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Meridian (MRBK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$13.62 -0.08 (-0.55%)
As of 03:01 PM Eastern
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About Meridian Stock (NASDAQ:MRBK)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$13.62
$13.99
50-Day Range
$12.67
$14.54
52-Week Range
$9.72
$17.33
Volume
14,904 shs
Average Volume
54,705 shs
Market Capitalization
$153.76 million
P/E Ratio
9.40
Dividend Yield
3.67%
Price Target
$17.00
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Meridian Corporation operates as the holding company for Meridian Bank that provides commercial banking products and services in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Florida, and Maryland. The company offers various deposit products, such as demand non-interest bearing, demand interest bearing, savings accounts, money market accounts, and time deposits. It also provides commercial and industrial loans comprising business lines of credit, term loans, small business lending, lease financing, shared national credits, and other financing; commercial real estate, and land development and construction loans for residential and commercial projects; and consumer and home equity lending, private banking, merchant, and title and land settlement services. In addition, the company operates and originates mortgage loans for 1-4 family dwellings; and offers real estate holding, investment advisory, and equipment leasing services, as well as financial planning and wealth management services. Meridian Corporation was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania.

Meridian Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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66th Percentile Overall Score

MRBK MarketRank™: 

Meridian scored higher than 66% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 472nd out of 909 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Meridian has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Meridian has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Meridian's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Meridian are expected to decrease by -2.42% in the coming year, from $2.07 to $2.02 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Meridian is 9.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.65.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Meridian is 9.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.48.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Meridian has a P/B Ratio of 0.96. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Meridian's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.39% of the outstanding shares of Meridian have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Meridian has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Meridian has recently increased by 15.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Meridian pays a meaningful dividend of 3.47%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Meridian does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Meridian is 35.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Meridian will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.75% next year. This indicates that Meridian will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Meridian's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.39% of the outstanding shares of Meridian have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Meridian has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Meridian has recently increased by 15.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Meridian has a news sentiment score of 1.84. 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 0.96 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Meridian insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $35,722.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    14.38% of the stock of Meridian is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    58.56% of the stock of Meridian is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Meridian's insider trading history.
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MRBK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Meridian's stock was trading at $13.71 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, MRBK stock has decreased by 0.6% and is now trading at $13.6250.
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Meridian Co. (NASDAQ:MRBK) released its earnings results on Friday, April, 25th. The company reported $0.21 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $27.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $27.93 million. Meridian had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.01% and a net margin of 8.28%.

Shares of Meridian split before market open on Monday, March 13th 2023. The 2-1 split was announced on Monday, March 13th 2023. The newly minted shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Monday, March 13th 2023. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

Top institutional investors of Meridian include Acadian Asset Management LLC (1.08%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.74%), Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (0.70%) and Jane Street Group LLC (0.58%). Insiders that own company stock include Anthony Mark Imbesi, Christopher J Annas, Robert M Casciato, Denise Lindsay, Robert T Holland and Edward J Hollin.
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Shares of MRBK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Meridian investors own include Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), McKesson (MCK), Charles Schwab (SCHW), Chevron (CVX), Comcast (CMCSA), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) and Yum! Brands (YUM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
4/25/2025
Record date for 5/19 Dividend
5/12/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/19 Dividend
5/12/2025
Dividend Payable
5/19/2025
Today
5/22/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/25/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
National commercial banks
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:MRBK
Fax
N/A
Employees
410
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$17.00
High Stock Price Target
$18.00
Low Stock Price Target
$16.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+24.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
9.40
Forward P/E Ratio
6.58
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$16.35 million
Pretax Margin
7.91%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$114.84 million
Cash Flow
$1.35 per share
Price / Cash Flow
10.10
Book Value
$14.14 per share
Price / Book
0.96

Miscellaneous

Free Float
9,663,000
Market Cap
$153.76 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.71
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This page (NASDAQ:MRBK) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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