Metropolitan Bank (MCB) Competitors $68.95 +0.19 (+0.28%) Closing price 08/4/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$69.20 +0.25 (+0.37%) As of 08/4/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MCB vs. DCOM, EBC, EWBC, HTBK, OBK, SBCF, VBTX, ZION, KEY, and WALShould you be buying Metropolitan Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Metropolitan Bank include Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), Eastern Bankshares (EBC), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Heritage Commerce (HTBK), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SBCF), Veritex (VBTX), Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (ZION), KeyCorp (KEY), and Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Metropolitan Bank vs. Its Competitors Dime Community Bancshares Eastern Bankshares East West Bancorp Heritage Commerce Origin Bancorp Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida Veritex Zions Bancorporation, N.A. KeyCorp Western Alliance Bancorporation Dime Community Bancshares (NASDAQ:DCOM) and Metropolitan Bank (NYSE:MCB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation. Do analysts recommend DCOM or MCB? Dime Community Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $36.88, indicating a potential upside of 34.48%. Metropolitan Bank has a consensus price target of $82.67, indicating a potential upside of 19.89%. Given Dime Community Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Dime Community Bancshares is more favorable than Metropolitan Bank.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dime Community Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25Metropolitan Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk and volatility, DCOM or MCB? Dime Community Bancshares has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metropolitan Bank has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is DCOM or MCB more profitable? Metropolitan Bank has a net margin of 13.68% compared to Dime Community Bancshares' net margin of 6.74%. Metropolitan Bank's return on equity of 10.67% beat Dime Community Bancshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dime Community Bancshares6.74% 6.90% 0.62% Metropolitan Bank 13.68%10.67%1.04% Which has higher earnings & valuation, DCOM or MCB? Metropolitan Bank has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dime Community Bancshares. Metropolitan Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dime Community Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDime Community Bancshares$646.19M1.86$29.08M$0.8432.64Metropolitan Bank$492.21M1.49$66.69M$6.1711.18 Does the media prefer DCOM or MCB? In the previous week, Dime Community Bancshares had 10 more articles in the media than Metropolitan Bank. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Dime Community Bancshares and 4 mentions for Metropolitan Bank. Metropolitan Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Dime Community Bancshares' score of 0.96 indicating that Metropolitan Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dime Community Bancshares 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Metropolitan Bank 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is DCOM or MCB a better dividend stock? Dime Community Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Metropolitan Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Dime Community Bancshares pays out 119.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Metropolitan Bank pays out 9.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dime Community Bancshares has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Dime Community Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DCOM or MCB? 75.3% of Dime Community Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.8% of Metropolitan Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of Dime Community Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Metropolitan Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryDime Community Bancshares beats Metropolitan Bank on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Metropolitan Bank News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MCB 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 MCB 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 NYSE 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 MCB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMetropolitan BankBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$732.99M$828.48M$11.97B$20.47BDividend Yield0.87%3.26%5.67%3.70%P/E Ratio11.1815.6619.9129.36Price / Sales1.492.0225.9278.27Price / Cash12.0215.1618.0017.52Price / Book1.061.082.224.62Net Income$66.69M$53.85M$999.86M$993.83M7 Day Performance-3.51%-1.76%-0.97%-1.79%1 Month Performance-7.96%-3.47%-0.48%-1.30%1 Year Performance55.01%15.43%542.87%15.88% Metropolitan Bank Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MCBMetropolitan Bank3.9396 of 5 stars$68.95+0.3%$82.67+19.9%+50.4%$732.99M$492.21M11.18240Positive NewsDCOMDime Community Bancshares4.4589 of 5 stars$29.15+2.9%$36.88+26.5%+19.0%$1.24B$646.19M34.70820Dividend AnnouncementEBCEastern Bankshares4.6728 of 5 stars$16.12+1.0%$19.25+19.4%+1.0%$3.41B$1.09B-52.001,998Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionEWBCEast West Bancorp4.4565 of 5 stars$103.87+0.3%$114.15+9.9%+25.8%$14.28B$4.53B12.133,100Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeHTBKHeritage Commerce4.0535 of 5 stars$9.78+2.1%$10.67+9.1%-4.7%$590.09M$251.45M15.52330OBKOrigin Bancorp3.6604 of 5 stars$38.07+1.6%$43.20+13.5%+12.8%$1.19B$358.20M15.481,010SBCFSeacoast Banking Corporation of Florida2.1352 of 5 stars$29.21+1.6%$29.200.0%+10.2%$2.47B$808.99M17.921,504VBTXVeritex4.2582 of 5 stars$32.16-1.1%$33.25+3.4%+38.0%$1.76B$797.62M15.31770Short Interest ↑ZIONZions Bancorporation, N.A.4.6859 of 5 stars$55.360.0%$60.78+9.8%+12.8%$8.17B$4.99B10.129,406Positive NewsDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑KEYKeyCorp4.6808 of 5 stars$18.42-0.8%$19.39+5.3%+23.4%$20.35B$9.24B-263.1416,753WALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.9793 of 5 stars$80.75-1.7%$96.62+19.6%+6.1%$9.07B$5.08B10.613,524Positive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Dime Community Bancshares Alternatives Eastern Bankshares Alternatives East West Bancorp Alternatives Heritage Commerce Alternatives Origin Bancorp Alternatives Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida Alternatives Veritex Alternatives Zions Bancorporation, N.A. 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