Do analysts prefer PKBK or FMBH?

First Mid Bancshares has a consensus target price of $54.63, indicating a potential upside of 6.42%. Given First Mid Bancshares' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Mid Bancshares is more favorable than Parke Bancorp. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Parke Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 First Mid Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50

Does the media favor PKBK or FMBH?

In the previous week, First Mid Bancshares had 2 more articles in the media than Parke Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Mid Bancshares and 2 mentions for Parke Bancorp. First Mid Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Parke Bancorp's score of 1.73 indicating that First Mid Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Parke Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive First Mid Bancshares 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive

Do analysts rate GSBC or PKBK?

Great Southern Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $74.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.78%. Given Great Southern Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Great Southern Bancorp is more favorable than Parke Bancorp. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Great Southern Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Parke Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Does the media refer more to GSBC or PKBK?

In the previous week, Great Southern Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Parke Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Great Southern Bancorp and 2 mentions for Parke Bancorp. Great Southern Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Parke Bancorp's score of 1.73 indicating that Great Southern Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Great Southern 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 Parke Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive

Do analysts prefer PKBK or HBCP?

Home Bancorp has a consensus target price of $69.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.22%. Given Home Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Home Bancorp is more favorable than Parke Bancorp. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Parke Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Home Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PKBK or HBCP?

Home Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Parke Bancorp. Parke Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Home Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Parke Bancorp $146.08M 2.78 $37.78M $3.84 9.01 Home Bancorp $209.23M 2.64 $46.06M $5.98 11.77

Does the media prefer PKBK or HBCP?

In the previous week, Parke Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Home Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Parke Bancorp and 1 mentions for Home Bancorp. Parke Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Home Bancorp's score of 0.79 indicating that Parke Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Parke Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Home Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Do analysts recommend PKBK or IBCP?

Independent Bank has a consensus target price of $39.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.70%. Given Independent Bank's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Independent Bank is more favorable than Parke Bancorp. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Parke Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Independent Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40

Does the media prefer PKBK or IBCP?

In the previous week, Parke Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Independent Bank. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Parke Bancorp and 1 mentions for Independent Bank. Parke Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Independent Bank's score of 0.94 indicating that Parke Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Parke Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Independent Bank 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Do analysts prefer MBWM or PKBK?

Mercantile Bank currently has a consensus target price of $62.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.23%. Given Mercantile Bank's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Mercantile Bank is more favorable than Parke Bancorp. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mercantile Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Parke Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MBWM or PKBK?

Mercantile Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Parke Bancorp. Parke Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mercantile Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Mercantile Bank $371.80M 2.89 $88.75M $5.68 10.94 Parke Bancorp $146.08M 2.78 $37.78M $3.84 9.01

Does the media refer more to MBWM or PKBK?

In the previous week, Mercantile Bank had 7 more articles in the media than Parke Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Mercantile Bank and 2 mentions for Parke Bancorp. Parke Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Mercantile Bank's score of 1.45 indicating that Parke Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mercantile Bank 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Parke Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive

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PKBK vs. FMBH, GSBC, HBCP, IBCP, and MBWM

Should you buy Parke Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? Parke Bancorp's main competitors and comparable companies include First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), Home Bancorp (HBCP), Independent Bank (IBCP), and Mercantile Bank (MBWM). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

How does Parke Bancorp compare to First Mid Bancshares?

