MainStreet Bancshares (MNSB) Competitors $16.96 -0.40 (-2.30%) Closing price 01/30/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.86 -0.10 (-0.56%) As of 01/30/2025 04:05 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends MNSB vs. PFIS, ALRS, MPB, CBNK, UNTY, GCBC, MFH, TCBX, HIVE, and VBNKShould you be buying MainStreet Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MainStreet Bancshares include Peoples Financial Services (PFIS), Alerus Financial (ALRS), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), Capital Bancorp (CBNK), Unity Bancorp (UNTY), Greene County Bancorp (GCBC), Mercurity Fintech (MFH), Third Coast Bancshares (TCBX), HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE), and VersaBank (VBNK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. MainStreet Bancshares vs. Peoples Financial Services Alerus Financial Mid Penn Bancorp Capital Bancorp Unity Bancorp Greene County Bancorp Mercurity Fintech Third Coast Bancshares HIVE Digital Technologies VersaBank MainStreet Bancshares (NASDAQ:MNSB) and Peoples Financial Services (NASDAQ:PFIS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do analysts rate MNSB or PFIS? Peoples Financial Services has a consensus target price of $50.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.69%. Given Peoples Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Peoples Financial Services is more favorable than MainStreet Bancshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score MainStreet Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Peoples Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community favor MNSB or PFIS? Peoples Financial Services received 100 more outperform votes than MainStreet Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.43% of users gave Peoples Financial Services an outperform vote while only 44.44% of users gave MainStreet Bancshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMainStreet BancsharesOutperform Votes844.44% Underperform Votes1055.56% Peoples Financial ServicesOutperform Votes10852.43% Underperform Votes9847.57% Does the media favor MNSB or PFIS? In the previous week, MainStreet Bancshares had 12 more articles in the media than Peoples Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for MainStreet Bancshares and 3 mentions for Peoples Financial Services. Peoples Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat MainStreet Bancshares' score of 0.10 indicating that Peoples Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment MainStreet Bancshares 1 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Peoples Financial Services 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, MNSB or PFIS? MainStreet Bancshares has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peoples Financial Services has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MNSB or PFIS more profitable? MainStreet Bancshares has a net margin of 8.34% compared to Peoples Financial Services' net margin of 3.00%. Peoples Financial Services' return on equity of 7.73% beat MainStreet Bancshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets MainStreet Bancshares8.34% 5.77% 0.54% Peoples Financial Services 3.00%7.73%0.71% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MNSB or PFIS? 52.3% of MainStreet Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of Peoples Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. 9.2% of MainStreet Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Peoples Financial Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is MNSB or PFIS a better dividend stock? MainStreet Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Peoples Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $2.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. MainStreet Bancshares pays out -24.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peoples Financial Services pays out 239.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has better valuation and earnings, MNSB or PFIS? Peoples Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than MainStreet Bancshares. MainStreet Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peoples Financial Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMainStreet Bancshares$65.83M1.96$26.58M-$1.61-10.53Peoples Financial Services$163.98M3.13$27.38M$1.0349.88 SummaryPeoples Financial Services beats MainStreet Bancshares on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MainStreet Bancshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MNSB 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 MNSB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMainStreet BancsharesState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$128.95M$3.28B$11.94B$9.14BDividend Yield2.33%3.59%5.75%3.98%P/E Ratio14.1316.4824.4417.66Price / Sales1.962.4927.7281.09Price / Cash4.2910.5418.1237.71Price / Book0.661.292.714.73Net Income$26.58M$418.69M$1.07B$225.42M7 Day Performance-3.09%0.98%0.58%0.75%1 Month Performance-6.30%2.08%1.95%3.61%1 Year Performance-8.42%19.77%15.67%21.42% MainStreet Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MNSBMainStreet Bancshares4.1232 of 5 stars$16.96-2.3%N/A-15.5%$128.95M$65.83M14.13170Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓PFISPeoples Financial Services2.969 of 5 stars$50.43+0.9%$50.00-0.9%+9.3%$504.05M$113.63M48.96400Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeALRSAlerus Financial4.1808 of 5 stars$19.62+1.2%$22.80+16.2%-12.8%$497.17M$269.76M122.63840Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeMPBMid Penn Bancorp4.3474 of 5 stars$29.02+0.2%$36.00+24.1%+37.4%$482.31M$256.35M9.97620CBNKCapital Bancorp4.5654 of 5 stars$29.07+2.3%$29.33+0.9%+37.5%$481.40M$208.18M12.48270Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementUNTYUnity Bancorp4.3715 of 5 stars$47.15+1.9%$54.50+15.6%+62.4%$471.03M$151.64M12.12230Insider TradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageGCBCGreene County Bancorp2.8666 of 5 stars$26.95+1.9%N/A-1.0%$458.96M$117.57M18.59210Short Interest ↓MFHMercurity Fintech1.1236 of 5 stars$7.47+2.6%N/A+211.5%$454.40M$450,000.000.0010Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTCBXThird Coast Bancshares2.3263 of 5 stars$33.10+1.0%$25.33-23.5%+82.8%$452.81M$274.75M12.98330Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageHIVEHIVE Digital Technologies3.1651 of 5 stars$3.20+1.6%$7.42+131.8%-9.1%$452.61M$114.46M-22.8620Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionVBNKVersaBank4.1579 of 5 stars$13.31+0.1%$19.00+42.7%+18.0%$432.71M$216.31M12.10100Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PFIS Alternatives ALRS Alternatives MPB Alternatives CBNK Alternatives UNTY Alternatives GCBC Alternatives MFH Alternatives TCBX Alternatives HIVE Alternatives VBNK 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:MNSB) was last updated on 1/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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