This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. CM Finance (CMFN) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsTrendsBuy This Stock CMFN vs. PEBK, DMF, BANX, RMAX, HNVR, OVBC, CBFV, MPA, LFT, and UBFOShould you be buying CM Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CM Finance include Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK), BNY Mellon Municipal Income (DMF), ArrowMark Financial (BANX), RE/MAX (RMAX), Hanover Bancorp (HNVR), Ohio Valley Banc (OVBC), CB Financial Services (CBFV), BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund (MPA), Lument Finance Trust (LFT), and United Security Bancshares (UBFO). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. CM Finance vs. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina BNY Mellon Municipal Income ArrowMark Financial RE/MAX Hanover Bancorp Ohio Valley Banc CB Financial Services BlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality Fund Lument Finance Trust United Security Bancshares Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (NASDAQ:PEBK) and CM Finance (NASDAQ:CMFN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PEBK or CMFN? CM Finance received 1 more outperform votes than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.39% of users gave Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina an outperform vote while only 60.00% of users gave CM Finance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPeoples Bancorp of North CarolinaOutperform Votes15866.39% Underperform Votes8033.61% CM FinanceOutperform Votes15960.00% Underperform Votes10640.00% Which has better valuation & earnings, PEBK or CMFN? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has higher revenue and earnings than CM Finance. CM Finance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPeoples Bancorp of North Carolina$71.14M2.03$16.35M$3.058.69CM Finance$40.79M0.96$15.62M$1.392.08 Is PEBK or CMFN more profitable? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a net margin of 15.08% compared to CM Finance's net margin of -13.35%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's return on equity of 12.85% beat CM Finance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina15.08% 12.85% 0.98% CM Finance -13.35%11.75%5.97% Does the media favor PEBK or CMFN? In the previous week, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina had 5 more articles in the media than CM Finance. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina and 0 mentions for CM Finance. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat CM Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Positive CM Finance Neutral Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PEBK or CMFN? 43.8% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of CM Finance shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.9% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of CM Finance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, PEBK or CMFN? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CM Finance has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is PEBK or CMFN a better dividend stock? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. CM Finance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 34.6%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays out 26.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CM Finance pays out 71.9% 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. SummaryPeoples Bancorp of North Carolina beats CM Finance on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CM Finance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CMFN 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 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.Skip Chart CMFN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCM FinanceInvestors IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$39.36M$5.34M$11.13B$7.80BDividend Yield14.22%N/A5.90%4.30%P/E Ratio2.08N/A22.0818.40Price / Sales0.967.8525.98101.29Price / Cash4.89N/A17.5934.62Price / Book0.23N/A2.644.18Net Income$15.62M-$350,000.00$1.03B$247.71M CM Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CMFNCM FinanceN/A$2.89-3.5%N/A-2.5%$39.36M$40.79M2.08N/AHigh Trading VolumePEBKPeoples Bancorp of North Carolina2.5592 of 5 stars$26.35+1.6%N/A-6.7%$143.30M$71.14M8.81310Earnings ReportAnalyst UpgradePositive NewsGap DownDMFBNY Mellon Municipal IncomeN/A$6.89-0.3%N/A+5.9%$143.02M$26.28M0.002,600Positive NewsBANXArrowMark FinancialN/A$19.98+2.5%N/A+8.1%$142.24M$19.65M0.0015,600Positive NewsRMAXRE/MAX2.4715 of 5 stars$7.47+1.1%$10.50+40.6%+3.3%$141.71M$307.69M21.33590Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageHNVRHanover Bancorp3.3203 of 5 stars$19.61+0.3%$22.00+12.2%+41.7%$141.18M$68.43M11.81160Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementOVBCOhio Valley Banc2.8518 of 5 stars$29.64+2.0%N/A+58.9%$139.63M$61.98M12.78260Earnings ReportNews CoverageCBFVCB Financial Services3.3481 of 5 stars$27.20+1.3%$26.00-4.4%+33.1%$138.80M$49.14M11.38200Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeNews CoverageMPABlackRock MuniYield Pennsylvania Quality FundN/A$10.66+0.5%N/A-10.7%$137.97M$6.87M0.00N/AInsider TradeLFTLument Finance Trust1.2925 of 5 stars$2.64+3.3%$2.50-5.1%+16.1%$137.78M$34.86M7.32600UBFOUnited Security Bancshares2.3484 of 5 stars$7.81+2.9%N/A+18.0%$136.82M$51.56M9.10120Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PEBK Competitors DMF Competitors BANX Competitors RMAX Competitors HNVR Competitors OVBC Competitors CBFV Competitors MPA Competitors LFT Competitors UBFO Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CMFN) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s tariffs just split the AI market in twoTrump’s tariff just split the AI market – among others – in two. 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