Mercantile Bank (MBWM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mercantile Bank Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Mercantile Bank of Michigan that provides commercial and retail banking services to small- to medium-sized businesses and individuals in the United States. It accepts various deposit products, including checking, savings, and term certificate accounts; time deposits; and certificates of deposit. The company also provides commercial and industrial loans; vacant land, land development, and residential construction loans; owner and non-owner occupied real estate loans; multi-family and residential rental property loans; single-family residential real estate loans; home equity line of credit programs; and consumer loans, such as new and used automobile and boat loans, and credit cards, as well as overdraft protection services; and residential mortgage and instalment loans. In addition, it offers courier services and safe deposit facilities; and insurance products, such as private passenger automobile, homeowners, personal inland marine, boat owners, recreational vehicle, dwelling fire, umbrella policies, small business, and life insurance products. The company was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $37.90 to $39.22
• 50-Day Range: $38.53 to $51.79
• 52-Week Range: $33.46 to $52.98
• Volume: 71,174 shs
• Average Volume: 66,717 shs
• Market Capitalization: $629.59 million
• P/E Ratio: 7.83
• Dividend Yield: 3.82%
• Price Target: $54.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Mercantile Bank Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mercantile Bank scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 319th out of 951 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Mercantile Bank has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mercantile Bank has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.11%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Mercantile Bank are expected to grow by 3.11% in the coming year, from $4.83 to $4.98 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mercantile Bank is 7.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.08.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mercantile Bank is 7.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.51.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Mercantile Bank has a P/B Ratio of 1.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.76% of the float of Mercantile Bank has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mercantile Bank has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mercantile Bank has recently increased by 57.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Mercantile Bank is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.81%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Mercantile Bank has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Mercantile Bank is 29.90%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Mercantile Bank will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.72% next year. This indicates that Mercantile Bank will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.76% of the float of Mercantile Bank has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mercantile Bank has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mercantile Bank has recently increased by 57.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.77

News Sentiment

Mercantile Bank has a news sentiment score of 0.77. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.88 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Mercantile Bank this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mercantile Bank insiders have sold 6,214.06% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $6,061.00 in company stock and sold $382,695.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.08% of the stock of Mercantile Bank is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

58.63% of the stock of Mercantile Bank is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MBWM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MBWM shares performed this year?

Mercantile Bank's stock was trading at $44.49 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, MBWM shares have decreased by 12.8% and is now trading at $38.78.
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How were Mercantile Bank's earnings last quarter?

Mercantile Bank Co. (NASDAQ:MBWM) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January, 21st. The financial services provider reported $1.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.07. Mercantile Bank had a net margin of 21.99% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.29%.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are Mercantile Bank's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Mercantile Bank include Rhumbline Advisers (0.15%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.14%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.10%) and Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. (0.08%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert B Kaminski, Michael H Price, David B Ramaker, Shoran R Williams and Nelson F Sanchez.
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How do I buy shares of Mercantile Bank?

Shares of MBWM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Mercantile Bank own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mercantile Bank investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Broadcom (AVGO), Meta Platforms (META), Adobe (ADBE), Arista Networks (ANET), e.l.f. Beauty (ELF) and Jabil (JBL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 1/21/2025
• Record date for 3/19 Dividend: 3/07/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 3/19 Dividend: 3/07/2025
• Dividend Payable: 3/19/2025
• Today: 4/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: State commercial banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:MBWM
• CIK: 1042729
• Web: www.mercbank.com
• Phone: (616) 406-3000
• Fax: 616-406-3737
• Employees: 670
• Year Founded: 1997

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $54.67
• High Stock Price Target: $57.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $53.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +41.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $4.95
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.03
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $79.59 million
• Net Margins: 21.99%
• Pretax Margin: 28.54%
• Return on Equity: 14.29%
• Return on Assets: 1.41%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.95
• Current Ratio: 1.02
• Quick Ratio: 1.01

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $231.48 million
• Price / Sales: 2.72
• Cash Flow: $4.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.28
• Book Value: $32.58 per share
• Price / Book: 1.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 16,235,000
• Free Float: 15,649,000
• Market Cap: $629.59 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.86