Benchmark Bankshares (BMBN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Benchmark Bankshares, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Kenbridge, Virginia. Through its banking subsidiary, Benchmark Community Bank, the company provides community banking services to individuals, families, farmers and businesses.

Benchmark Community Bank offers deposit products such as checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit and other transaction accounts. Its lending activities include residential mortgages, home equity loans, consumer credit, commercial real estate financing and loans for small businesses and agricultural customers. The bank also provides digital banking and other customary financial services.

The company primarily serves communities in southern Virginia and nearby areas of northern North Carolina through local banking offices and electronic delivery channels. Benchmark Bankshares emphasizes relationship-based banking and personalized service. Detailed, current information about the company’s executive leadership was not available from the sources reviewed.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $42.76 to $43.86
• 50-Day Range: $38.00 to $43.86
• 52-Week Range: $31.00 to $43.89
• Volume: 400 shs
• Average Volume: 2,297 shs
• Market Capitalization: $195.18 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.04
• Dividend Yield: 2.28%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

Benchmark Bankshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Benchmark Bankshares scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Benchmark Bankshares.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Benchmark Bankshares is 9.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Benchmark Bankshares is 9.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.95.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Benchmark Bankshares has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Benchmark Bankshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Benchmark Bankshares has recently decreased by 62.75%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Benchmark Bankshares pays a meaningful dividend of 2.32%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Benchmark Bankshares does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Benchmark Bankshares is 20.62%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Benchmark Bankshares has a news sentiment score of 0.75. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Benchmark Bankshares this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Benchmark Bankshares insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

14.00% of the stock of Benchmark Bankshares is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

3.23% of the stock of Benchmark Bankshares is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/28/2026
• Today: 9/25/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:BMBN
• CIK: 804563
• Web: www.bcbonline.com
• Phone: (434) 676-8444
• Fax: 434-676-2703
• Employees: 111
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.04
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $19.84 million
• Net Margins: 23.80%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $83.37 million
• Price / Sales: 2.34
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 4,450,000
• Free Float: 3,827,000
• Market Cap: $195.18 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.10