Meridian (MRBK) Competitors $13.28 -0.22 (-1.63%) Closing price 05/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.29 +0.01 (+0.08%) As of 08:53 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MRBK vs. SMBC, FSBC, XYF, JFIN, ORRF, SPFI, QD, YRD, MPB, and SMBKShould you be buying Meridian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Meridian include Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC), Five Star Bancorp (FSBC), X Financial (XYF), Jiayin Group (JFIN), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), South Plains Financial (SPFI), Qudian (QD), Yiren Digital (YRD), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), and SmartFinancial (SMBK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Meridian vs. Southern Missouri Bancorp Five Star Bancorp X Financial Jiayin Group Orrstown Financial Services South Plains Financial Qudian Yiren Digital Mid Penn Bancorp SmartFinancial Meridian (NASDAQ:MRBK) and Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, community ranking, risk and dividends. Is MRBK or SMBC more profitable? Southern Missouri Bancorp has a net margin of 17.72% compared to Meridian's net margin of 8.28%. Southern Missouri Bancorp's return on equity of 10.45% beat Meridian's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Meridian8.28% 10.01% 0.70% Southern Missouri Bancorp 17.72%10.45%1.10% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MRBK or SMBC? Southern Missouri Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Meridian. Meridian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Southern Missouri Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMeridian$112.34M1.33$16.35M$1.429.35Southern Missouri Bancorp$171.80M3.67$50.18M$4.9810.58 Which has more risk and volatility, MRBK or SMBC? Meridian has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern Missouri Bancorp has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MRBK or SMBC a better dividend stock? Meridian pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Southern Missouri Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Meridian pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Southern Missouri Bancorp pays out 18.5% 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. Southern Missouri Bancorp has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MRBK or SMBC? Southern Missouri Bancorp received 48 more outperform votes than Meridian when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.62% of users gave Southern Missouri Bancorp an outperform vote while only 57.69% of users gave Meridian an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMeridianOutperform Votes13557.69% Underperform Votes9942.31% Southern Missouri BancorpOutperform Votes18361.62% Underperform Votes11438.38% Do analysts rate MRBK or SMBC? Meridian currently has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.01%. Southern Missouri Bancorp has a consensus target price of $66.33, indicating a potential upside of 25.94%. Given Meridian's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Meridian is more favorable than Southern Missouri Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Meridian 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Southern Missouri Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media favor MRBK or SMBC? In the previous week, Meridian had 7 more articles in the media than Southern Missouri Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Meridian and 5 mentions for Southern Missouri Bancorp. Southern Missouri Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Meridian's score of -0.13 indicating that Southern Missouri Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Meridian 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Southern Missouri Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MRBK or SMBC? 58.6% of Meridian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of Southern Missouri Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.4% of Meridian shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Southern Missouri Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySouthern Missouri Bancorp beats Meridian on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Meridian 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricMeridianNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$149.87M$21.88B$11.10B$7.93BDividend Yield3.58%3.64%5.77%4.22%P/E Ratio9.1612.4022.1018.54Price / Sales1.332.8026.31103.30Price / Cash10.1011.1617.6034.62Price / Book0.941.162.674.25Net Income$16.35M$2.17B$1.03B$248.18M7 Day Performance-4.80%1.55%0.72%1.03%1 Month Performance-7.13%0.24%-0.58%2.70%1 Year Performance49.38%18.02%537.58%4.05% Meridian Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MRBKMeridian3.9073 of 5 stars$13.28-1.6%$17.00+28.0%+52.1%$149.87M$112.34M9.16410Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpSMBCSouthern Missouri Bancorp4.3521 of 5 stars$49.47+0.5%$70.00+41.5%+30.0%$591.61M$171.80M10.80540Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑FSBCFive Star Bancorp4.5726 of 5 stars$26.27-0.5%$36.38+38.5%+26.4%$560.31M$124.96M11.52180Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageXYFX Financial2.0834 of 5 stars$11.20-4.6%N/A+258.7%$547.97M$2.56B2.96420JFINJiayin Group2.5422 of 5 stars$10.03-3.7%N/A+70.7%$538.46M$5.80B3.34710ORRFOrrstown Financial Services4.4782 of 5 stars$26.80-0.6%$38.80+44.8%+13.6%$522.73M$190.41M14.57430Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumeSPFISouth Plains Financial4.1585 of 5 stars$31.88-1.0%$42.67+33.8%+29.4%$517.60M$189.30M10.92680Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑QDQudian0.9543 of 5 stars$2.47-2.0%N/A+10.0%$495.48M$216.43M61.75940YRDYiren Digital2.8561 of 5 stars$5.64-1.1%N/A+25.8%$494.79M$5.81B1.943,800MPBMid Penn Bancorp3.847 of 5 stars$25.17-0.9%$36.00+43.0%+39.8%$487.19M$176.80M8.68620Positive NewsSMBKSmartFinancial3.1513 of 5 stars$28.35-1.8%$30.70+8.3%+43.7%$482.46M$171.50M13.25550 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Southern Missouri Bancorp Competitors Five Star Bancorp Competitors X Financial Competitors Jiayin Group Competitors Orrstown Financial Services Competitors South Plains Financial Competitors Qudian Competitors Yiren Digital Competitors Mid Penn Bancorp Competitors SmartFinancial 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHere’s How to Claim Your Stake in Elon’s Private Company, xAII predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThe next market Nvidia is positioned to dominate …Robots — built by Nvidia. 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