Meridian Bank (MRBK) Competitors $14.32 +0.15 (+1.02%) As of 11:49 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MRBK vs. FSBC, SMBC, VEL, SPFI, FUFU, XYF, SMBK, LDI, CBNK, and ALRSShould you be buying Meridian Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Meridian Bank include Five Star Bancorp (FSBC), Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC), Velocity Financial (VEL), South Plains Financial (SPFI), BitFuFu (FUFU), X Financial (XYF), SmartFinancial (SMBK), loanDepot (LDI), Capital Bancorp (CBNK), and Alerus Financial (ALRS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Meridian Bank vs. Its Competitors Five Star Bancorp Southern Missouri Bancorp Velocity Financial South Plains Financial BitFuFu X Financial SmartFinancial loanDepot Capital Bancorp Alerus Financial Meridian Bank (NASDAQ:MRBK) and Five Star Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability. Does the media favor MRBK or FSBC? In the previous week, Meridian Bank had 1 more articles in the media than Five Star Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Meridian Bank and 0 mentions for Five Star Bancorp. Five Star Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Meridian Bank's score of 0.93 indicating that Five Star Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Meridian Bank Positive Five Star Bancorp Positive Is MRBK or FSBC more profitable? Five Star Bancorp has a net margin of 22.14% compared to Meridian Bank's net margin of 9.01%. Five Star Bancorp's return on equity of 13.05% beat Meridian Bank's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Meridian Bank9.01% 10.73% 0.75% Five Star Bancorp 22.14%13.05%1.28% Which has more risk & volatility, MRBK or FSBC? Meridian Bank has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Five Star Bancorp has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in MRBK or FSBC? 58.6% of Meridian Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of Five Star Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 14.4% of Meridian Bank shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of Five Star Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings & valuation, MRBK or FSBC? Five Star Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Meridian Bank. Meridian Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Five Star Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMeridian Bank$197.37M0.82$16.35M$1.618.89Five Star Bancorp$213.40M2.95$45.67M$2.4512.06 Is MRBK or FSBC a better dividend stock? Meridian Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Five Star Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Meridian Bank pays out 31.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Five Star Bancorp pays out 32.7% 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. Meridian Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts rate MRBK or FSBC? Meridian Bank presently has a consensus target price of $17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.25%. Five Star Bancorp has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.46%. Given Meridian Bank's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Meridian Bank is more favorable than Five Star Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Meridian Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Five Star Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 SummaryFive Star Bancorp beats Meridian Bank on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Meridian Bank News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MRBK 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 MRBK 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 MRBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMeridian BankBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$162.21M$837.56M$12.16B$9.65BDividend Yield3.45%3.22%5.64%4.14%P/E Ratio8.9315.6919.9325.06Price / Sales0.822.1926.1677.08Price / Cash7.1648.7021.4958.58Price / Book0.941.062.115.67Net Income$16.35M$53.98M$1.00B$265.39M7 Day Performance-0.66%0.83%1.27%2.54%1 Month Performance1.52%-3.39%0.19%1.89%1 Year Performance33.16%13.57%543.43%24.09% Meridian Bank Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MRBKMeridian Bank3.5113 of 5 stars$14.32+1.0%$17.50+22.2%+27.0%$162.21M$197.37M8.93410FSBCFive Star Bancorp4.3854 of 5 stars$31.15+1.9%$35.00+12.4%+8.5%$651.82M$213.40M12.71180Positive NewsSMBCSouthern Missouri Bancorp3.7269 of 5 stars$56.37-0.8%$64.67+14.7%+6.6%$642.35M$305.35M10.88540VELVelocity Financial2.0932 of 5 stars$17.31-1.1%$21.33+23.2%-10.5%$638.60M$135.80M8.92220Earnings ReportGap UpSPFISouth Plains Financial4.3939 of 5 stars$38.98-0.6%$44.67+14.6%+19.0%$636.30M$200.66M12.18680FUFUBitFuFu2.4541 of 5 stars$3.77-1.3%$6.60+75.2%-0.5%$627.06M$396.96M188.5929Upcoming EarningsXYFX Financial2.217 of 5 stars$13.90-3.3%N/A+223.8%$600.38M$804.43M2.90420High Trading VolumeSMBKSmartFinancial3.183 of 5 stars$35.27-0.6%$38.25+8.5%+22.2%$600.21M$187.06M16.48550LDIloanDepot0.8365 of 5 stars$1.70-4.8%$2.05+20.9%-23.5%$587.24M$831.14M-3.774,900News CoverageGap DownCBNKCapital Bancorp4.6377 of 5 stars$34.39+0.4%$34.50+0.3%+33.3%$570.32M$244.71M13.87270Positive NewsDividend IncreaseALRSAlerus Financial4.9586 of 5 stars$23.07+6.2%$23.00-0.3%+0.4%$550.95M$237.02M18.91840High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Five Star Bancorp Competitors Southern Missouri Bancorp Competitors Velocity Financial Competitors South Plains Financial Competitors BitFuFu Competitors X Financial Competitors SmartFinancial Competitors loanDepot Competitors Capital Bancorp Competitors Alerus Financial Competitors 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:MRBK) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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