Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK) Competitors $25.91 -0.45 (-1.71%) As of 04/16/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PEBK vs. SMBC, MCB, FSBC, ORRF, SPFI, YRD, MPB, SMBK, NPB, and CBNKShould you be buying Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina include Southern Missouri Bancorp (SMBC), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), Five Star Bancorp (FSBC), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), South Plains Financial (SPFI), Yiren Digital (YRD), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), SmartFinancial (SMBK), Northpointe Bancshares (NPB), and Capital Bancorp (CBNK). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina vs. Southern Missouri Bancorp Metropolitan Bank Five Star Bancorp Orrstown Financial Services South Plains Financial Yiren Digital Mid Penn Bancorp SmartFinancial Northpointe Bancshares Capital Bancorp Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (NASDAQ:PEBK) and Southern Missouri Bancorp (NASDAQ:SMBC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community favor PEBK or SMBC? Southern Missouri Bancorp received 25 more outperform votes than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.24% of users gave Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina an outperform vote while only 61.49% of users gave Southern Missouri Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPeoples Bancorp of North CarolinaOutperform Votes15766.24% Underperform Votes8033.76% Southern Missouri BancorpOutperform Votes18261.49% Underperform Votes11438.51% Is PEBK or SMBC a better dividend stock? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Southern Missouri Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays out 26.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Southern Missouri Bancorp pays out 20.1% 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. Southern Missouri Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Is PEBK or SMBC more profitable? Southern Missouri Bancorp has a net margin of 17.72% compared to Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's net margin of 15.08%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's return on equity of 12.85% beat Southern Missouri Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina15.08% 12.85% 0.98% Southern Missouri Bancorp 17.72%10.45%1.10% Which has more risk and volatility, PEBK or SMBC? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern Missouri Bancorp has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend PEBK or SMBC? Southern Missouri Bancorp has a consensus target price of $70.00, indicating a potential upside of 42.57%. Given Southern Missouri Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Southern Missouri Bancorp is more favorable than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Southern Missouri Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media favor PEBK or SMBC? In the previous week, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina and Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina both had 2 articles in the media. Southern Missouri Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's score of 1.56 indicating that Southern Missouri Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Southern Missouri Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in PEBK or SMBC? 43.8% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.5% of Southern Missouri Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.9% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Southern Missouri Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings & valuation, PEBK or SMBC? Southern Missouri Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Southern Missouri Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPeoples Bancorp of North Carolina$71.14M1.99$16.35M$2.988.69Southern Missouri Bancorp$171.80M3.42$50.18M$4.5810.72 SummarySouthern Missouri Bancorp beats Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PEBK 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 PEBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPeoples Bancorp of North CarolinaState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$141.44M$2.85B$10.70B$7.35BDividend Yield3.12%4.11%6.02%4.32%P/E Ratio8.6921.3521.5517.68Price / Sales1.992.8725.3392.89Price / Cash8.2010.6317.6134.64Price / Book1.191.092.553.94Net Income$16.35M$372.21M$1.03B$247.45M7 Day Performance0.97%1.94%2.06%3.17%1 Month Performance-4.29%-6.78%-4.10%-8.53%1 Year Performance-5.95%15.22%533.98%0.32% Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEBKPeoples Bancorp of North Carolina2.8743 of 5 stars$25.91-1.7%N/A-5.7%$141.44M$71.14M8.69310Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsSMBCSouthern Missouri Bancorp4.3531 of 5 stars$47.58+0.3%$70.00+47.1%+22.4%$569.01M$171.80M10.39540Positive NewsMCBMetropolitan Bank3.7785 of 5 stars$49.26-0.1%$78.13+58.6%+62.0%$552.91M$276.91M8.32240Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsFSBCFive Star Bancorp4.7083 of 5 stars$25.35+0.3%$36.38+43.5%+22.0%$540.69M$124.96M11.12180News CoverageGap UpORRFOrrstown Financial Services4.6483 of 5 stars$26.78+0.3%$39.75+48.4%+6.5%$522.34M$190.41M14.55430Upcoming EarningsSPFISouth Plains Financial4.5393 of 5 stars$31.18-0.1%$42.67+36.8%+25.5%$514.03M$189.30M10.68680Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsYRDYiren Digital2.5588 of 5 stars$5.74-6.2%N/A+22.1%$503.39M$5.81B1.983,800Short Interest ↑Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeMPBMid Penn Bancorp4.1292 of 5 stars$24.68+1.8%$36.00+45.9%+31.5%$477.71M$176.80M8.51620Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSMBKSmartFinancial2.6876 of 5 stars$27.62+0.1%$30.70+11.2%+46.3%$469.95M$171.50M12.90550Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsNPBNorthpointe BancsharesN/A$12.83-0.5%$17.25+34.5%N/A$440.13M$187.14M0.00541CBNKCapital Bancorp4.9016 of 5 stars$26.15+0.2%$34.50+31.9%+41.2%$435.50M$183.73M12.28270Short Interest ↓Positive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Southern Missouri Bancorp Competitors Metropolitan Bank Competitors Five Star Bancorp Competitors Orrstown Financial Services Competitors South Plains Financial Competitors Yiren Digital Competitors Mid Penn Bancorp Competitors SmartFinancial Competitors Northpointe Bancshares Competitors Capital Bancorp Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PEBK) was last updated on 4/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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