Meridian (MRBK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Meridian Corporation is a bank holding company headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania. Through its principal subsidiary, Meridian Bank, the company provides commercial and community banking services to businesses, professionals and individuals in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Meridian Bank offers business lending, commercial real estate financing, construction loans, equipment financing, residential and consumer lending, deposit accounts, cash-management services and online banking. The company also provides mortgage banking and wealth management services, including investment and financial planning solutions.

Meridian was established in 2004 and serves customers through a network of banking offices in southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and surrounding markets. Christopher J. Annas serves as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.80 to $19.37
• 50-Day Range: $18.94 to $20.32
• 52-Week Range: $13.81 to $21.67
• Volume: 59,047 shs
• Average Volume: 68,893 shs
• Market Capitalization: $225.94 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.19
• Dividend Yield: 2.96%
• Price Target: $22.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Meridian Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Meridian scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 196th out of 852 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: 2.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Meridian has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Meridian has a consensus price target of $22.00, representing about 16.2% upside from its current price of $18.94.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Meridian has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 38.73%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Meridian are expected to grow by 38.73% in the coming year, from $1.73 to $2.40 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Meridian is 9.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Meridian is 9.19, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.34.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Meridian has a P/B Ratio of 1.09. 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

2.42% of the float of Meridian has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Meridian has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.36, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Meridian has recently decreased by 9.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Meridian pays a meaningful dividend of 2.91%, 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 27.18%. 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 23.33% next year. This indicates that Meridian will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.61

News Sentiment

Meridian has a news sentiment score of 0.61. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

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

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

14.06% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 8/17 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/17 Dividend: 8/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/17/2026
• Today: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MRBK
• CIK: 1750735
• Web: www.meridianbanker.com
• Phone: (484) 568-5000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 327
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Meridian: $22.00
• High Price Target: $23.00
• Low Price Target: $21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.06
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.19
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.95
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $21.84 million
• Net Margins: 11.89%
• Pretax Margin: 13.68%
• Return on Equity: 12.29%
• Return on Assets: 0.95%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.24
• Current Ratio: 0.98
• Quick Ratio: 0.95

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $130.22 million
• Price / Sales: 1.73
• Cash Flow: $1.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.62
• Book Value: $17.34 per share
• Price / Book: 1.09

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 11,929,000
• Free Float: 10,252,000
• Market Cap: $225.94 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.64