Middlefield Banc - MBCN Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Middlefield Banc in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" MBCN shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in MBCN, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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Middlefield Banc's stock was trading at $27.40 at the beginning of the year. Since then, MBCN shares have decreased by 0.8% and is now trading at $27.18.
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Middlefield Banc saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,900 shares, an increase of 39.3% from the December 31st total of 2,800 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 10,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Currently, 0.1% of the shares of the company are sold short.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 20th 2023.
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Middlefield Banc Corp. (NASDAQ:MBCN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Sunday, October, 17th. The bank reported $0.85 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.64 by $0.21. The bank had revenue of $14.32 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.20 million. Middlefield Banc had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 13.41% and a net margin of 25.42%.

Middlefield Banc announced a None dividend on Tuesday, November 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Thursday, December 15th. This represents a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 1st. This is a positive change from the stock's previous None dividend of $0.17.
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Middlefield Banc (NASDAQ:MBCN) pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.99%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 30.65%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, MBCN will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.00% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Shares of Middlefield Banc split on Monday, November 11th 2019. The 2-1 split was announced on Wednesday, October 9th 2019. The newly minted shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, November 8th 2019. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

1 employees have rated Middlefield Banc Chief Executive Officer Thomas G. Caldwell on Glassdoor.com. Thomas G. Caldwell has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Thomas G. Caldwell in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

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Middlefield Banc trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MBCN."

Middlefield Banc's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Strategic Value Bank Partners LLC (0.90%) and Fundamentun LLC (0.68%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael C Voinovich and Thomas G Caldwell.
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Shares of MBCN stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of MBCN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $27.18.

Middlefield Banc (NASDAQ:MBCN) has a market capitalization of $157.64 million and generates $61.65 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $15.67 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.61 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 185 workers across the globe.

Middlefield Banc's mailing address is 15985 E HIGH ST, MIDDLEFILED OH, 44062. The official website for the company is www.middlefieldbank.bank. The bank can be reached via phone at (440) 632-1666 or via email at investors@middlefieldbank.com.