Mercantile Bank (MBWM) Competitors $48.58 -0.13 (-0.27%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$48.64 +0.07 (+0.13%) As of 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MBWM vs. BUSE, CTBI, FRME, GSBC, IBCP, PEBO, STBA, TCBK, THFF, and WSBCShould you be buying Mercantile Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mercantile Bank include First Busey (BUSE), Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), First Merchants (FRME), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), Independent Bank (IBCP), Peoples Bancorp (PEBO), S&T Bancorp (STBA), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), and WesBanco (WSBC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Mercantile Bank vs. Its Competitors First Busey Community Trust Bancorp First Merchants Great Southern Bancorp Independent Bank Peoples Bancorp S&T Bancorp TriCo Bancshares First Financial Corporation Indiana WesBanco First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) are both 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, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends. Is BUSE or MBWM more profitable? Mercantile Bank has a net margin of 21.35% compared to First Busey's net margin of 8.32%. Mercantile Bank's return on equity of 13.33% beat First Busey's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Busey8.32% 8.46% 0.96% Mercantile Bank 21.35%13.33%1.31% Do insiders & institutionals believe in BUSE or MBWM? 56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Mercantile Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Mercantile Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, BUSE or MBWM? First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercantile Bank has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer BUSE or MBWM? First Busey currently has a consensus price target of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.53%. Mercantile Bank has a consensus price target of $52.83, indicating a potential upside of 8.76%. Given First Busey's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than Mercantile Bank.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score First Busey 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Mercantile Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BUSE or MBWM? First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Mercantile Bank. Mercantile Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Busey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirst Busey$663.36M3.29$113.69M$1.0722.78Mercantile Bank$361.89M2.18$79.59M$4.8210.08 Is BUSE or MBWM a better dividend stock? First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Mercantile Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First Busey pays out 93.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mercantile Bank pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Mercantile Bank has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Does the media favor BUSE or MBWM? In the previous week, First Busey had 3 more articles in the media than Mercantile Bank. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for First Busey and 3 mentions for Mercantile Bank. Mercantile Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat First Busey's score of 0.86 indicating that Mercantile Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment First Busey 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Mercantile Bank 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryMercantile Bank beats First Busey on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Mercantile Bank News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MBWM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MBWM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MBWM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMercantile BankBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$790.82M$2.48B$12.11B$9.41BDividend Yield3.04%3.52%5.56%4.03%P/E Ratio10.0811.8318.3720.09Price / Sales2.182.2226.0799.01Price / Cash8.7310.8821.6858.27Price / Book1.341.232.315.65Net Income$79.59M$174.52M$997.60M$257.91M7 Day Performance0.29%0.20%0.42%2.09%1 Month Performance11.52%8.18%4.37%11.13%1 Year Performance1.50%12.12%541.75%18.40% Mercantile Bank Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MBWMMercantile Bank3.358 of 5 stars$48.58-0.3%$52.83+8.8%-1.6%$790.82M$361.89M10.08670Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBUSEFirst Busey4.6157 of 5 stars$24.00-1.6%$27.67+15.3%-12.2%$2.18B$663.36M22.431,548Upcoming EarningsCTBICommunity Trust Bancorp3.482 of 5 stars$55.28-1.5%$57.00+3.1%+13.8%$1.02B$376.01M11.54980News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFRMEFirst Merchants4.7277 of 5 stars$40.27-1.2%$46.40+15.2%+2.7%$2.38B$1.07B11.312,120News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGSBCGreat Southern Bancorp2.58 of 5 stars$61.84-1.1%$59.50-3.8%-2.6%$716.86M$355.26M11.041,108News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeIBCPIndependent Bank3.2885 of 5 stars$33.93-1.9%$36.67+8.1%+7.8%$716.94M$323.14M10.81920Upcoming EarningsPEBOPeoples Bancorp3.9008 of 5 stars$31.76-1.1%$36.00+13.4%-6.0%$1.14B$620.14M10.081,479Upcoming EarningsSTBAS&T Bancorp2.8901 of 5 stars$39.46-1.0%$41.67+5.6%-1.4%$1.53B$564.96M11.371,206News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTCBKTriCo Bancshares3.4817 of 5 stars$42.38-1.4%$47.80+12.8%-6.8%$1.41B$531.04M12.361,201News CoverageUpcoming EarningsTHFFFirst Financial Corporation Indiana3.0852 of 5 stars$56.35-1.1%$55.67-1.2%+25.0%$675.25M$307.51M12.20880Upcoming EarningsWSBCWesBanco4.9574 of 5 stars$33.33-1.1%$38.71+16.2%-0.9%$3.22B$953.62M21.782,195Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BUSE Alternatives CTBI Alternatives FRME Alternatives GSBC Alternatives IBCP Alternatives PEBO Alternatives STBA Alternatives TCBK Alternatives THFF Alternatives WSBC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MBWM) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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