Parke Bancorp (NASDAQ:PKBK) and First Mid Bancshares (NASDAQ:FMBH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Parke Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. First Mid Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Parke Bancorp pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Mid Bancshares pays out 25.8% 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 Mid Bancshares has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Parke Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Parke Bancorp	$146.08M	2.78	$37.78M	$3.84	9.01
First Mid Bancshares	$466.04M	2.93	$91.75M	$4.03	12.74

Parke Bancorp has a net margin of 29.99% compared to First Mid Bancshares' net margin of 19.76%. Parke Bancorp's return on equity of 13.88% beat First Mid Bancshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Parke Bancorp	29.99%	13.88%	2.05%
First Mid Bancshares	19.76%	10.86%	1.29%

Parke Bancorp has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Mid Bancshares has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, First Mid Bancshares had 2 more articles in the media than Parke Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Mid Bancshares and 2 mentions for Parke Bancorp. First Mid Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Parke Bancorp's score of 1.73 indicating that First Mid Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Parke Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
First Mid Bancshares	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

First Mid Bancshares has a consensus target price of $54.63, indicating a potential upside of 6.42%. Given First Mid Bancshares' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Mid Bancshares is more favorable than Parke Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Parke Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
First Mid Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

49.7% of Parke Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of First Mid Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Parke Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of First Mid Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

First Mid Bancshares beats Parke Bancorp on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Parke Bancorp compare to Great Southern Bancorp?

Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) and Parke Bancorp (NASDAQ:PKBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Great Southern Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Parke Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Great Southern Bancorp pays out 28.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Parke Bancorp pays out 20.8% 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. Parke Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Great Southern Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $74.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.78%. Given Great Southern Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Great Southern Bancorp is more favorable than Parke Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Great Southern Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Parke Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

41.7% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.7% of Parke Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.8% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Parke Bancorp shares are owned 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.

Great Southern Bancorp has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Parke Bancorp has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Great Southern Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Parke Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Great Southern Bancorp and 2 mentions for Parke Bancorp. Great Southern Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Parke Bancorp's score of 1.73 indicating that Great Southern Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Great Southern 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
Parke Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Parke Bancorp has a net margin of 29.99% compared to Great Southern Bancorp's net margin of 20.72%. Parke Bancorp's return on equity of 13.88% beat Great Southern Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Great Southern Bancorp	20.72%	10.83%	1.22%
Parke Bancorp	29.99%	13.88%	2.05%

Great Southern Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Parke Bancorp. Parke Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great Southern Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Great Southern Bancorp	$342.78M	2.55	$70.97M	$6.02	13.33
Parke Bancorp	$146.08M	2.78	$37.78M	$3.84	9.01

Summary

Great Southern Bancorp beats Parke Bancorp on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Parke Bancorp compare to Home Bancorp?

Parke Bancorp (NASDAQ:PKBK) and Home Bancorp (NASDAQ:HBCP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Parke Bancorp	$146.08M	2.78	$37.78M	$3.84	9.01
Home Bancorp	$209.23M	2.64	$46.06M	$5.98	11.77

Parke Bancorp has a net margin of 29.99% compared to Home Bancorp's net margin of 22.23%. Parke Bancorp's return on equity of 13.88% beat Home Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Parke Bancorp	29.99%	13.88%	2.05%
Home Bancorp	22.23%	10.65%	1.32%

Parke Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Home Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Parke Bancorp pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Home Bancorp pays out 21.4% 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. Home Bancorp has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Parke Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Home Bancorp has a consensus target price of $69.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.22%. Given Home Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Home Bancorp is more favorable than Parke Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Parke Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Home Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

49.7% of Parke Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of Home Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Parke Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Home Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Parke Bancorp has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Home Bancorp has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Parke Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Home Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Parke Bancorp and 1 mentions for Home Bancorp. Parke Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Home Bancorp's score of 0.79 indicating that Parke Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Parke Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Home Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Parke Bancorp beats Home Bancorp on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Parke Bancorp compare to Independent Bank?

