Mercantile Bank (MBWM) Competitors

Community Trust Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $81.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.31%. Mercantile Bank has a consensus target price of $60.40, suggesting a potential upside of 0.32%. Given Community Trust Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Community Trust Bancorp is more favorable than Mercantile Bank.

Community Trust Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Mercantile Bank. Mercantile Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Community Trust Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Community Trust Bancorp has a net margin of 25.55% compared to Mercantile Bank's net margin of 24.75%. Mercantile Bank's return on equity of 13.66% beat Community Trust Bancorp's return on equity.

Community Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mercantile Bank has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

60.2% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Mercantile Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Mercantile Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Mercantile Bank had 6 more articles in the media than Community Trust Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Mercantile Bank and 4 mentions for Community Trust Bancorp. Community Trust Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Mercantile Bank's score of 1.12 indicating that Community Trust Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Community Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Mercantile Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Community Trust Bancorp pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mercantile Bank pays out 28.2% 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. Community Trust Bancorp has raised its dividend for 44 consecutive years and Mercantile Bank has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Community Trust Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

First Mid Bancshares has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mercantile Bank has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, First Mid Bancshares had 5 more articles in the media than Mercantile Bank. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for First Mid Bancshares and 10 mentions for Mercantile Bank. First Mid Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Mercantile Bank's score of 1.12 indicating that First Mid Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

47.6% of First Mid Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Mercantile Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of First Mid Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Mercantile Bank shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

First Mid Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $54.63, suggesting a potential upside of 8.51%. Mercantile Bank has a consensus price target of $60.40, suggesting a potential upside of 0.32%. Given First Mid Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Mid Bancshares is more favorable than Mercantile Bank.

First Mid Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Mercantile Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. First Mid Bancshares pays out 25.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mercantile Bank pays out 28.2% 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. First Mid Bancshares has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and Mercantile Bank has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Mercantile Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

First Mid Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Mercantile Bank. Mercantile Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Mid Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Mercantile Bank has a net margin of 24.75% compared to First Mid Bancshares' net margin of 19.76%. Mercantile Bank's return on equity of 13.66% beat First Mid Bancshares' return on equity.

Mercantile Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Mercantile Bank pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Merchants pays out 47.4% 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. Mercantile Bank has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and First Merchants has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Mercantile Bank has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Merchants has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Mercantile Bank has a net margin of 24.75% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 17.05%. Mercantile Bank's return on equity of 13.66% beat First Merchants' return on equity.

First Merchants has higher revenue and earnings than Mercantile Bank. Mercantile Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Merchants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Mercantile Bank currently has a consensus target price of $60.40, suggesting a potential upside of 0.32%. First Merchants has a consensus target price of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.86%. Given First Merchants' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Merchants is more favorable than Mercantile Bank.

In the previous week, First Merchants had 2 more articles in the media than Mercantile Bank. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for First Merchants and 10 mentions for Mercantile Bank. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Mercantile Bank's score of 1.12 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

58.6% of Mercantile Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of First Merchants shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Mercantile Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of First Merchants shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Mercantile Bank had 6 more articles in the media than Great Southern Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Mercantile Bank and 4 mentions for Great Southern Bancorp. Great Southern Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Mercantile Bank's score of 1.12 indicating that Great Southern Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Mercantile Bank currently has a consensus price target of $60.40, suggesting a potential upside of 0.32%. Great Southern Bancorp has a consensus price target of $74.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.17%. Given Mercantile Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mercantile Bank is more favorable than Great Southern Bancorp.

Mercantile Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Great Southern Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Mercantile Bank pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Great Southern Bancorp pays out 28.6% 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. Mercantile Bank has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Mercantile Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

58.6% of Mercantile Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Mercantile Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.8% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Mercantile Bank has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Great Southern Bancorp. Mercantile Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great Southern Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Mercantile Bank has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Great Southern Bancorp has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

Mercantile Bank has a net margin of 24.75% compared to Great Southern Bancorp's net margin of 20.72%. Mercantile Bank's return on equity of 13.66% beat Great Southern Bancorp's return on equity.