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MBCN vs. BHRB, OPFI, OSBC, LX, FMBH, ESQ, SBSI, BETR, AMAL, and ATLC

Should you be buying Middlefield Banc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Middlefield Banc include Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), OppFi (OPFI), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), LexinFintech (LX), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Esquire Financial (ESQ), Southside Bancshares (SBSI), Better Home & Finance (BETR), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), and Atlanticus (ATLC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

Middlefield Banc vs. Its Competitors

Burke & Herbert Financial Services (NASDAQ:BHRB) 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 dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Burke & Herbert Financial Services currently has a consensus target price of $71.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.10%. Middlefield Banc has a consensus target price of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.15%. Given Burke & Herbert Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Burke & Herbert Financial Services is more favorable than Middlefield Banc.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Burke & Herbert Financial Services
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Middlefield Banc
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, Middlefield Banc had 1 more articles in the media than Burke & Herbert Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Middlefield Banc and 3 mentions for Burke & Herbert Financial Services. Burke & Herbert Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Middlefield Banc's score of 0.62 indicating that Burke & Herbert Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Burke & Herbert Financial Services
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Middlefield Banc
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

31.7% of Middlefield Banc shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.9% of Burke & Herbert Financial Services shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Middlefield Banc shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Burke & Herbert Financial Services has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Middlefield Banc has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Burke & Herbert Financial Services$402.33M2.26$35.71M$6.898.79
Middlefield Banc$108.47M2.14$15.52M$2.2512.74

Burke & Herbert Financial Services has a net margin of 20.93% compared to Middlefield Banc's net margin of 16.16%. Burke & Herbert Financial Services' return on equity of 15.39% beat Middlefield Banc's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Burke & Herbert Financial Services20.93% 15.39% 1.44%
Middlefield Banc 16.16%8.54%0.97%

Burke & Herbert Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Middlefield Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Burke & Herbert Financial Services pays out 31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Middlefield Banc pays out 37.3% 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. Burke & Herbert Financial Services has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Middlefield Banc has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Burke & Herbert Financial Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Burke & Herbert Financial Services beats Middlefield Banc on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MBCN vs. The Competition

MetricMiddlefield BancBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$231.65M$911.37M$12.61B$10.51B
Dividend Yield2.97%3.17%5.60%4.80%
P/E Ratio12.7416.6630.0127.36
Price / Sales2.142.2929.75196.40
Price / Cash13.2453.1822.4961.53
Price / Book1.101.122.326.82
Net Income$15.52M$54.76M$1.02B$276.89M
7 Day Performance-1.00%-0.59%-0.06%0.27%
1 Month Performance-6.22%-2.22%-0.23%8.31%
1 Year Performance-2.52%8.69%536.77%35.60%

Middlefield Banc Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MBCN
Middlefield Banc
1.7673 of 5 stars
$28.67
-2.4%
$29.00
+1.2%
+0.1%$231.65M$108.47M12.74180Upcoming Earnings
BHRB
Burke & Herbert Financial Services
3.2303 of 5 stars
$61.58
+2.2%
$71.67
+16.4%
+0.9%$923.70M$330.23M8.92850
OPFI
OppFi
2.6959 of 5 stars
$10.58
+0.7%
$13.63
+28.8%
+108.4%$923.65M$525.96M-8.08570
OSBC
Old Second Bancorp
3.7587 of 5 stars
$17.56
+1.7%
$21.38
+21.7%
+15.4%$920.32M$341.72M9.55890
LX
LexinFintech
3.6357 of 5 stars
$5.32
+0.1%
$13.60
+155.9%
+34.5%$895.16M$14.01B4.194,667
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
4.0699 of 5 stars
$37.52
+0.1%
$43.33
+15.5%
-4.1%$892.82M$453.67M10.571,198
ESQ
Esquire Financial
2.1235 of 5 stars
$103.70
+2.8%
$100.50
-3.1%
+61.7%$886.05M$134.57M19.14110
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
2.0847 of 5 stars
$28.50
+1.1%
N/AN/A$857.28M$456.07M10.11810
BETR
Better Home & Finance
0.8452 of 5 stars
$55.80
-3.5%
N/A+223.9%$856.09M$108.49M-4.221,250Positive News
Gap Up
AMAL
Amalgamated Financial
3.7727 of 5 stars
$27.52
+1.6%
$33.00
+19.9%
-17.7%$827.85M$320.66M8.23380News Coverage
ATLC
Atlanticus
4.0096 of 5 stars
$53.90
-5.0%
$76.60
+42.1%
+62.8%$814.12M$342.38M9.46330

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This page (NASDAQ:MBCN) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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