Parke Bancorp (NASDAQ:PKBK) and Independent Bank (NASDAQ:IBCP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Parke Bancorp has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Independent Bank has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

Parke Bancorp has a net margin of 29.99% compared to Independent Bank's net margin of 22.32%. Independent Bank's return on equity of 14.12% beat Parke Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Parke Bancorp	29.99%	13.88%	2.05%
Independent Bank	22.32%	14.12%	1.29%

Independent Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Parke Bancorp. Parke Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Independent Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Parke Bancorp	$146.08M	2.78	$37.78M	$3.84	9.01
Independent Bank	$315.38M	2.63	$68.54M	$3.44	10.86

Independent Bank has a consensus target price of $39.50, indicating a potential upside of 5.70%. Given Independent Bank's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Independent Bank is more favorable than Parke Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Parke Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Independent Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

49.7% of Parke Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Independent Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Parke Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Independent Bank shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Parke Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Parke Bancorp pays out 20.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Independent Bank pays out 32.6% 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. Independent Bank has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Independent Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Parke Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Independent Bank. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Parke Bancorp and 1 mentions for Independent Bank. Parke Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Independent Bank's score of 0.94 indicating that Parke Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Parke Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Independent Bank	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Independent Bank beats Parke Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Parke Bancorp compare to Mercantile Bank?

Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) and Parke Bancorp (NASDAQ:PKBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Mercantile Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Parke Bancorp. Parke Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mercantile Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mercantile Bank	$371.80M	2.89	$88.75M	$5.68	10.94
Parke Bancorp	$146.08M	2.78	$37.78M	$3.84	9.01

58.6% of Mercantile Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.7% of Parke Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Mercantile Bank shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Parke Bancorp shares are held by company 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.

In the previous week, Mercantile Bank had 7 more articles in the media than Parke Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Mercantile Bank and 2 mentions for Parke Bancorp. Parke Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Mercantile Bank's score of 1.45 indicating that Parke Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mercantile Bank	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Parke Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Parke Bancorp has a net margin of 29.99% compared to Mercantile Bank's net margin of 24.75%. Parke Bancorp's return on equity of 13.88% beat Mercantile Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mercantile Bank	24.75%	13.66%	1.46%
Parke Bancorp	29.99%	13.88%	2.05%

Mercantile Bank currently has a consensus target price of $62.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.23%. Given Mercantile Bank's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Mercantile Bank is more favorable than Parke Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mercantile Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Parke Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Mercantile Bank has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Parke Bancorp has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the broader market.

Mercantile Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Parke Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Mercantile Bank pays out 27.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Parke Bancorp pays out 20.8% 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. Mercantile Bank has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Mercantile Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Mercantile Bank beats Parke Bancorp on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PKBK vs. The Competition

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Metric	Parke Bancorp	Banks Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$400.36M	$24.18B	$14.21B	$12.88B
Dividend Yield	2.35%	3.17%	5.89%	8.57%
P/E Ratio	9.01	27.35	26.14	25.40
Price / Sales	2.78	9.58	521.39	97.00
Price / Cash	10.32	16.09	38.37	52.27
Price / Book	1.18	1.39	2.13	6.17
Net Income	$37.78M	$2.58B	$1.32B	$349.50M
7 Day Performance	1.74%	1.39%	0.24%	-0.05%
1 Month Performance	1.05%	0.92%	1.56%	0.80%
1 Year Performance	54.10%	24.11%	12.05%	15.62%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PKBK Parke Bancorp	2.3109 of 5 stars	$34.58 +1.6%	N/A	+53.5%	$400.36M	$146.08M	9.01	100	Positive News
FMBH First Mid Bancshares	3.1834 of 5 stars	$50.14 -0.6%	$54.63 +8.9%	+27.6%	$1.34B	$466.04M	12.44	1,170	Positive News
GSBC Great Southern Bancorp	2.1922 of 5 stars	$78.67 +0.0%	$74.00 -5.9%	+26.0%	$857.09M	$342.78M	13.07	1,075	Positive News
HBCP Home Bancorp	3.4439 of 5 stars	$68.99 -1.3%	$69.50 +0.7%	+25.2%	$548.12M	$209.23M	11.54	440
IBCP Independent Bank	3.8841 of 5 stars	$36.71 -0.7%	$39.50 +7.6%	+13.0%	$820.49M	$315.38M	10.67	920

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