Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (FMAO) Competitors $29.92 +0.46 (+1.56%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FMAO vs. CLBK, MBIN, NIC, CUBI, QCRH, CMPO, SUPV, BY, FBMS, and CCBShould you be buying Farmers & Merchants Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp include Columbia Financial (CLBK), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), Nicolet Bankshares (NIC), Customers Bancorp (CUBI), QCR (QCRH), CompoSecure (CMPO), Grupo Supervielle (SUPV), Byline Bancorp (BY), First Bancshares (FBMS), and Coastal Financial (CCB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp vs. Columbia Financial Merchants Bancorp Nicolet Bankshares Customers Bancorp QCR CompoSecure Grupo Supervielle Byline Bancorp First Bancshares Coastal Financial Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (NASDAQ:FMAO) and Columbia Financial (NASDAQ:CLBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability. Which has better valuation & earnings, FMAO or CLBK? Columbia Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Farmers & Merchants Bancorp. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Columbia Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFarmers & Merchants Bancorp$96.56M4.24$22.79M$1.7017.60Columbia Financial$213.75M7.80$36.09M$0.15106.20 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FMAO or CLBK? Farmers & Merchants Bancorp received 55 more outperform votes than Columbia Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.98% of users gave Columbia Financial an outperform vote while only 57.61% of users gave Farmers & Merchants Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFarmers & Merchants BancorpOutperform Votes19357.61% Underperform Votes14242.39% Columbia FinancialOutperform Votes13867.98% Underperform Votes6532.02% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FMAO or CLBK? 24.0% of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.7% of Columbia Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Farmers & Merchants Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Columbia Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, FMAO or CLBK? Farmers & Merchants Bancorp has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Columbia Financial has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is FMAO or CLBK more profitable? Farmers & Merchants Bancorp has a net margin of 13.16% compared to Columbia Financial's net margin of 3.35%. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's return on equity of 7.16% beat Columbia Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Farmers & Merchants Bancorp13.16% 7.16% 0.70% Columbia Financial 3.35%2.09%0.21% Do analysts rate FMAO or CLBK? Farmers & Merchants Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential downside of 19.79%. Columbia Financial has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.72%. Given Columbia Financial's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Columbia Financial is more favorable than Farmers & Merchants Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Farmers & Merchants Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Columbia Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media refer more to FMAO or CLBK? In the previous week, Farmers & Merchants Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Columbia Financial. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Farmers & Merchants Bancorp and 0 mentions for Columbia Financial. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Columbia Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Farmers & Merchants Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Positive Columbia Financial Neutral SummaryFarmers & Merchants Bancorp beats Columbia Financial on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Insiders ExposedHas Trump Finally Gone Too Far?Lately, there's been a lot of buzz around a secret loophole executive insiders are using to make millions buying and selling their own stocks. It's so powerful ... so profitable ... that most people immediately assume this is just another example of Trump doing what's best for business executives. But surprisingly, this loophole has been on the books for many years and executives have been using it to make HUNDREDS of millions of dollars. 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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$409.87M$2.74B$11.01B$9.07BDividend Yield2.98%3.19%9.87%4.22%P/E Ratio17.6015.2928.5417.19Price / Sales4.243.9548.52116.80Price / Cash16.8619.3930.3637.86Price / Book1.291.002.744.78Net Income$22.79M$358.89M$1.03B$225.60M7 Day Performance-6.41%-1.85%-2.88%-1.23%1 Month Performance-7.57%-0.46%-2.87%3.37%1 Year Performance17.80%10.15%11.31%16.58% Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FMAOFarmers & Merchants Bancorp1.7124 of 5 stars$29.92+1.6%$24.00-19.8%+19.9%$409.87M$96.56M17.60430Dividend IncreaseHigh Trading VolumeCLBKColumbia Financial0.544 of 5 stars$16.95+0.1%$17.00+0.3%-16.5%$1.78B$422.36M112.67750MBINMerchants Bancorp3.1079 of 5 stars$37.82-1.7%$53.83+42.3%-12.5%$1.73B$1.19B6.37480Positive NewsNICNicolet Bankshares2.8869 of 5 stars$113.41+1.1%$112.00-1.2%+32.2%$1.73B$349.34M14.27948CUBICustomers Bancorp4.1473 of 5 stars$53.12-0.7%$62.22+17.1%-14.5%$1.67B$723.48M8.69640Analyst RevisionQCRHQCR3.2153 of 5 stars$88.60+0.3%$76.00-14.2%+39.7%$1.49B$546.09M12.831,030News CoveragePositive NewsCMPOCompoSecure1.7672 of 5 stars$16.80+1.5%$16.36-2.6%+192.6%$1.48B$419.61M-37.61720Analyst ForecastNews CoverageSUPVGrupo Supervielle1.8435 of 5 stars$15.40+16.5%$13.67-11.3%+273.1%$1.41B$578.06B21.533,663BYByline Bancorp3.0501 of 5 stars$31.40+0.9%$30.88-1.7%+23.8%$1.39B$535.79M11.321,055FBMSFirst Bancshares1.5465 of 5 stars$37.02+2.4%$37.17+0.4%+19.2%$1.15B$267.28M16.371,078CCBCoastal Financial3.7735 of 5 stars$84.61+1.9%$81.67-3.5%+81.9%$1.15B$444.25M27.95380 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLBK Competitors MBIN Competitors NIC Competitors CUBI Competitors QCRH Competitors CMPO Competitors SUPV Competitors BY Competitors FBMS Competitors CCB Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FMAO) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. 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