Ohio Valley Banc (OVBC) Competitors

Ohio Valley Banc (NASDAQ:OVBC) and Mid Penn Bancorp (NASDAQ:MPB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Which has more volatility & risk, OVBC or MPB?

Ohio Valley Banc has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mid Penn Bancorp has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in OVBC or MPB?

22.1% of Ohio Valley Banc shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of Mid Penn Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of Ohio Valley Banc shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Mid Penn Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OVBC or MPB?

Mid Penn Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Ohio Valley Banc. Mid Penn Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ohio Valley 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
Ohio Valley Banc	$88.93M	1.99	$11M	$2.94	12.78
Mid Penn Bancorp	$309.08M	2.16	$49.44M	$2.39	12.12

Does the media favor OVBC or MPB?

In the previous week, Mid Penn Bancorp had 10 more articles in the media than Ohio Valley Banc. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Mid Penn Bancorp and 1 mentions for Ohio Valley Banc. Ohio Valley Banc's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Mid Penn Bancorp's score of 0.73 indicating that Ohio Valley Banc is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ohio Valley Banc	Very Positive
Mid Penn Bancorp	Positive

Is OVBC or MPB a better dividend stock?

Ohio Valley Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Mid Penn Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Ohio Valley Banc pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mid Penn Bancorp pays out 33.5% 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. Ohio Valley Banc has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Is OVBC or MPB more profitable?

Ohio Valley Banc has a net margin of 14.81% compared to Mid Penn Bancorp's net margin of 13.69%. Ohio Valley Banc's return on equity of 8.95% beat Mid Penn Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ohio Valley Banc	14.81%	8.95%	0.92%
Mid Penn Bancorp	13.69%	8.13%	0.95%

Do analysts prefer OVBC or MPB?

Mid Penn Bancorp has a consensus price target of $34.50, suggesting a potential upside of 19.09%. Given Mid Penn Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mid Penn Bancorp is more favorable than Ohio Valley Banc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ohio Valley Banc	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Mid Penn Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Mid Penn Bancorp beats Ohio Valley Banc on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.