Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK) Competitors $31.71 -0.19 (-0.60%) Closing price 09/5/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.68 -0.03 (-0.09%) As of 09/5/2025 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. MPB, IBCP, ORRF, SPFI, LDI, XYF, SMBC, CNCK, SMBK, and WYFIShould you be buying Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina include Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), Independent Bank (IBCP), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), South Plains Financial (SPFI), loanDepot (LDI), X Financial (XYF), Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC), Coincheck Group (CNCK), SmartFinancial (SMBK), and WhiteFiber (WYFI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina vs. Its Competitors Mid Penn Bancorp Independent Bank Orrstown Financial Services South Plains Financial loanDepot X Financial Southern Missouri Bancorp Coincheck Group SmartFinancial WhiteFiber Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (NASDAQ:PEBK) and Mid Penn Bancorp (NASDAQ:MPB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk. Does the media prefer PEBK or MPB? In the previous week, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina had 1 more articles in the media than Mid Penn Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina and 3 mentions for Mid Penn Bancorp. Mid Penn Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's score of 0.12 indicating that Mid Penn Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Mid Penn Bancorp 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more volatility and risk, PEBK or MPB? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% 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. Is PEBK or MPB more profitable? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a net margin of 15.49% compared to Mid Penn Bancorp's net margin of 13.69%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's return on equity of 12.39% beat Mid Penn Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina15.49% 12.39% 1.02% Mid Penn Bancorp 13.69%8.13%0.95% Do analysts rate PEBK or MPB? Mid Penn Bancorp has a consensus target price of $34.50, suggesting a potential upside of 14.16%. Given Mid Penn Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mid Penn 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) 0.00Mid Penn Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher earnings and valuation, PEBK or MPB? Mid Penn 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 Mid Penn 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$108.45M1.60$16.35M$3.1110.20Mid Penn Bancorp$309.08M2.25$49.44M$2.3912.64 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PEBK or MPB? 43.8% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of Mid Penn Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.9% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Mid Penn Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is PEBK or MPB a better dividend stock? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Mid Penn Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays out 25.7% 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. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. SummaryPeoples Bancorp of North Carolina beats Mid Penn Bancorp on 10 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. 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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$173.12M$2.03B$12.63B$9.92BDividend Yield2.52%2.56%5.41%4.52%P/E Ratio10.2011.98232.4226.13Price / Sales1.602.5931.03175.40Price / Cash8.9913.0222.1359.28Price / Book1.331.252.296.09Net Income$16.35M$156.23M$1.01B$266.51M7 Day Performance0.09%-0.31%0.41%0.45%1 Month Performance13.45%6.90%3.97%5.05%1 Year Performance16.84%20.90%544.46%26.03% Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEBKPeoples Bancorp of North Carolina1.6799 of 5 stars$31.71-0.6%N/A+16.8%$173.12M$108.45M10.20310News CoverageShort Interest ↑MPBMid Penn Bancorp3.9916 of 5 stars$29.63-0.9%$34.50+16.4%+5.6%$687.66M$309.08M12.40620Positive NewsIBCPIndependent Bank3.2538 of 5 stars$32.72-0.3%$36.00+10.0%+1.5%$679.48M$323.14M10.66920ORRFOrrstown Financial Services4.7716 of 5 stars$34.39-1.2%$39.25+14.1%+1.8%$678.68M$286.37M15.35430News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeSPFISouth Plains Financial4.0892 of 5 stars$40.78-1.3%$44.67+9.5%+23.4%$670.83M$197.62M12.74680Positive NewsLDIloanDepot0.5731 of 5 stars$2.04+0.7%$2.30+13.0%+20.7%$668.47M$871.73M-6.174,900News CoverageInsider TradeOptions VolumeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeXYFX Financial3.5528 of 5 stars$15.81+0.6%N/A+204.0%$656.78M$804.43M2.96420Positive NewsShort Interest ↓SMBCSouthern Missouri Bancorp4.0532 of 5 stars$57.08-1.6%$64.67+13.3%+5.6%$655.40M$305.35M11.02540Positive NewsCNCKCoincheck Group1.6341 of 5 stars$4.81-0.6%$6.00+24.7%N/A$627.75M$2.53B0.00N/APositive NewsSMBKSmartFinancial3.1755 of 5 stars$36.63-0.2%$38.25+4.4%+32.2%$623.36M$187.06M17.11550Positive NewsWYFIWhiteFiberN/A$16.56-3.1%N/AN/A$622.40MN/A0.0039Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Mid Penn Bancorp Competitors Independent Bank Competitors Orrstown Financial Services Competitors South Plains Financial Competitors loanDepot Competitors X Financial Competitors Southern Missouri Bancorp Competitors Coincheck Group Competitors SmartFinancial Competitors WhiteFiber 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 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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