NSTS Bancorp (NSTS) Competitors

Middlefield Banc (NASDAQ:MBCN) and NSTS Bancorp (NASDAQ:NSTS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the media prefer MBCN or NSTS?

In the previous week, Middlefield Banc had 2 more articles in the media than NSTS Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Middlefield Banc and 0 mentions for NSTS Bancorp. Middlefield Banc's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat NSTS Bancorp's score of -1.29 indicating that Middlefield Banc is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Middlefield Banc	Neutral
NSTS Bancorp	Negative

Do analysts prefer MBCN or NSTS?

Middlefield Banc presently has a consensus price target of $28.50, indicating a potential downside of 3.06%. Given Middlefield Banc's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Middlefield Banc is more favorable than NSTS Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Middlefield Banc	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
NSTS Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MBCN or NSTS?

Middlefield Banc has higher revenue and earnings than NSTS Bancorp. NSTS Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Middlefield Banc, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Middlefield Banc	$69.17M	3.43	$15.52M	$2.01	14.63
NSTS Bancorp	$8.88M	7.02	-$3.96M	-$0.18	-66.00

Is MBCN or NSTS more profitable?

Middlefield Banc has a net margin of 14.31% compared to NSTS Bancorp's net margin of -48.24%. Middlefield Banc's return on equity of 7.47% beat NSTS Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Middlefield Banc	14.31%	7.47%	0.85%
NSTS Bancorp	-48.24%	-5.83%	-1.71%

Which has more risk and volatility, MBCN or NSTS?

Middlefield Banc has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NSTS Bancorp has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MBCN or NSTS?

Middlefield Banc received 193 more outperform votes than NSTS Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Middlefield Banc	Outperform Votes 193 57.96%	Underperform Votes 140 42.04%
NSTS Bancorp	N/A	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MBCN or NSTS?

31.7% of Middlefield Banc shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.7% of NSTS Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Middlefield Banc shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of NSTS Bancorp shares are owned by 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.

Summary

Middlefield Banc beats NSTS Bancorp on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.