MBCN vs. BPRN, CBAN, BWFG, PCB, PEBK, OPBK, MYFW, MRBK, CBFV, and EBMT
Should you be buying Middlefield Banc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Middlefield Banc include Princeton Bancorp (BPRN), Colony Bankcorp (CBAN), Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG), PCB Bancorp (PCB), Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK), OP Bancorp (OPBK), First Western Financial (MYFW), Meridian (MRBK), CB Financial Services (CBFV), and Eagle Bancorp Montana (EBMT).
Middlefield Banc (NASDAQ:MBCN) and Princeton Bancorp (NASDAQ:BPRN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation and community ranking.
In the previous week, Princeton Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Middlefield Banc. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Princeton Bancorp and 1 mentions for Middlefield Banc. Middlefield Banc's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Princeton Bancorp's score of 0.44 indicating that Middlefield Banc is being referred to more favorably in the media.
31.7% of Middlefield Banc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.4% of Princeton Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Middlefield Banc shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.0% of Princeton Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Middlefield Banc has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Princeton Bancorp has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Princeton Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Middlefield Banc. Princeton 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.
Middlefield Banc received 4 more outperform votes than Princeton Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.73% of users gave Princeton Bancorp an outperform vote while only 60.69% of users gave Middlefield Banc an outperform vote.
Middlefield Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Princeton Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Middlefield Banc pays out 37.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Princeton Bancorp pays out 29.8% 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. Princeton Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Middlefield Banc presently has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.44%. Given Middlefield Banc's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Middlefield Banc is more favorable than Princeton Bancorp.
Middlefield Banc has a net margin of 17.91% compared to Princeton Bancorp's net margin of 0.00%. Middlefield Banc's return on equity of 8.93% beat Princeton Bancorp's return on equity.
Summary
Middlefield Banc and Princeton Bancorp tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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