PKBK vs. FBIZ, FMBH, GSBC, HBCP, MBWM, OBK, SHBI, SMBK, STEL, and NIC
Should you be buying Parke Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Parke Bancorp include First Business Financial Services (FBIZ), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), Home Bancorp (HBCP), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Shore Bancshares (SHBI), SmartFinancial (SMBK), Stellarone (STEL), and Nicolet Bankshares (NIC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Parke Bancorp vs. Its Competitors
Parke Bancorp (NASDAQ:PKBK) and First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ:FBIZ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.
Parke Bancorp has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Business Financial Services has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, First Business Financial Services had 1 more articles in the media than Parke Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for First Business Financial Services and 1 mentions for Parke Bancorp. Parke Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat First Business Financial Services' score of 1.56 indicating that Parke Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Parke Bancorp has a net margin of 22.44% compared to First Business Financial Services' net margin of 17.59%. First Business Financial Services' return on equity of 14.22% beat Parke Bancorp's return on equity.
First Business Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than Parke Bancorp. Parke Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Business Financial Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Parke Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Business Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Parke Bancorp pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Business Financial Services pays out 20.6% 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. First Business Financial Services has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.
First Business Financial Services has a consensus target price of $59.67, suggesting a potential upside of 16.94%. Given First Business Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Business Financial Services is more favorable than Parke Bancorp.
49.7% of Parke Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.1% of First Business Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.3% of Parke Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of First Business Financial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
First Business Financial Services beats Parke Bancorp on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:PKBK) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff