Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK) Competitors $30.88 +1.17 (+3.94%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PEBK vs. FSBC, ORRF, MPB, YRD, SPFI, FUFU, ALRS, CBNK, BITF, and SMBKShould 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), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), Yiren Digital (YRD), South Plains Financial (SPFI), BitFuFu (FUFU), Alerus Financial (ALRS), Capital Bancorp (CBNK), Bitfarms (BITF), and SmartFinancial (SMBK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina vs. Five Star Bancorp Orrstown Financial Services Mid Penn Bancorp Yiren Digital South Plains Financial BitFuFu Alerus Financial Capital Bancorp Bitfarms SmartFinancial Five Star Bancorp (NASDAQ:FSBC) and Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (NASDAQ:PEBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment and valuation. Does the media prefer FSBC or PEBK? In the previous week, Five Star Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Five Star Bancorp and 2 mentions for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. Five Star Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's score of 0.44 indicating that Five Star Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Five Star Bancorp Positive Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, FSBC or PEBK? Five Star Bancorp has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate FSBC or PEBK? Five Star Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.87%. Given Five Star Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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 Five Star Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor FSBC or PEBK? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFive Star BancorpOutperform Votes7862.40% Underperform Votes4737.60% Peoples Bancorp of North CarolinaOutperform Votes15866.39% Underperform Votes8033.61% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FSBC or PEBK? 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 RatioFive Star Bancorp$131.69M4.73$45.67M$2.2812.81Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina$72.07M2.25$16.35M$3.059.73 Is FSBC or PEBK 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 Five Star Bancorp21.40% 12.89% 1.25% Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina 15.08%12.85%0.98% Is FSBC or PEBK a better dividend stock? Five Star Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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 out 35.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays out 26.2% 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. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FSBC or PEBK? 46.9% of Five Star Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.8% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.7% of Five Star Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryFive Star Bancorp beats Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina on 15 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$162.00M$3.30B$11.53B$8.42BDividend Yield2.80%3.75%5.54%4.16%P/E Ratio9.9624.5021.9019.67Price / Sales2.253.1426.56119.76Price / Cash8.2010.6317.6234.62Price / Book1.361.222.794.48Net Income$16.35M$372.21M$1.04B$247.85M7 Day Performance3.76%2.28%2.23%3.54%1 Month Performance12.58%11.25%7.50%11.12%1 Year Performance-3.15%18.78%537.70%5.33% Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEBKPeoples Bancorp of North Carolina2.2802 of 5 stars$30.88+3.9%N/A-3.2%$168.57M$72.07M10.36310Positive NewsGap DownFSBCFive Star Bancorp4.2399 of 5 stars$28.02-0.6%$35.00+24.9%+29.5%$597.64M$131.69M12.29180ORRFOrrstown Financial Services4.6798 of 5 stars$30.17-0.6%$36.40+20.6%+16.5%$588.47M$217.63M16.40430Analyst ForecastPositive NewsMPBMid Penn Bancorp4.4017 of 5 stars$29.01-0.9%$36.00+24.1%+30.3%$561.52M$182.08M10.00620High Trading VolumeYRDYiren Digital2.4251 of 5 stars$6.34-0.7%N/A+25.2%$555.76M$5.81B2.183,800SPFISouth Plains Financial4.5085 of 5 stars$33.84-1.0%$41.50+22.6%+32.6%$549.43M$193.07M11.59680Positive NewsFUFUBitFuFu2.742 of 5 stars$3.35-4.0%$7.00+109.0%+37.3%$546.41M$463.33M9.5729Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownALRSAlerus Financial4.4429 of 5 stars$20.97+1.6%$23.00+9.7%+7.1%$534.97M$237.02M20.56840Positive NewsCBNKCapital Bancorp4.2212 of 5 stars$31.67+0.9%$34.50+8.9%+60.9%$527.53M$200.60M14.87270Dividend AnnouncementEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsBITFBitfarms2.1111 of 5 stars$0.97-5.1%$3.84+296.9%-32.3%$521.95M$192.88M-2.69110Earnings ReportNews CoverageSMBKSmartFinancial2.3403 of 5 stars$30.61-0.8%$33.70+10.1%+39.5%$520.94M$178.24M14.30550Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Five Star Bancorp Competitors Orrstown Financial Services Competitors Mid Penn Bancorp Competitors Yiren Digital Competitors South Plains Financial Competitors BitFuFu Competitors Alerus Financial Competitors Capital Bancorp Competitors Bitfarms Competitors SmartFinancial 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 5/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump wipes out trillions overnight…Is there anybody more powerful than Donald Trump right now? 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