Meridian (MRBK) Competitors $15.50 +1.00 (+6.90%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MRBK vs. VEL, FFWM, OPFI, SPFI, ESQ, SMBK, MSBI, HONE, HKD, and ALRSShould you be buying Meridian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Meridian include Velocity Financial (VEL), First Foundation (FFWM), OppFi (OPFI), South Plains Financial (SPFI), Esquire Financial (ESQ), SmartFinancial (SMBK), Midland States Bancorp (MSBI), HarborOne Bancorp (HONE), AMTD Digital (HKD), and Alerus Financial (ALRS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Meridian vs. Velocity Financial First Foundation OppFi South Plains Financial Esquire Financial SmartFinancial Midland States Bancorp HarborOne Bancorp AMTD Digital Alerus Financial Meridian (NASDAQ:MRBK) and Velocity Financial (NYSE:VEL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MRBK or VEL? 58.6% of Meridian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.5% of Velocity Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.0% of Meridian shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Velocity Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, MRBK or VEL? Meridian has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Velocity Financial has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is MRBK or VEL more profitable? Velocity Financial has a net margin of 51.06% compared to Meridian's net margin of 6.00%. Velocity Financial's return on equity of 14.50% beat Meridian's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Meridian6.00% 6.99% 0.49% Velocity Financial 51.06%14.50%1.41% Do analysts rate MRBK or VEL? Meridian presently has a consensus price target of $16.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.23%. Velocity Financial has a consensus price target of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 5.55%. Given Velocity Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Velocity Financial is more favorable than Meridian.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Meridian 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Velocity Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MRBK or VEL? Meridian received 33 more outperform votes than Velocity Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.71% of users gave Velocity Financial an outperform vote while only 57.76% of users gave Meridian an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformMeridianOutperform Votes13457.76% Underperform Votes9842.24% Velocity FinancialOutperform Votes10168.71% Underperform Votes4631.29% Does the media prefer MRBK or VEL? In the previous week, Velocity Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Meridian. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Velocity Financial and 0 mentions for Meridian. Meridian's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Velocity Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Meridian is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Meridian Positive Velocity Financial Neutral Which has better valuation & earnings, MRBK or VEL? Velocity Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Meridian. Velocity Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Meridian, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMeridian$104.81M1.66$13.24M$1.0115.35Velocity Financial$107.75M6.26$52.27M$1.8511.01 SummaryVelocity Financial beats Meridian on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Priority GoldJD Vance Predicts: Wall Street vs. Trump & Your MoneyTrump's back in the White House, but Wall Street is pissed. Here's the deal: Wall Street's about to purposely crash the bond market to sabotage Trump's comeback.Get your free guide NOW before it's too late. Get Meridian News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MRBK 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 MRBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMeridianNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$174.22M$22.66B$11.09B$8.84BDividend Yield3.52%3.15%10.17%4.09%P/E Ratio15.3528.9644.4017.58Price / Sales1.662.69219.38158.43Price / Cash8.7210.8718.2036.33Price / Book1.041.274.276.50Net Income$13.24M$2.24B$1.02B$226.22M7 Day Performance8.92%1.63%1.33%3.76%1 Month Performance19.32%9.50%4.25%4.63%1 Year Performance20.62%36.44%26.53%29.20% Meridian Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MRBKMeridian3.8165 of 5 stars$15.50+6.9%$16.00+3.2%+20.6%$174.22M$104.81M15.35410Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeVELVelocity Financial0.7678 of 5 stars$20.49+1.0%$21.50+4.9%+42.0%$678.63M$107.75M11.05220Upcoming EarningsFFWMFirst Foundation1.8055 of 5 stars$8.03+3.5%$7.80-2.9%+35.9%$661.23M$46.26M-7.15563News CoverageOPFIOppFi0.7741 of 5 stars$7.58+5.0%$6.50-14.2%+115.0%$653.47M$508.95M45.19570SPFISouth Plains Financial2.8818 of 5 stars$39.39+2.8%$36.00-8.6%+50.0%$645.60M$291.26M14.94680Positive NewsESQEsquire Financial2.0342 of 5 stars$75.92+2.6%$69.00-9.1%+67.7%$631.73M$120.71M15.28110SMBKSmartFinancial2.5459 of 5 stars$36.68+1.7%$29.50-19.6%+71.4%$620.85M$163.79M18.63550Positive NewsMSBIMidland States Bancorp4.2025 of 5 stars$27.22+1.7%$26.00-4.5%+18.8%$582.54M$297.18M11.60970Analyst DowngradeHONEHarborOne Bancorp2.4846 of 5 stars$13.10+1.1%$13.00-0.8%+19.8%$577.08M$160.14M46.35640HKDAMTD Digital0.3053 of 5 stars$2.96-1.3%N/A-24.6%$566.69M$33.07M0.0050Gap UpALRSAlerus Financial4.2758 of 5 stars$22.26+1.7%$23.20+4.2%+19.6%$564.07M$269.76M137.01840Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Velocity Financial Competitors First Foundation Competitors OppFi Competitors South Plains Financial Competitors Esquire Financial Competitors SmartFinancial Competitors Midland States Bancorp Competitors HarborOne Bancorp Competitors AMTD Digital Competitors Alerus Financial Competitors 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:MRBK) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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