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$29.86 -0.08 (-0.27%)
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NKSH vs. MBWM, CCBG, HBNC, CCNE, GSBC, EGBN, CAC, THFF, FCBC, and HTBK

Should you be buying National Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of National Bankshares include Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Capital City Bank Group (CCBG), Horizon Bancorp (IN) (HBNC), CNB Financial (CCNE), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), Eagle Bancorp (EGBN), Camden National (CAC), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), First Community Bancshares (FCBC), and Heritage Commerce (HTBK). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

National Bankshares vs. Its Competitors

National Bankshares (NASDAQ:NKSH) and Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

National Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Mercantile Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. National Bankshares pays out 82.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mercantile Bank pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mercantile Bank has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

29.7% of National Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Mercantile Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of National Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Mercantile Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Mercantile Bank has a net margin of 22.11% compared to National Bankshares' net margin of 13.58%. Mercantile Bank's return on equity of 13.52% beat National Bankshares' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
National Bankshares13.58% 7.69% 0.70%
Mercantile Bank 22.11%13.52%1.34%

National Bankshares currently has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.26%. Mercantile Bank has a consensus target price of $55.25, indicating a potential upside of 21.48%. Given National Bankshares' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe National Bankshares is more favorable than Mercantile Bank.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
National Bankshares
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Mercantile Bank
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Mercantile Bank has higher revenue and earnings than National Bankshares. Mercantile Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
National Bankshares$79.08M2.41$7.62M$1.7716.87
Mercantile Bank$361.89M2.04$79.59M$5.049.02

National Bankshares has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mercantile Bank has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, National Bankshares and National Bankshares both had 4 articles in the media. National Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Mercantile Bank's score of 0.62 indicating that National Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
National Bankshares
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Mercantile Bank
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Mercantile Bank beats National Bankshares on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NKSH vs. The Competition

MetricNational BanksharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$190.60M$1.97B$12.65B$10.46B
Dividend Yield4.88%2.65%5.56%4.77%
P/E Ratio16.8711.4130.0027.36
Price / Sales2.412.4629.78135.99
Price / Cash13.7912.6222.8061.86
Price / Book1.211.192.326.81
Net Income$7.62M$158.22M$1.02B$276.80M
7 Day Performance4.33%-0.90%-0.06%0.27%
1 Month Performance0.17%-1.92%-0.23%8.31%
1 Year Performance-1.16%10.63%536.77%35.60%

National Bankshares Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NKSH
National Bankshares
4.5714 of 5 stars
$29.86
-0.3%
$38.00
+27.3%
+1.1%$190.60M$79.08M16.87220
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
4.2961 of 5 stars
$45.60
-0.3%
$55.25
+21.2%
+6.6%$741.12M$234.68M9.05670News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
CCBG
Capital City Bank Group
4.3955 of 5 stars
$42.92
-0.3%
$45.00
+4.9%
+22.4%$732.56M$270.63M12.55800News Coverage
HBNC
Horizon Bancorp (IN)
4.9565 of 5 stars
$16.27
+0.6%
$19.67
+20.9%
+3.8%$717.51M$359.45M13.91910News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
CCNE
CNB Financial
4.7526 of 5 stars
$24.32
0.0%
$27.75
+14.1%
+2.5%$716.95M$364.58M10.22760Upcoming Earnings
GSBC
Great Southern Bancorp
2.6328 of 5 stars
$61.58
-1.3%
$60.50
-1.8%
+8.7%$697.70M$355.26M10.491,108News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
EGBN
Eagle Bancorp
2.1412 of 5 stars
$21.71
+0.8%
$21.00
-3.3%
-11.8%$660.55M$707.50M-21.32500Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
CAC
Camden National
4.1548 of 5 stars
$38.94
-0.7%
$48.00
+23.3%
-7.6%$659.03M$294.10M12.33620Analyst Forecast
THFF
First Financial Corporation Indiana
3.7665 of 5 stars
$54.39
-0.3%
$57.67
+6.0%
+26.0%$643.89M$307.51M10.39880
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
2.1633 of 5 stars
$34.12
-0.8%
N/A-22.3%$624.82M$155.52M12.50630
HTBK
Heritage Commerce
4.138 of 5 stars
$9.95
-0.2%
$10.67
+7.2%
+2.9%$611.74M$251.45M15.80330News Coverage
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This page (NASDAQ:NKSH) was last updated on 10/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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