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$1.37 -0.05 (-3.52%)
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USIO vs. MRBK, RMBI, CBFV, CZWI, ECBK, MNSB, BCBP, EBMT, UNB, and RBKB

Should you be buying Usio stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Usio include Meridian (MRBK), Richmond Mutual Bancorporation (RMBI), CB Financial Services (CBFV), Citizens Community Bancorp (CZWI), ECB Bancorp (ECBK), MainStreet Bancshares (MNSB), BCB Bancorp (BCBP), Eagle Bancorp Montana (EBMT), Union Bankshares (UNB), and Rhinebeck Bancorp (RBKB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

Usio vs. Its Competitors

Usio (NASDAQ:USIO) and Meridian (NASDAQ:MRBK) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.

In the previous week, Meridian had 1 more articles in the media than Usio. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Meridian and 2 mentions for Usio. Meridian's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Usio's score of 0.43 indicating that Meridian is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Usio Neutral
Meridian Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Usio$83.97M0.43-$470K$0.1112.45
Meridian$114.84M1.28$16.35M$1.429.18

Usio presently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 191.97%. Meridian has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.47%. Given Usio's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Usio is more favorable than Meridian.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Usio
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Meridian
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Usio has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Meridian has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Meridian received 79 more outperform votes than Usio when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.88% of users gave Usio an outperform vote while only 57.69% of users gave Meridian an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
UsioOutperform Votes
56
65.88%
Underperform Votes
29
34.12%
MeridianOutperform Votes
135
57.69%
Underperform Votes
99
42.31%

20.2% of Usio shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Meridian shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of Usio shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.4% of Meridian shares are owned 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.

Meridian has a net margin of 8.28% compared to Usio's net margin of 3.33%. Meridian's return on equity of 10.01% beat Usio's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Usio3.33% -2.98% -0.45%
Meridian 8.28%10.01%0.70%

Summary

Meridian beats Usio on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding USIO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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USIO vs. The Competition

MetricUsioFunctions related to depository banking IndustryBusiness SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$36.32M$1.68B$14.31B$8.63B
Dividend YieldN/A3.81%2.60%4.18%
P/E Ratio15.2210.8434.2320.01
Price / Sales0.430.55315.48157.94
Price / Cash28.8119.4830.9334.64
Price / Book2.402.335.454.70
Net Income-$470K$157.09M$195.24M$248.05M
7 Day Performance-1.44%0.70%2.56%2.62%
1 Month Performance-12.74%-2.15%3.68%6.32%
1 Year Performance-15.43%83.76%24.12%13.78%

Usio Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
USIO
Usio
2.552 of 5 stars
$1.37
-3.5%
$4.00
+192.0%
-12.9%$36.32M$83.97M15.22110Positive News
Short Interest ↑
MRBK
Meridian
4.544 of 5 stars
$12.92
-1.4%
$17.00
+31.6%
+30.0%$145.80M$114.84M8.91410Positive News
Short Interest ↓
RMBI
Richmond Mutual Bancorporation
1.4231 of 5 stars
$13.85
+1.6%
N/A+16.4%$144.14M$43.71M15.22180Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
CBFV
CB Financial Services
4.1624 of 5 stars
$28.35
-1.0%
$26.00
-8.3%
+25.8%$142.40M$47.97M11.86200Positive News
Short Interest ↑
CZWI
Citizens Community Bancorp
4.507 of 5 stars
$14.19
-0.1%
N/A+30.4%$141.76M$55.30M10.67220
ECBK
ECB Bancorp
0.2925 of 5 stars
$15.65
-1.5%
N/A+22.8%$141.29M$26.92M33.3050Short Interest ↑
Gap Up
MNSB
MainStreet Bancshares
3.6585 of 5 stars
$18.26
+0.3%
N/A+11.1%$140.68M$66.85M-11.34170Positive News
BCBP
BCB Bancorp
4.4157 of 5 stars
$7.89
-1.0%
$11.75
+48.9%
-21.1%$135.42M$93.51M8.05290
EBMT
Eagle Bancorp Montana
4.2099 of 5 stars
$16.66
flat
$13.50
-19.0%
+30.0%$132.90M$81.43M13.44350
UNB
Union Bankshares
2.1365 of 5 stars
$28.98
+1.0%
N/A+22.0%$131.54M$47.96M14.94190
RBKB
Rhinebeck Bancorp
0.39 of 5 stars
$11.54
-1.7%
N/A+55.4%$128.02M$31.10M-14.24200

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This page (NASDAQ:USIO) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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