MBCN vs. CNOB, TRIN, FMBH, BHRB, ATLC, GHLD, CFB, OSBC, AMTB, and HBT
Should you be buying Middlefield Banc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Middlefield Banc include ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), Trinity Capital (TRIN), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), Atlanticus (ATLC), Guild (GHLD), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), and HBT Financial (HBT). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Middlefield Banc vs.
ConnectOne Bancorp (NASDAQ:CNOB) and Middlefield Banc (NASDAQ:MBCN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.
ConnectOne Bancorp received 71 more outperform votes than Middlefield Banc when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.28% of users gave ConnectOne Bancorp an outperform vote while only 57.96% of users gave Middlefield Banc an outperform vote.
Middlefield Banc has a net margin of 14.31% compared to ConnectOne Bancorp's net margin of 13.80%. Middlefield Banc's return on equity of 7.47% beat ConnectOne Bancorp's return on equity.
ConnectOne Bancorp has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middlefield Banc has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.
ConnectOne Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Middlefield Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. ConnectOne Bancorp pays out 38.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Middlefield Banc pays out 41.8% 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. ConnectOne Bancorp has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Middlefield Banc has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. ConnectOne Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
ConnectOne Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Middlefield Banc. ConnectOne 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.
67.7% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of Middlefield Banc shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.2% of ConnectOne Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Middlefield Banc shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
ConnectOne Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $28.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.88%. Middlefield Banc has a consensus price target of $28.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.43%. Given ConnectOne Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ConnectOne Bancorp is more favorable than Middlefield Banc.
In the previous week, ConnectOne Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Middlefield Banc. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for ConnectOne Bancorp and 2 mentions for Middlefield Banc. ConnectOne Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Middlefield Banc's score of -0.07 indicating that ConnectOne Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
ConnectOne Bancorp beats Middlefield Banc on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MBCN) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff