Meridian (MRBK) Competitors $13.66 -0.04 (-0.26%) As of 01:57 PM 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. SMBC, BITF, FSBC, VEL, ORRF, SPFI, ALRS, SMBK, MPB, and CBNKShould you be buying Meridian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Meridian include Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC), Bitfarms (BITF), Five Star Bancorp (FSBC), Velocity Financial (VEL), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), South Plains Financial (SPFI), Alerus Financial (ALRS), SmartFinancial (SMBK), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), and Capital Bancorp (CBNK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Meridian vs. Southern Missouri Bancorp Bitfarms Five Star Bancorp Velocity Financial Orrstown Financial Services South Plains Financial Alerus Financial SmartFinancial Mid Penn Bancorp Capital Bancorp Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) and Meridian (NASDAQ:MRBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings. Which has higher earnings and valuation, SMBC or MRBK? 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 RatioSouthern Missouri Bancorp$177.85M3.38$50.18M$4.9810.68Meridian$114.84M1.35$16.35M$1.429.65 Is SMBC or MRBK a better dividend stock? Southern Missouri Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Meridian pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Southern Missouri Bancorp pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Meridian pays out 35.2% 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 media favor SMBC or MRBK? In the previous week, Southern Missouri Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Meridian's score of 1.84 indicating that Southern Missouri Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Southern Missouri Bancorp Very Positive Meridian Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in SMBC or MRBK? 49.5% of Southern Missouri Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Meridian shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.6% of Southern Missouri Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.4% of Meridian shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend SMBC or MRBK? Southern Missouri Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $66.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.66%. Meridian has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.09%. Given Southern Missouri Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Southern Missouri Bancorp is more favorable than Meridian.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Southern Missouri Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Meridian 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SMBC or MRBK? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSouthern Missouri BancorpOutperform Votes18361.62% Underperform Votes11438.38% MeridianOutperform Votes13557.69% Underperform Votes9942.31% Which has more risk & volatility, SMBC or MRBK? Southern Missouri Bancorp has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Meridian has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SMBC or MRBK 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 Southern Missouri Bancorp17.72% 10.45% 1.10% Meridian 8.28%10.01%0.70% SummarySouthern Missouri Bancorp beats Meridian on 18 of the 20 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$154.60M$23.02B$11.50B$8.39BDividend Yield3.47%3.41%5.45%4.10%P/E Ratio9.4512.8622.4819.71Price / Sales1.352.9027.28117.54Price / Cash10.1011.1617.6234.62Price / Book0.971.192.794.50Net Income$16.35M$2.17B$1.04B$248.18M7 Day Performance-4.93%-1.94%-0.02%0.23%1 Month PerformanceN/A6.67%6.70%12.39%1 Year Performance40.08%19.31%537.71%7.07% Meridian Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MRBKMeridian3.3043 of 5 stars$13.67-0.3%$17.00+24.4%+41.7%$154.60M$114.84M9.45410Positive NewsSMBCSouthern Missouri Bancorp4.1382 of 5 stars$54.99+0.3%$66.33+20.6%+24.9%$621.39M$177.85M12.01540Positive NewsBITFBitfarms2.0525 of 5 stars$1.15flat$4.01+248.7%-42.2%$620.08M$192.88M-3.19110Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionGap UpFSBCFive Star Bancorp4.5513 of 5 stars$29.03+0.2%$35.00+20.6%+20.2%$619.18M$131.69M12.73180Positive NewsVELVelocity Financial3.1174 of 5 stars$16.63-0.2%$21.50+29.3%-9.9%$606.86M$224.07M8.99220ORRFOrrstown Financial Services4.6175 of 5 stars$30.97-0.2%$36.80+18.8%+12.2%$604.16M$216.96M16.83430Positive NewsSPFISouth Plains Financial4.0413 of 5 stars$36.01-0.7%$41.50+15.2%+26.8%$584.37M$191.62M12.33680ALRSAlerus Financial4.2749 of 5 stars$22.12+0.5%$23.00+4.0%+7.9%$561.10M$237.02M21.69840Positive NewsSMBKSmartFinancial1.8456 of 5 stars$32.38-0.4%$33.70+4.1%+35.1%$551.04M$178.24M15.13550Positive NewsMPBMid Penn Bancorp4.3386 of 5 stars$28.45+1.1%$36.00+26.5%+24.7%$550.68M$182.08M9.81620Positive NewsInsider TradeCBNKCapital Bancorp4.2896 of 5 stars$32.89+0.6%$34.50+4.9%+62.5%$547.85M$201.34M15.44270Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Southern Missouri Bancorp Competitors Bitfarms Competitors Five Star Bancorp Competitors Velocity Financial Competitors Orrstown Financial Services Competitors South Plains Financial Competitors Alerus Financial Competitors SmartFinancial Competitors Mid Penn Bancorp Competitors Capital Bancorp 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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