Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMAO) Competitors $22.74 +0.97 (+4.46%) Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.64 -0.10 (-0.46%) As of 04/17/2025 04:09 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 TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FMAO vs. CCB, TFIN, LX, VBTX, IREN, QCRH, BY, HUT, LOB, and FBMSShould you be buying Farmers & Merchants Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp include Coastal Financial (CCB), Triumph Financial (TFIN), LexinFintech (LX), Veritex (VBTX), Iris Energy (IREN), QCR (QCRH), Byline Bancorp (BY), Hut 8 (HUT), Live Oak Bancshares (LOB), and First Bancshares (FBMS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp vs. Coastal Financial Triumph Financial LexinFintech Veritex Iris Energy QCR Byline Bancorp Hut 8 Live Oak Bancshares First Bancshares Coastal Financial (NASDAQ:CCB) and Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (NASDAQ:FMAO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings and community ranking. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CCB or FMAO? 59.2% of Coastal Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.0% of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.8% of Coastal Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings & valuation, CCB or FMAO? Coastal Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Farmers & Merchants Bancorp. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coastal Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCoastal Financial$452.86M2.76$45.22M$3.2525.62Farmers & Merchants Bancorp$98.90M3.15$25.94M$1.9011.97 Do analysts rate CCB or FMAO? Coastal Financial presently has a consensus target price of $98.75, suggesting a potential upside of 18.62%. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp has a consensus target price of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.34%. Given Coastal Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Coastal Financial is more favorable than Farmers & Merchants Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Coastal Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25Farmers & Merchants Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is CCB or FMAO more profitable? Farmers & Merchants Bancorp has a net margin of 14.48% compared to Coastal Financial's net margin of 6.43%. Coastal Financial's return on equity of 14.98% beat Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Coastal Financial6.43% 14.98% 1.20% Farmers & Merchants Bancorp 14.48%7.97%0.78% Which has more risk & volatility, CCB or FMAO? Coastal Financial has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Farmers & Merchants Bancorp has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CCB or FMAO? Farmers & Merchants Bancorp received 173 more outperform votes than Coastal Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.43% of users gave Coastal Financial an outperform vote while only 57.61% of users gave Farmers & Merchants Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCoastal FinancialOutperform Votes2071.43% Underperform Votes828.57% Farmers & Merchants BancorpOutperform Votes19357.61% Underperform Votes14242.39% Does the media prefer CCB or FMAO? In the previous week, Coastal Financial had 8 more articles in the media than Farmers & Merchants Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Coastal Financial and 2 mentions for Farmers & Merchants Bancorp. Coastal Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's score of 0.87 indicating that Coastal Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Coastal Financial 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Farmers & Merchants Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCoastal Financial beats Farmers & Merchants Bancorp on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Farmers & Merchants Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FMAO 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 FMAO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFarmers & Merchants BancorpFederal savings institutions IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$311.54M$2.84B$10.83B$7.34BDividend Yield4.06%3.74%5.98%4.30%P/E Ratio11.9715.5021.6717.78Price / Sales3.153.4925.4397.74Price / Cash13.0219.1117.6134.64Price / Book0.980.872.563.97Net Income$25.94M$352.78M$1.03B$247.65M7 Day Performance5.03%1.65%1.86%1.80%1 Month Performance-4.29%-2.12%-3.72%-6.98%1 Year Performance12.52%12.50%535.22%1.34% Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FMAOFarmers & Merchants Bancorp3.7026 of 5 stars$22.74+4.5%$26.00+14.3%+14.6%$311.54M$98.90M11.97430CCBCoastal Financial3.7742 of 5 stars$81.43+2.1%$98.75+21.3%+122.7%$1.22B$452.86M25.06380Insider TradeShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTFINTriumph Financial2.1319 of 5 stars$50.46-2.1%$79.00+56.6%-34.4%$1.18B$415.57M93.451,430Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeLXLexinFintech3.3719 of 5 stars$7.18-12.5%$13.60+89.4%+348.1%$1.18B$14.20B11.403,900Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeVBTXVeritex4.6729 of 5 stars$21.24-1.5%$30.90+45.5%+13.0%$1.16B$425.65M10.89770Upcoming EarningsGap DownIRENIris Energy3.9109 of 5 stars$5.88-1.0%$20.40+246.9%+24.6%$1.10B$283.73M0.00100QCRHQCR3.5484 of 5 stars$64.75+0.2%$82.00+26.6%+22.4%$1.09B$337.71M9.65920Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap DownBYByline Bancorp4.1495 of 5 stars$23.98-0.5%$33.75+40.7%+21.9%$1.07B$403.54M8.69970Upcoming EarningsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeHUTHut 83.0096 of 5 stars$11.43+0.4%$29.40+157.2%+50.4%$1.07B$671.72M0.00219LOBLive Oak Bancshares4.0001 of 5 stars$23.43-3.8%$44.75+91.0%-34.1%$1.07B$492.82M16.16960Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeFBMSFirst Bancshares1.7642 of 5 stars$33.75+0.3%$38.75+14.8%+43.9%$1.05B$276.99M13.83870Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CCB Competitors TFIN Competitors LX Competitors VBTX Competitors IREN Competitors QCRH Competitors BY Competitors HUT Competitors LOB Competitors FBMS 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:FMAO) was last updated on 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Reveals Why There Soon Won’t Be Any Money For Social SecurityElon Musk's Near-Death Experience Sparks Dire Warning for Americans After cheating death twice—once in a te...Colonial Metals | SponsoredTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'‘Digital Asset Reserve’ for THIS Coin??? 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