Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK) Competitors $29.54 +0.72 (+2.50%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.24 -0.30 (-1.02%) As of 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PEBK vs. FSBC, RHLD, MPB, CNCK, ORRF, IBCP, FUFU, SPFI, XYF, and NPBShould 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), Resolute Holdings Management (RHLD), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), Coincheck Group (CNCK), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), Independent Bank (IBCP), BitFuFu (FUFU), South Plains Financial (SPFI), X Financial (XYF), and Northpointe Bancshares (NPB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina vs. Its Competitors Five Star Bancorp Resolute Holdings Management Mid Penn Bancorp Coincheck Group Orrstown Financial Services Independent Bank BitFuFu South Plains Financial X Financial Northpointe Bancshares Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (NASDAQ:PEBK) and Five Star Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend PEBK or FSBC? Five Star Bancorp has a consensus price target of $35.40, suggesting a potential upside of 11.71%. 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Five Star Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership 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. 18.9% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.6% of Five Star Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, 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 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to PEBK or FSBC? In the previous week, Five Star Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Five Star Bancorp and 3 mentions for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Five Star Bancorp's score of 0.60 indicating that Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Five Star Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PEBK or FSBC more profitable? Five Star Bancorp has a net margin of 22.14% compared to Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's net margin of 15.49%. 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 Carolina15.49% 12.39% 1.02% Five Star Bancorp 22.14%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 2.5%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays out 25.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Five Star Bancorp pays out 32.7% 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. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. 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$108.45M1.49$16.35M$3.119.50Five Star Bancorp$213.40M3.17$45.67M$2.4512.93 SummaryFive Star Bancorp beats Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina on 13 of the 19 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. 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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 CarolinaBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$157.34M$1.87B$12.42B$10.30BDividend Yield2.78%2.73%5.63%4.82%P/E Ratio9.5011.3129.9527.10Price / Sales1.492.3229.90133.29Price / Cash8.1712.1919.3430.18Price / Book1.231.182.276.69Net Income$16.35M$158.22M$1.02B$276.55M7 Day Performance-3.59%-2.25%-1.20%-1.14%1 Month Performance-6.37%-2.94%-1.32%6.50%1 Year Performance16.48%11.10%541.23%33.95% Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEBKPeoples Bancorp of North Carolina1.5299 of 5 stars$29.54+2.5%N/A+13.6%$157.34M$108.45M9.50310Upcoming EarningsFSBCFive Star Bancorp4.2906 of 5 stars$32.17+0.3%$35.00+8.8%+4.4%$687.30M$139.23M13.13180Analyst ForecastRHLDResolute Holdings ManagementN/A$79.96+0.4%N/AN/A$685.00M$420.57M0.00N/AGap UpMPBMid Penn Bancorp4.2691 of 5 stars$29.65+0.5%$34.50+16.4%-11.3%$682.36M$309.08M12.41620CNCKCoincheck Group2.6836 of 5 stars$5.14+1.2%$6.00+16.7%N/A$666.66M$2.53B0.00N/AGap UpORRFOrrstown Financial Services4.7188 of 5 stars$34.16+0.7%$39.25+14.9%-9.8%$664.41M$286.37M15.22430IBCPIndependent Bank3.8416 of 5 stars$31.89+1.3%$36.00+12.9%-8.6%$662.39M$216.12M10.42920FUFUBitFuFu3.4094 of 5 stars$3.86-2.6%$6.45+67.2%-5.8%$633.96M$382.94M13.3229Gap UpSPFISouth Plains Financial4.4386 of 5 stars$39.13+0.9%$44.67+14.1%+10.0%$632.68M$197.62M12.18680XYFX Financial2.9762 of 5 stars$14.62+0.7%N/A+91.1%$609.53M$3.15B2.73420Gap UpNPBNorthpointe Bancshares2.5755 of 5 stars$17.76-0.5%$18.25+2.8%N/A$609.38M$390.45M0.00541Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Five Star Bancorp Competitors Resolute Holdings Management Competitors Mid Penn Bancorp Competitors Coincheck Group Competitors Orrstown Financial Services Competitors Independent Bank Competitors BitFuFu Competitors South Plains Financial Competitors X Financial Competitors Northpointe Bancshares 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 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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