Mercantile Bank (MBWM) Competitors $49.00 +0.67 (+1.39%) (As of 10:31 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MBWM vs. IBCP, BFST, HBT, FCBC, MCBS, BKU, BOH, SFNC, INDB, and HTLFShould you be buying Mercantile Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mercantile Bank include Independent Bank (IBCP), Business First Bancshares (BFST), HBT Financial (HBT), First Community Bankshares (FCBC), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), BankUnited (BKU), Bank of Hawaii (BOH), Simmons First National (SFNC), Independent Bank (INDB), and Heartland Financial USA (HTLF). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Mercantile Bank vs. Independent Bank Business First Bancshares HBT Financial First Community Bankshares MetroCity Bankshares BankUnited Bank of Hawaii Simmons First National Independent Bank Heartland Financial USA Mercantile Bank (NASDAQ:MBWM) and Independent Bank (NASDAQ:IBCP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend MBWM or IBCP? Mercantile Bank presently has a consensus price target of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.12%. Independent Bank has a consensus price target of $32.17, suggesting a potential downside of 13.90%. Given Mercantile Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Mercantile Bank is more favorable than Independent Bank.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mercantile Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Independent Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility and risk, MBWM or IBCP? Mercantile Bank has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Independent Bank has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor MBWM or IBCP? Mercantile Bank received 85 more outperform votes than Independent Bank when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.82% of users gave Mercantile Bank an outperform vote while only 54.74% of users gave Independent Bank an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMercantile BankOutperform Votes31058.82% Underperform Votes21741.18% Independent BankOutperform Votes22554.74% Underperform Votes18645.26% Which has better valuation & earnings, MBWM or IBCP? Mercantile Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Independent Bank. Mercantile Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Independent Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMercantile Bank$303.50M2.61$82.22M$4.989.84Independent Bank$290.35M2.69$59.07M$2.9412.71 Is MBWM or IBCP more profitable? Mercantile Bank has a net margin of 22.77% compared to Independent Bank's net margin of 19.93%. Independent Bank's return on equity of 15.26% beat Mercantile Bank's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mercantile Bank22.77% 14.59% 1.43% Independent Bank 19.93%15.26%1.24% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MBWM or IBCP? 58.6% of Mercantile Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Independent Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Mercantile Bank shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Independent Bank shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to MBWM or IBCP? In the previous week, Mercantile Bank had 4 more articles in the media than Independent Bank. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Mercantile Bank and 1 mentions for Independent Bank. Mercantile Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Independent Bank's score of 0.84 indicating that Mercantile Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mercantile Bank 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Independent Bank 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MBWM or IBCP a better dividend stock? Mercantile Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Mercantile Bank pays out 28.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Independent Bank pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Mercantile Bank has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Mercantile Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryMercantile Bank beats Independent Bank on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap Profits[625,000% Gain] – Are You Ready for the Next Altcoin Boom?All of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin Get Mercantile Bank News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MBWM 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 MBWM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMercantile BankState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$790.86M$3.02B$10.51B$8.80BDividend Yield2.97%3.51%10.13%4.07%P/E Ratio9.8417.1546.2813.60Price / Sales2.612.473,473.7987.40Price / Cash8.3011.0830.6036.27Price / Book1.361.254.086.33Net Income$82.22M$405.80M$1.02B$225.93M7 Day Performance-0.91%-0.67%0.04%-0.96%1 Month Performance13.01%8.66%7.24%1.06%1 Year Performance40.40%36.15%24.26%26.59% Mercantile Bank Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MBWMMercantile Bank2.9482 of 5 stars$49.00+1.4%$52.00+6.1%+35.1%$790.86M$303.50M9.84670Positive NewsIBCPIndependent Bank2.591 of 5 stars$37.36+0.8%$32.17-13.9%+67.4%$780.45M$290.35M12.61741BFSTBusiness First Bancshares3.0191 of 5 stars$27.82+0.5%$28.75+3.3%+33.0%$821.80M$389.97M11.93750HBTHBT Financial2.8473 of 5 stars$23.87+1.1%$24.40+2.2%+19.6%$753.34M$265.05M10.74730Positive NewsGap DownFCBCFirst Community Bankshares3.7538 of 5 stars$45.84+1.4%$38.00-17.1%+33.8%$838.41M$174.62M16.20591Positive NewsMCBSMetroCity Bankshares3.5132 of 5 stars$34.12+2.1%$34.00-0.4%+56.9%$864.26M$211.03M14.41220BKUBankUnited3.5042 of 5 stars$41.27+0.7%$37.40-9.4%+50.9%$3.08B$1.94B16.801,616Insider TradeShort Interest ↓BOHBank of Hawaii3.263 of 5 stars$77.15+0.9%$64.80-16.0%+34.5%$3.07B$986.98M22.951,899Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionSFNCSimmons First National4.0845 of 5 stars$24.30+0.8%$23.00-5.3%+46.7%$3.05B$1.37B23.643,007INDBIndependent Bank4.1506 of 5 stars$71.47+0.9%$69.50-2.8%+25.3%$3.04B$920.34M15.391,787Positive NewsHTLFHeartland Financial USA4.3315 of 5 stars$66.04+1.9%$45.60-31.0%+108.8%$2.83B$932.87M36.201,970 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IBCP Alternatives BFST Alternatives HBT Alternatives FCBC Alternatives MCBS Alternatives BKU Alternatives BOH Alternatives SFNC Alternatives INDB Alternatives HTLF Alternatives 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:MBWM) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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