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MRBK vs. SPFI, BTBT, SMBK, CBNK, MPB, ALRS, BITF, FUFU, SHBI, and BCAL

Should 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

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.

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%

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.

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 Ratio
Meridian Bank$197.37M0.84$16.35M$1.4210.34
South Plains Financial$288.97M2.30$49.72M$3.0013.67

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.

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)
2.50
South Plains Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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.

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

Summary

South Plains Financial beats Meridian Bank on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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MRBK vs. The Competition

MetricMeridian BankBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$160.82M$884.55M$12.11B$9.41B
Dividend Yield3.51%3.14%5.56%4.03%
P/E Ratio10.3418.5418.3720.09
Price / Sales0.842.0326.0799.01
Price / Cash7.0449.4621.6858.27
Price / Book0.961.122.315.65
Net Income$16.35M$54.19M$997.60M$257.91M
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MRBK
Meridian Bank
3.8405 of 5 stars
$14.68
+3.0%
$17.00
+15.8%
+22.7%$160.82M$197.37M10.34410News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
SPFI
South Plains Financial
3.7784 of 5 stars
$36.99
-2.4%
$41.50
+12.2%
+29.3%$614.87M$288.97M12.33680Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
BTBT
Bit Digital
3.0413 of 5 stars
$3.48
+18.4%
$6.33
+82.0%
-1.5%$613.08M$108.05M-7.4010Trending News
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
SMBK
SmartFinancial
2.2636 of 5 stars
$35.43
-1.8%
$33.70
-4.9%
+32.3%$602.95M$178.24M16.56550News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
CBNK
Capital Bancorp
4.1202 of 5 stars
$35.14
-1.1%
$34.50
-1.8%
+48.0%$591.82M$201.34M14.17270Positive News
MPB
Mid Penn Bancorp
3.7941 of 5 stars
$29.76
-1.5%
$36.00
+21.0%
+10.8%$584.93M$309.08M10.33620Upcoming Earnings
ALRS
Alerus Financial
4.3656 of 5 stars
$22.41
-1.9%
$23.00
+2.6%
+1.5%$579.35M$336.51M18.37840
BITF
Bitfarms
2.9571 of 5 stars
$1.03
+1.0%
$4.44
+330.8%
-63.5%$567.08M$209.41M-5.42110Gap Up
FUFU
BitFuFu
3.0221 of 5 stars
$3.48
+1.2%
$6.25
+79.6%
-18.8%$561.09M$463.33M174.0929Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
SHBI
Shore Bancshares
4.083 of 5 stars
$16.54
-0.5%
$20.00
+20.9%
+22.8%$555.01M$326.48M11.10450News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
BCAL
California BanCorp
2.7269 of 5 stars
$16.43
-0.6%
$19.50
+18.7%
+11.7%$535.79M$150.68M36.51204News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:MRBK) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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