Macatawa Bank (MCBC) Competitors

John Marshall Bancorp (NASDAQ:JMSB) and Macatawa Bank (NASDAQ:MCBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, JMSB or MCBC?

John Marshall Bancorp has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Macatawa Bank has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor JMSB or MCBC?

In the previous week, John Marshall Bancorp and John Marshall Bancorp both had 1 articles in the media. John Marshall Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.87 equaled Macatawa Bank's average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
John Marshall Bancorp	Very Positive
Macatawa Bank	Very Positive

Do analysts rate JMSB or MCBC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
John Marshall Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Macatawa Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JMSB or MCBC?

Macatawa Bank received 139 more outperform votes than John Marshall Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.97% of users gave John Marshall Bancorp an outperform vote while only 59.57% of users gave Macatawa Bank an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
John Marshall Bancorp	Outperform Votes 54 73.97%	Underperform Votes 19 26.03%
Macatawa Bank	Outperform Votes 193 59.57%	Underperform Votes 131 40.43%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JMSB or MCBC?

35.0% of John Marshall Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.3% of Macatawa Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 12.7% of John Marshall Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.6% of Macatawa Bank shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, JMSB or MCBC?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
John Marshall Bancorp	$85.76 million	3.60	$31.80 million	$2.15	10.15
Macatawa Bank	$94.93 million	3.41	$34.73 million	$1.18	8.00

Is JMSB or MCBC more profitable?

Macatawa Bank has a net margin of 37.51% compared to John Marshall Bancorp's net margin of 33.96%. Macatawa Bank's return on equity of 16.50% beat John Marshall Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
John Marshall Bancorp	33.96%	14.43%	1.31%
Macatawa Bank	37.51%	16.50%	1.46%

Summary

Macatawa Bank beats John Marshall Bancorp on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.