MBCN vs. BHRB, FMBH, GHLD, ATLC, NBBK, CFB, NBN, OSBC, BFST, and FUFU
Should you be buying Middlefield Banc stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Middlefield Banc include Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Guild (GHLD), Atlanticus (ATLC), NB Bancorp (NBBK), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), Northeast Bank (NBN), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), Business First Bancshares (BFST), and BitFuFu (FUFU). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
Middlefield Banc vs.
Middlefield Banc (NASDAQ:MBCN) and Burke & Herbert Financial Services (NASDAQ:BHRB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking.
In the previous week, Middlefield Banc had 1 more articles in the media than Burke & Herbert Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Middlefield Banc and 2 mentions for Burke & Herbert Financial Services. Burke & Herbert Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Middlefield Banc's score of 0.33 indicating that Burke & Herbert Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Middlefield Banc received 191 more outperform votes than Burke & Herbert Financial Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.31% of users gave Middlefield Banc an outperform vote while only 40.00% of users gave Burke & Herbert Financial Services an outperform vote.
Middlefield Banc has a net margin of 14.31% compared to Burke & Herbert Financial Services' net margin of 8.88%. Burke & Herbert Financial Services' return on equity of 15.15% beat Middlefield Banc's return on equity.
Burke & Herbert Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than Middlefield Banc. Middlefield Banc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burke & Herbert Financial Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Middlefield Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Burke & Herbert Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Middlefield Banc pays out 43.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Burke & Herbert Financial Services pays out 91.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Middlefield Banc currently has a consensus target price of $28.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.54%. Burke & Herbert Financial Services has a consensus target price of $76.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.51%. Given Burke & Herbert Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Burke & Herbert Financial Services is more favorable than Middlefield Banc.
31.7% of Middlefield Banc shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Middlefield Banc shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Burke & Herbert Financial Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Burke & Herbert Financial Services beats Middlefield Banc on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:MBCN) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
