Meridian Bank (MRBK) Competitors $14.68 +0.43 (+3.02%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.71 +0.03 (+0.20%) As of 04:04 PM 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. SPFI, BTBT, SMBK, CBNK, MPB, ALRS, BITF, FUFU, SHBI, and BCALShould you be buying Meridian Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Meridian Bank include South Plains Financial (SPFI), Bit Digital (BTBT), SmartFinancial (SMBK), Capital Bancorp (CBNK), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), Alerus Financial (ALRS), Bitfarms (BITF), BitFuFu (FUFU), Shore Bancshares (SHBI), and California BanCorp (BCAL). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Meridian Bank vs. Its Competitors South Plains Financial Bit Digital SmartFinancial Capital Bancorp Mid Penn Bancorp Alerus Financial Bitfarms BitFuFu Shore Bancshares California BanCorp Meridian Bank (NASDAQ:MRBK) and South Plains Financial (NASDAQ:SPFI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends. Is MRBK or SPFI more profitable? South Plains Financial has a net margin of 18.59% compared to Meridian Bank's net margin of 8.09%. South Plains Financial's return on equity of 12.36% beat Meridian Bank's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Meridian Bank8.09% 9.52% 0.67% South Plains Financial 18.59%12.36%1.26% Which has more risk and volatility, MRBK or SPFI? Meridian Bank has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, South Plains Financial has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MRBK or SPFI? South Plains Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Meridian Bank. Meridian Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than South Plains Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMeridian Bank$197.37M0.84$16.35M$1.4210.34South Plains Financial$288.97M2.30$49.72M$3.0013.67 Is MRBK or SPFI a better dividend stock? Meridian Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. South Plains Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Meridian Bank pays out 35.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. South Plains Financial pays out 20.0% 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. South Plains Financial has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend MRBK or SPFI? Meridian Bank currently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.80%. South Plains Financial has a consensus price target of $42.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.66%. Given Meridian Bank's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Meridian Bank is more favorable than South Plains Financial.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) 2.50South Plains Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MRBK or SPFI? 58.6% of Meridian Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.0% of South Plains Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 14.4% of Meridian Bank shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of South Plains Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer MRBK or SPFI? In the previous week, South Plains Financial had 16 more articles in the media than Meridian Bank. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for South Plains Financial and 3 mentions for Meridian Bank. Meridian Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat South Plains Financial's score of 0.51 indicating that Meridian Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Meridian Bank 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive South Plains Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummarySouth Plains Financial beats Meridian Bank on 15 of the 19 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$160.82M$884.55M$12.11B$9.41BDividend Yield3.51%3.14%5.56%4.03%P/E Ratio10.3418.5418.3720.09Price / Sales0.842.0326.0799.01Price / Cash7.0449.4621.6858.27Price / Book0.961.122.315.65Net Income$16.35M$54.19M$997.60M$257.91M7 Day Performance5.69%0.56%0.42%2.09%1 Month Performance27.76%8.26%4.37%11.13%1 Year Performance27.76%15.09%541.75%18.40% Meridian Bank Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MRBKMeridian Bank3.8405 of 5 stars$14.68+3.0%$17.00+15.8%+22.7%$160.82M$197.37M10.34410News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeSPFISouth Plains Financial3.7784 of 5 stars$36.99-2.4%$41.50+12.2%+29.3%$614.87M$288.97M12.33680Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastBTBTBit Digital3.0413 of 5 stars$3.48+18.4%$6.33+82.0%-1.5%$613.08M$108.05M-7.4010Trending NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSMBKSmartFinancial2.2636 of 5 stars$35.43-1.8%$33.70-4.9%+32.3%$602.95M$178.24M16.56550News CoverageUpcoming EarningsCBNKCapital Bancorp4.1202 of 5 stars$35.14-1.1%$34.50-1.8%+48.0%$591.82M$201.34M14.17270Positive NewsMPBMid Penn Bancorp3.7941 of 5 stars$29.76-1.5%$36.00+21.0%+10.8%$584.93M$309.08M10.33620Upcoming EarningsALRSAlerus Financial4.3656 of 5 stars$22.41-1.9%$23.00+2.6%+1.5%$579.35M$336.51M18.37840BITFBitfarms2.9571 of 5 stars$1.03+1.0%$4.44+330.8%-63.5%$567.08M$209.41M-5.42110Gap UpFUFUBitFuFu3.0221 of 5 stars$3.48+1.2%$6.25+79.6%-18.8%$561.09M$463.33M174.0929Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpSHBIShore Bancshares4.083 of 5 stars$16.54-0.5%$20.00+20.9%+22.8%$555.01M$326.48M11.10450News CoverageUpcoming EarningsBCALCalifornia BanCorp2.7269 of 5 stars$16.43-0.6%$19.50+18.7%+11.7%$535.79M$150.68M36.51204News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies South Plains Financial Competitors Bit Digital Competitors SmartFinancial Competitors Capital Bancorp Competitors Mid Penn Bancorp Competitors Alerus Financial Competitors Bitfarms Competitors BitFuFu Competitors Shore Bancshares Competitors California 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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