banc. Middlefield Banc's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's score of 0.51 indicating that Middlefield Banc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Middlefield Banc has a net margin of 16.41% compared to Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's net margin of 16.29%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's return on equity of 14.14% beat Middlefield Banc's return on equity.
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. 16.9% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Middlefield Banc has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.74%. Given Middlefield Banc's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Middlefield Banc is more favorable than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina.
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.
Middlefield Banc received 42 more outperform votes than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.52% of users gave Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina an outperform vote while only 59.38% of users gave Middlefield Banc an outperform vote.
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middlefield Banc has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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 3.8%. 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.
Summary
Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina and Middlefield Banc tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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