Mercantile Bank (MBWM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mercantile Bank Corporation (NASDAQ: MBWM) is the bank holding company for Mercantile Bank of Michigan, a full-service commercial bank headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Through its state-chartered subsidiary, the company provides a broad range of financial products and services to small and mid-sized businesses, professionals and consumers across West and Central Michigan.

The bank’s core offerings include deposit products such as checking, savings and money market accounts, alongside commercial and consumer loan portfolios. On the commercial side, Mercantile Bank delivers working capital and term financing, equipment leasing and commercial real estate loans, in addition to specialized treasury management and payment services designed to streamline cash flow and collections for business clients. For individual customers, the bank provides residential mortgages, home equity lines of credit and personal lending solutions.

Beyond traditional lending and deposit services, Mercantile Bank supports its customers with wealth management, trust and investment advisory services through its in-house team of financial professionals. The company has also invested in online and mobile banking platforms to allow clients secure access to account information, payment tools and remote deposit capture.

Mercantile Bank operates a network of branches throughout West and Central Michigan, positioning itself as a community-focused institution. The company’s leadership team comprises experienced banking executives with deep knowledge of the Michigan market and a commitment to local relationship banking.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $61.14 to $62.16
• 50-Day Range: $52.74 to $61.98
• 52-Week Range: $42.75 to $62.39
• Volume: 89,304 shs
• Average Volume: 151,697 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.81
• Dividend Yield: 2.54%
• Price Target: $60.40
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Mercantile Bank Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mercantile Bank scored higher than 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 301st out of 859 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Mercantile Bank has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Mercantile Bank is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mercantile Bank has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.75%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Mercantile Bank are expected to grow by 1.75% in the coming year, from $5.70 to $5.80 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mercantile Bank is 10.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.57.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mercantile Bank is 10.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 29.57.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mercantile Bank has a P/B Ratio of 1.41. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.35% of the float of Mercantile Bank has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mercantile Bank has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.54, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mercantile Bank has recently decreased by 6.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Yield

Mercantile Bank pays a meaningful dividend of 2.54%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Mercantile Bank has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Mercantile Bank is 27.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Mercantile Bank will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.90% next year. This indicates that Mercantile Bank will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Mercantile Bank has a news sentiment score of 1.23. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Mercantile Bank this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Mercantile Bank to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mercantile Bank insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.50% of the stock of Mercantile Bank is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

58.63% of the stock of Mercantile Bank is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 6/17 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/17 Dividend: 6/05/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/17/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/21/2026
• Today: 8/14/2026
• Record date for 9/16 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/16 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/16/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/20/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MBWM
• CIK: 1042729
• Web: www.mercbank.com
• Phone: (616) 406-3000
• Fax: 616-406-3737
• Employees: 670
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Mercantile Bank: $60.40
• High Price Target: $65.00
• Low Price Target: $54.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -1.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $5.68
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.81
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.77
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $88.75 million
• Net Margins: 24.75%
• Pretax Margin: 29.10%
• Return on Equity: 13.66%
• Return on Assets: 1.46%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.59
• Current Ratio: 0.93
• Quick Ratio: 0.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $371.80 million
• Price / Sales: 2.86
• Cash Flow: $5.51 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.14
• Book Value: $43.68 per share
• Price / Book: 1.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 17,290,000
• Free Float: 16,854,000
• Market Cap: $1.06 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.79