Franklin Financial Services (FRAF) Competitors $34.35 +0.50 (+1.46%) As of 11:54 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FRAF vs. MCB, SMBC, YRD, FSBC, ORRF, SPFI, QD, SMBK, MPB, and NPBShould you be buying Franklin Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franklin Financial Services include Metropolitan Bank (MCB), Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC), Yiren Digital (YRD), Five Star Bancorp (FSBC), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), South Plains Financial (SPFI), Qudian (QD), SmartFinancial (SMBK), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), and Northpointe Bancshares (NPB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Franklin Financial Services vs. Metropolitan Bank Southern Missouri Bancorp Yiren Digital Five Star Bancorp Orrstown Financial Services South Plains Financial Qudian SmartFinancial Mid Penn Bancorp Northpointe Bancshares Franklin Financial Services (NASDAQ:FRAF) and Metropolitan Bank (NYSE:MCB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings. Do analysts rate FRAF or MCB? Metropolitan Bank has a consensus price target of $78.13, suggesting a potential upside of 65.80%. Given Metropolitan Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Metropolitan Bank is more favorable than Franklin Financial Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franklin Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Metropolitan Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FRAF or MCB? Metropolitan Bank received 189 more outperform votes than Franklin Financial Services when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFranklin Financial ServicesN/AN/AMetropolitan BankOutperform Votes18968.48% Underperform Votes8731.52% Does the media refer more to FRAF or MCB? In the previous week, Metropolitan Bank had 2 more articles in the media than Franklin Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Metropolitan Bank and 0 mentions for Franklin Financial Services. Metropolitan Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Franklin Financial Services' score of 1.00 indicating that Metropolitan Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Franklin Financial Services Positive Metropolitan Bank Very Positive Which has more volatility & risk, FRAF or MCB? Franklin Financial Services has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Metropolitan Bank has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, FRAF or MCB? Metropolitan Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Franklin Financial Services. Metropolitan Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Financial Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFranklin Financial Services$69.89M2.11$11.10M$2.4913.35Metropolitan Bank$276.91M1.91$66.69M$5.927.96 Is FRAF or MCB more profitable? Metropolitan Bank has a net margin of 13.55% compared to Franklin Financial Services' net margin of 9.64%. Metropolitan Bank's return on equity of 10.89% beat Franklin Financial Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franklin Financial Services9.64% 7.91% 0.54% Metropolitan Bank 13.55%10.89%1.02% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FRAF or MCB? 24.8% of Franklin Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.8% of Metropolitan Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Franklin Financial Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Metropolitan Bank shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryMetropolitan Bank beats Franklin Financial Services on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Franklin Financial Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FRAF 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 FRAF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFranklin Financial ServicesState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$147.63M$2.76B$10.33B$7.08BDividend Yield3.60%3.91%5.51%4.16%P/E Ratio13.3521.6021.4417.48Price / Sales2.112.8324.7488.73Price / Cash9.0210.6217.6534.64Price / Book1.101.082.523.79Net Income$11.10M$373.39M$1.03B$247.56M7 Day Performance-6.21%-7.27%-5.27%-6.24%1 Month Performance-10.21%-8.46%497.49%-11.07%1 Year Performance29.13%9.26%533.90%-7.84% Franklin Financial Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FRAFFranklin Financial Services1.6407 of 5 stars$34.36+1.5%N/A+31.5%$152.54M$69.89M13.80280Positive NewsMCBMetropolitan Bank3.6791 of 5 stars$56.06+0.8%$78.13+39.4%+39.7%$629.27M$276.91M9.47240Positive NewsSMBCSouthern Missouri Bancorp4.2898 of 5 stars$52.02-0.1%$70.00+34.6%+13.0%$622.11M$171.80M11.36540Positive NewsGap DownYRDYiren Digital3.3254 of 5 stars$6.89-5.5%N/A+25.7%$604.10M$5.81B2.373,800Positive NewsGap DownFSBCFive Star Bancorp4.3666 of 5 stars$27.80+0.1%$36.38+30.8%+14.9%$592.95M$124.96M12.19180Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownORRFOrrstown Financial Services4.733 of 5 stars$30.01+0.0%$39.75+32.5%+4.3%$581.77M$192.69M16.31430Positive NewsSPFISouth Plains Financial4.4829 of 5 stars$33.12+0.1%$42.67+28.8%+21.4%$546.02M$189.30M11.34680Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeQDQudian1.4537 of 5 stars$2.71+2.9%N/A-6.4%$542.63M$216.43M67.63940Positive NewsGap DownSMBKSmartFinancial3.392 of 5 stars$31.04-0.5%$30.70-1.1%+33.7%$528.24M$171.50M14.50550Positive NewsMPBMid Penn Bancorp4.271 of 5 stars$25.91+0.9%$36.00+38.9%+22.1%$501.51M$176.80M8.93620NPBNorthpointe BancsharesN/A$14.44-0.8%$17.25+19.5%N/A$495.44M$174.53M0.00541 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Metropolitan Bank Alternatives Southern Missouri Bancorp Alternatives Yiren Digital Alternatives Five Star Bancorp Alternatives Orrstown Financial Services Alternatives South Plains Financial Alternatives Qudian Alternatives SmartFinancial Alternatives Mid Penn Bancorp Alternatives Northpointe Bancshares Alternatives 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:FRAF) was last updated on 4/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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