Mercantile Bank (MBWM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mercantile Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: MBWM) is the bank holding company for Mercantile Bank of Michigan, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Through its state-chartered subsidiary, the company provides a broad range of financial products and services to small and mid-sized businesses, professionals and consumers across West and Central Michigan.

The bank’s core offerings include deposit products such as checking, savings and money market accounts, alongside commercial and consumer loan portfolios. On the commercial side, Mercantile Bank delivers working capital and term financing, equipment leasing and commercial real estate loans, in addition to specialized treasury management and payment services designed to streamline cash flow and collections for business clients. For individual customers, the bank provides residential mortgages, home equity lines of credit and personal lending solutions.

Beyond traditional lending and deposit services, Mercantile Bank supports its customers with wealth management, trust and investment advisory services through its in-house team of financial professionals. The company has also invested in online and mobile banking platforms to allow clients secure access to account information, payment tools and remote deposit capture.

Mercantile Bank operates a network of branches throughout West and Central Michigan, positioning itself as a community-focused institution. The company’s leadership team comprises experienced banking executives with deep knowledge of the Michigan market and a commitment to local relationship banking.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $43.98 to $45.44
• 50-Day Range: $44.05 to $49.82
• 52-Week Range: $37.76 to $52.98
• Volume: 116,203 shs
• Average Volume: 61,642 shs
• Market Capitalization: $717.44 million
• P/E Ratio: 8.76
• Dividend Yield: 3.44%
• Price Target: $55.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Mercantile Bank Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mercantile Bank scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 226th out of 946 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Mercantile Bank has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Mercantile Bank has a consensus price target of $55.25, representing about 25.1% upside from its current price of $44.15.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mercantile Bank has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.11%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Mercantile Bank are expected to grow by 3.11% in the coming year, from $4.83 to $4.98 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mercantile Bank is 8.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 231.33.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mercantile Bank is 8.76, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 29.76.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mercantile Bank has a P/B Ratio of 1.22. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.90% of the float of Mercantile Bank has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mercantile Bank has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mercantile Bank has recently increased by 12.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Mercantile Bank pays a meaningful dividend of 3.38%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Mercantile Bank has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Mercantile Bank is 30.16%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Mercantile Bank will have a dividend payout ratio of 30.52% next year. This indicates that Mercantile Bank will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.90% of the float of Mercantile Bank has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mercantile Bank has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mercantile Bank has recently increased by 12.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.04

News Sentiment

Mercantile Bank has a news sentiment score of 1.04. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.84 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Mercantile Bank this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mercantile Bank insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $9,456.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.20% of the stock of Mercantile Bank is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

58.63% of the stock of Mercantile Bank is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MBWM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MBWM shares performed this year?

Mercantile Bank's stock was trading at $44.49 at the start of the year. Since then, MBWM stock has decreased by 0.8% and is now trading at $44.15.

How were Mercantile Bank's earnings last quarter?

Mercantile Bank Corporation (NASDAQ:MBWM) announced its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 22nd. The financial services provider reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.23 by $0.16. The financial services provider had revenue of $60.90 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $60.02 million. Mercantile Bank had a net margin of 22.11% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.52%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Mercantile Bank's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Mercantile Bank include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.11%) and LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI (0.09%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert B Kaminski, Michael H Price, David B Ramaker, Shoran R Williams and Nelson F Sanchez.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Mercantile Bank?

Shares of MBWM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Mercantile Bank own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mercantile Bank investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/22/2025
• Record date for 9/17 Dividend: 9/05/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 9/17 Dividend: 9/05/2025
• Dividend Payable: 9/17/2025
• Today: 10/11/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/21/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: BANKS - MIDWEST
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MBWM
• CIK: 1042729
• Web: www.mercbank.com
• Phone: (616) 406-3000
• Fax: 616-406-3737
• Employees: 670
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Mercantile Bank: $55.25
• High Price Target: $56.00
• Low Price Target: $54.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.04
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.76
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.14
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $79.59 million
• Net Margins: 22.11%
• Pretax Margin: 26.56%
• Return on Equity: 13.52%
• Return on Assets: 1.34%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.79
• Current Ratio: 0.98
• Quick Ratio: 0.98

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $361.89 million
• Price / Sales: 1.98
• Cash Flow: $5.47 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.07
• Book Value: $36.20 per share
• Price / Book: 1.22

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 16,250,000
• Free Float: 15,729,000
• Market Cap: $717.44 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.87