Meridian (MRBK) Competitors $13.85 -0.14 (-1.00%) (As of 12:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MRBK vs. OPFI, LDI, QD, SPFI, HONE, SHBI, SMBK, MSBI, PFIS, and HKDShould you be buying Meridian stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Meridian include OppFi (OPFI), loanDepot (LDI), Qudian (QD), South Plains Financial (SPFI), HarborOne Bancorp (HONE), Shore Bancshares (SHBI), SmartFinancial (SMBK), Midland States Bancorp (MSBI), Peoples Financial Services (PFIS), and AMTD Digital (HKD). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Meridian vs. OppFi loanDepot Qudian South Plains Financial HarborOne Bancorp Shore Bancshares SmartFinancial Midland States Bancorp Peoples Financial Services AMTD Digital OppFi (NYSE:OPFI) and Meridian (NASDAQ:MRBK) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking. Does the media refer more to OPFI or MRBK? In the previous week, Meridian had 11 more articles in the media than OppFi. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Meridian and 1 mentions for OppFi. OppFi's average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat Meridian's score of -0.35 indicating that OppFi is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment OppFi 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Meridian 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor OPFI or MRBK? Meridian received 117 more outperform votes than OppFi when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.00% of users gave OppFi an outperform vote while only 57.76% of users gave Meridian an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOppFiOutperform Votes1768.00% Underperform Votes832.00% MeridianOutperform Votes13457.76% Underperform Votes9842.24% Which has more risk and volatility, OPFI or MRBK? OppFi has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Meridian has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend OPFI or MRBK? OppFi presently has a consensus target price of $7.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.19%. Meridian has a consensus target price of $16.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.52%. Given Meridian's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Meridian is more favorable than OppFi.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score OppFi 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Meridian 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do insiders & institutionals believe in OPFI or MRBK? 7.1% of OppFi shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Meridian shares are held by institutional investors. 84.0% of OppFi shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.0% of Meridian shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OPFI or MRBK? Meridian has lower revenue, but higher earnings than OppFi. Meridian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OppFi, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOppFi$523.16M1.25-$1M$0.1647.44Meridian$104.81M1.49$13.24M$1.0113.71 Is OPFI or MRBK more profitable? Meridian has a net margin of 6.00% compared to OppFi's net margin of 1.40%. OppFi's return on equity of 35.04% beat Meridian's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets OppFi1.40% 35.04% 12.09% Meridian 6.00%6.99%0.49% SummaryOppFi beats Meridian on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$155.67M$21.85B$11.56B$9.26BDividend Yield3.53%3.31%5.70%4.28%P/E Ratio13.7126.4224.9817.31Price / Sales1.492.9527.22123.48Price / Cash9.5011.0018.5137.82Price / Book0.981.262.635.02Net Income$13.24M$2.24B$1.04B$225.13M7 Day Performance-4.48%1.54%1.17%5.06%1 Month Performance-16.82%-4.62%-3.37%3.08%1 Year Performance3.20%14.25%11.13%17.96% Meridian Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MRBKMeridian4.1881 of 5 stars$13.85-1.0%$16.00+15.5%+4.5%$155.67M$104.81M13.71410Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionOPFIOppFi0.6458 of 5 stars$7.19-0.6%$7.50+4.3%+58.3%$619.88M$523.16M44.94570LDIloanDepot2.7921 of 5 stars$1.87-3.9%$2.60+39.4%-43.2%$609.86M$747.53M-3.594,250QDQudian1.5862 of 5 stars$3.01+4.2%N/A+37.4%$603.81M$160.33M75.25940News CoveragePositive NewsSPFISouth Plains Financial3.3605 of 5 stars$35.39-1.2%$36.00+1.7%+20.9%$580.04M$181.76M13.77680Short Interest ↑HONEHarborOne Bancorp2.9298 of 5 stars$12.05-0.3%$13.00+7.9%+0.2%$530.83M$160.14M43.04640SHBIShore Bancshares3.1337 of 5 stars$15.80-1.3%$20.00+26.6%+12.6%$526.57M$197.90M12.64610News CoverageSMBKSmartFinancial2.5715 of 5 stars$31.08-1.3%$29.50-5.1%+25.8%$526.06M$163.79M16.02550Positive NewsMSBIMidland States Bancorp4.7435 of 5 stars$24.35-1.0%$27.33+12.3%-11.2%$521.11M$297.18M10.54970PFISPeoples Financial Services2.1264 of 5 stars$51.29-1.7%$50.00-2.5%+6.6%$512.64M$113.63M49.80400HKDAMTD Digital0.0646 of 5 stars$2.65+1.5%N/A-35.3%$507.33M$27.83M0.0050 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies OppFi Competitors loanDepot Competitors Qudian Competitors South Plains Financial Competitors HarborOne Bancorp Competitors Shore Bancshares Competitors SmartFinancial Competitors Midland States Bancorp Competitors Peoples Financial Services Competitors AMTD Digital 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 12/26/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Key to Feeding 8.1 Billion PeopleImagine a mineral so small it fits in the palm of your hand... yet its potential could transform the world's f...i2i Marketing Group, LLC | SponsoredVladimir Lenin was right…The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. 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