MBCN vs. CALB, FFNW, CBAN, COFS, NWFL, PKBK, BWFG, CWBC, FVCB, and SBNY
Should you be buying Middlefield Banc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Middlefield Banc include California BanCorp (CALB), First Financial Northwest (FFNW), Colony Bankcorp (CBAN), ChoiceOne Financial Services (COFS), Norwood Financial (NWFL), Parke Bancorp (PKBK), Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG), Community West Bancshares (CWBC), FVCBankcorp (FVCB), and Signature Bank (SBNY). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
California BanCorp (NASDAQ:CALB) 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 risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.
In the previous week, Middlefield Banc had 2 more articles in the media than California BanCorp. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Middlefield Banc and 6 mentions for California BanCorp. California BanCorp's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Middlefield Banc's score of 0.07 indicating that Middlefield Banc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
California BanCorp has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middlefield Banc has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Middlefield Banc received 188 more outperform votes than California BanCorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.12% of users gave Middlefield Banc an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave California BanCorp an outperform vote.
California BanCorp has higher revenue and earnings than Middlefield Banc. California BanCorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Middlefield Banc, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
59.5% of California BanCorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of Middlefield Banc shares are held by institutional investors. 10.8% of California BanCorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.8% of Middlefield Banc shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
California BanCorp currently has a consensus target price of $24.25, suggesting a potential upside of 11.14%. Middlefield Banc has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.59%. Given Middlefield Banc's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe California BanCorp is more favorable than Middlefield Banc.
Middlefield Banc has a net margin of 17.91% compared to Middlefield Banc's net margin of 17.16%. Middlefield Banc's return on equity of 11.05% beat California BanCorp's return on equity.
Summary
California BanCorp beats Middlefield Banc on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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