Middlefield Banc (MBCN) Competitors

Trinity Capital (NASDAQ:TRIN) and Middlefield Banc (NASDAQ:MBCN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TRIN or MBCN?

Middlefield Banc received 137 more outperform votes than Trinity Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.96% of users gave Middlefield Banc an outperform vote while only 53.85% of users gave Trinity Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Trinity Capital	Outperform Votes 56 53.85%	Underperform Votes 48 46.15%
Middlefield Banc	Outperform Votes 193 57.96%	Underperform Votes 140 42.04%

Which has better valuation and earnings, TRIN or MBCN?

Trinity Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Middlefield Banc. Trinity Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Middlefield Banc, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trinity Capital	$190.27M	4.93	$76.89M	$2.19	6.63
Middlefield Banc	$69.17M	3.44	$15.52M	$2.01	14.66

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TRIN or MBCN?

24.6% of Trinity Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of Middlefield Banc shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Trinity Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Middlefield Banc shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TRIN or MBCN more profitable?

Trinity Capital has a net margin of 40.73% compared to Middlefield Banc's net margin of 14.31%. Trinity Capital's return on equity of 15.90% beat Middlefield Banc's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trinity Capital	40.73%	15.90%	7.14%
Middlefield Banc	14.31%	7.47%	0.85%

Is TRIN or MBCN a better dividend stock?

Trinity Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.0%. Middlefield Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Trinity Capital pays out 93.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Middlefield Banc pays out 41.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Trinity Capital has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Middlefield Banc has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility & risk, TRIN or MBCN?

Trinity Capital has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middlefield Banc has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend TRIN or MBCN?

Trinity Capital currently has a consensus price target of $15.13, suggesting a potential upside of 4.17%. Middlefield Banc has a consensus price target of $28.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.26%. Given Trinity Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Trinity Capital is more favorable than Middlefield Banc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trinity Capital	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Middlefield Banc	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor TRIN or MBCN?

In the previous week, Trinity Capital had 6 more articles in the media than Middlefield Banc. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Trinity Capital and 2 mentions for Middlefield Banc. Middlefield Banc's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Trinity Capital's score of 1.10 indicating that Middlefield Banc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Trinity Capital	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Middlefield Banc	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Trinity Capital beats Middlefield Banc on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.