Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK) Competitors $29.24 -0.04 (-0.14%) Closing price 05/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.21 -0.03 (-0.10%) As of 05/21/2025 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PEBK vs. FSBC, FUFU, ORRF, VEL, BITF, SPFI, ALRS, MPB, YRD, and HKDShould you be buying Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina include Five Star Bancorp (FSBC), BitFuFu (FUFU), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), Velocity Financial (VEL), Bitfarms (BITF), South Plains Financial (SPFI), Alerus Financial (ALRS), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), Yiren Digital (YRD), and AMTD Digital (HKD). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina vs. Five Star Bancorp BitFuFu Orrstown Financial Services Velocity Financial Bitfarms South Plains Financial Alerus Financial Mid Penn Bancorp Yiren Digital AMTD Digital Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (NASDAQ:PEBK) and Five Star Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, PEBK or FSBC? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Five Star Bancorp has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PEBK or FSBC? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina received 80 more outperform votes than Five Star Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.39% of users gave Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina an outperform vote while only 62.40% of users gave Five Star Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPeoples Bancorp of North CarolinaOutperform Votes15866.39% Underperform Votes8033.61% Five Star BancorpOutperform Votes7862.40% Underperform Votes4737.60% Does the media favor PEBK or FSBC? In the previous week, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina had 1 more articles in the media than Five Star Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina and 0 mentions for Five Star Bancorp. Five Star Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's score of 0.50 indicating that Five Star Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Positive Five Star Bancorp Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in PEBK or FSBC? 43.8% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of Five Star Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 16.9% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of Five Star Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is PEBK or FSBC more profitable? Five Star Bancorp has a net margin of 21.40% compared to Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's net margin of 15.08%. Five Star Bancorp's return on equity of 12.89% beat Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina15.08% 12.85% 0.98% Five Star Bancorp 21.40%12.89%1.25% Is PEBK or FSBC a better dividend stock? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Five Star Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays out 26.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Five Star Bancorp pays out 35.1% 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. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Do analysts prefer PEBK or FSBC? Five Star Bancorp has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 24.56%. Given Five Star Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Five Star Bancorp is more favorable than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Five Star Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PEBK or FSBC? Five Star Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Five Star Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPeoples Bancorp of North Carolina$71.83M2.22$16.35M$3.059.59Five Star Bancorp$131.69M4.55$45.67M$2.2812.32 SummaryFive Star Bancorp beats Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PEBK 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 PEBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPeoples Bancorp of North CarolinaState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$159.62M$3.25B$11.49B$8.39BDividend Yield2.59%3.70%5.45%4.10%P/E Ratio9.8123.8022.4819.71Price / Sales2.223.0827.29117.39Price / Cash8.2010.6317.6234.62Price / Book1.341.192.794.50Net Income$16.35M$372.21M$1.04B$248.18M7 Day Performance-5.31%-2.49%-0.02%0.20%1 Month Performance8.70%4.92%6.70%12.37%1 Year Performance-2.04%16.14%537.71%7.04% Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEBKPeoples Bancorp of North Carolina2.03 of 5 stars$29.24-0.1%N/A-1.9%$159.62M$71.83M9.81310Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementGap UpFSBCFive Star Bancorp4.098 of 5 stars$29.02+2.5%$35.00+20.6%+20.2%$618.97M$131.69M12.73180Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeFUFUBitFuFu2.6917 of 5 stars$3.74+3.0%$7.00+87.2%+3.0%$610.02M$463.33M10.6929ORRFOrrstown Financial Services4.6157 of 5 stars$31.25+2.7%$36.40+16.5%+12.2%$609.53M$217.63M16.98430Positive NewsVELVelocity Financial3.1174 of 5 stars$16.44+0.9%$21.50+30.8%-9.9%$600.00M$224.07M8.89220High Trading VolumeBITFBitfarms2.0405 of 5 stars$1.09+0.9%$3.84+252.4%-42.2%$587.73M$192.88M-3.03110Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionGap UpSPFISouth Plains Financial4.0388 of 5 stars$35.24+2.1%$41.50+17.8%+26.8%$571.88M$193.07M12.07680ALRSAlerus Financial4.2749 of 5 stars$22.02+3.5%$23.00+4.5%+7.9%$558.56M$237.02M21.59840Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMPBMid Penn Bancorp4.342 of 5 stars$28.73+1.9%$36.00+25.3%+24.7%$556.10M$182.08M9.91620Positive NewsInsider TradeYRDYiren Digital2.3738 of 5 stars$6.40+2.2%N/A+28.2%$553.00M$5.81B2.213,800HKDAMTD Digital0.5172 of 5 stars$2.24+5.2%N/A-49.3%$551.80M$23.45M0.0050News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Five Star Bancorp Competitors BitFuFu Competitors Orrstown Financial Services Competitors Velocity Financial Competitors Bitfarms Competitors South Plains Financial Competitors Alerus Financial Competitors Mid Penn Bancorp Competitors Yiren Digital Competitors AMTD Digital 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:PEBK) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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