Princeton Bancorp (BPRN) Competitors

First Mid Bancshares (NASDAQ:FMBH) and Princeton Bancorp (NASDAQ:BPRN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Do analysts prefer FMBH or BPRN?

First Mid Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.44%. Given First Mid Bancshares' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe First Mid Bancshares is more favorable than Princeton Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Mid Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Princeton Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FMBH or BPRN?

47.6% of First Mid Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.4% of Princeton Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of First Mid Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.0% of Princeton Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FMBH or BPRN?

First Mid Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Princeton Bancorp. First Mid Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Princeton 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
First Mid Bancshares	$386.95M	2.34	$68.93M	$3.12	12.12
Princeton Bancorp	$72.44M	3.14	$11.11M	$1.75	20.49

Is FMBH or BPRN a better dividend stock?

First Mid Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Princeton Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Mid Bancshares pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Princeton Bancorp pays out 68.6% 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.

Does the media favor FMBH or BPRN?

In the previous week, First Mid Bancshares had 7 more articles in the media than Princeton Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for First Mid Bancshares and 5 mentions for Princeton Bancorp. First Mid Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Princeton Bancorp's score of 0.02 indicating that First Mid Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Mid Bancshares	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Princeton Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, FMBH or BPRN?

First Mid Bancshares has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Princeton Bancorp has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FMBH or BPRN more profitable?

First Mid Bancshares has a net margin of 16.75% compared to Princeton Bancorp's net margin of 0.00%. First Mid Bancshares' return on equity of 10.43% beat Princeton Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Mid Bancshares	16.75%	10.43%	1.07%
Princeton Bancorp	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FMBH or BPRN?

First Mid Bancshares received 1 more outperform votes than Princeton Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.73% of users gave Princeton Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.49% of users gave First Mid Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Mid Bancshares	Outperform Votes 190 52.49%	Underperform Votes 172 47.51%
Princeton Bancorp	Outperform Votes 189 64.73%	Underperform Votes 103 35.27%

Summary

First Mid Bancshares beats Princeton Bancorp on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.