Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK) Competitors

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a net margin of 17.22% compared to HIVE Digital Technologies' net margin of -49.21%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's return on equity of 13.07% beat HIVE Digital Technologies' return on equity.

In the previous week, HIVE Digital Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for HIVE Digital Technologies and 2 mentions for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat HIVE Digital Technologies' score of 0.52 indicating that Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HIVE Digital Technologies has a beta of 3.74, indicating that its share price is 274% more volatile than the broader market.

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has higher earnings, but lower revenue than HIVE Digital Technologies. HIVE Digital Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

43.8% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of HIVE Digital Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.5% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

HIVE Digital Technologies has a consensus target price of $6.90, suggesting a potential upside of 74.24%. Given HIVE Digital Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe HIVE Digital Technologies is more favorable than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina.

Five Star Bancorp has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the broader market.

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.

In the previous week, Five Star Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Five Star Bancorp and 2 mentions for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Five Star Bancorp's score of 0.63 indicating that Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Five Star Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $42.30, suggesting a potential downside of 3.60%. Given Five Star Bancorp's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Five Star Bancorp is more favorable than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina.

Five Star Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Five Star Bancorp pays out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays out 23.1% 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.

46.9% of Five Star Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.8% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are held by institutional investors. 21.8% of Five Star Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.5% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Five Star Bancorp has a net margin of 25.23% compared to Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's net margin of 17.22%. Five Star Bancorp's return on equity of 15.32% beat Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's return on equity.

Business First Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. Business First Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Business First Bancshares has a consensus price target of $32.33, suggesting a potential upside of 12.39%. Given Business First Bancshares' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Business First Bancshares is more favorable than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina.

In the previous week, Business First Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Business First Bancshares and 2 mentions for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Business First Bancshares' score of 0.57 indicating that Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a net margin of 17.22% compared to Business First Bancshares' net margin of 17.02%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's return on equity of 13.07% beat Business First Bancshares' return on equity.

43.8% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.4% of Business First Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.5% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Business First Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Business First Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays out 23.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Business First Bancshares pays out 21.3% 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 and Business First Bancshares has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Business First Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Business First Bancshares has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

Burford Capital presently has a consensus price target of $9.33, indicating a potential upside of 109.08%. Given Burford Capital's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina.

In the previous week, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina had 1 more articles in the media than Burford Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina and 1 mentions for Burford Capital. Burford Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's score of 0.94 indicating that Burford Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Burford Capital pays out -1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays out 23.1% 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. Burford Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

43.8% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Burford Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.5% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Burford Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. Burford Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Burford Capital has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the broader market.

Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a net margin of 17.22% compared to Burford Capital's net margin of 15.14%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's return on equity of 13.07% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.