Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK) Competitors $27.40 -1.02 (-3.59%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PEBK vs. QD, SPFI, SMBK, BITF, MPB, NPB, LDI, BCAL, CBNK, and ALRSShould you be buying Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina include Qudian (QD), South Plains Financial (SPFI), SmartFinancial (SMBK), Bitfarms (BITF), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), Northpointe Bancshares (NPB), loanDepot (LDI), Southern California Bancorp (BCAL), Capital Bancorp (CBNK), and Alerus Financial (ALRS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina vs. Qudian South Plains Financial SmartFinancial Bitfarms Mid Penn Bancorp Northpointe Bancshares loanDepot Southern California Bancorp Capital Bancorp Alerus Financial Qudian (NYSE:QD) and Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (NASDAQ:PEBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends. Which has higher earnings & valuation, QD or PEBK? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Qudian. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Qudian, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioQudian$216.43M2.47$5.51M$0.0738.07Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina$71.14M2.14$16.35M$2.989.35 Which has more risk and volatility, QD or PEBK? Qudian has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in QD or PEBK? 8.1% of Qudian shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.8% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.7% of Qudian shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina 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. Does the media prefer QD or PEBK? In the previous week, Qudian had 4 more articles in the media than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Qudian and 2 mentions for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. Qudian's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's score of 0.30 indicating that Qudian is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Qudian 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is QD or PEBK more profitable? Qudian has a net margin of 18.32% 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 Qudian's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Qudian18.32% 0.36% 0.34% Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina 15.08%12.85%0.98% Does the MarketBeat Community favor QD or PEBK? Qudian received 319 more outperform votes than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.81% of users gave Qudian an outperform vote while only 66.53% of users gave Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformQudianOutperform Votes47667.81% Underperform Votes22632.19% Peoples Bancorp of North CarolinaOutperform Votes15766.53% Underperform Votes7933.47% SummaryQudian beats Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina on 10 of the 15 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$152.06M$3.14B$11.46B$8.29BDividend Yield2.89%3.80%5.57%4.02%P/E Ratio9.3523.3722.9219.28Price / Sales2.143.1425.7794.03Price / Cash8.2010.6317.6134.64Price / Book1.281.202.814.46Net Income$16.35M$372.21M$1.04B$247.07M7 Day Performance2.18%1.23%1.72%3.05%1 Month Performance3.82%-2.96%496.32%-2.87%1 Year Performance0.05%19.16%540.32%4.53% Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEBKPeoples Bancorp of North Carolina1.9865 of 5 stars$27.40-3.6%N/A+2.3%$149.49M$71.14M9.19310QDQudian0.8146 of 5 stars$2.78+2.0%N/A+10.5%$558.47M$160.33M69.60940Earnings ReportNews CoverageSPFISouth Plains Financial4.441 of 5 stars$32.96+0.0%$42.67+29.4%+30.8%$543.38M$189.30M11.29680SMBKSmartFinancial2.8968 of 5 stars$31.19-1.6%$30.70-1.6%+59.8%$527.84M$171.50M14.57550Positive NewsBITFBitfarms1.9564 of 5 stars$1.10-0.9%$4.05+268.2%-52.4%$527.27M$182.96M-3.06110MPBMid Penn Bancorp4.7048 of 5 stars$25.90+1.6%$36.00+39.0%+29.7%$501.32M$176.80M8.93620Positive NewsGap DownNPBNorthpointe BancsharesN/A$14.61+5.2%$17.25+18.1%N/A$501.27M$174.53M0.00541Quiet Period ExpirationLDIloanDepot2.7046 of 5 stars$1.50+8.3%$2.03+35.5%-43.5%$488.87M$787.45M-2.8813,500High Trading VolumeBCALSouthern California Bancorp2.1992 of 5 stars$15.04+0.8%$19.50+29.7%+1.2%$483.76M$127.76M79.16204Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCBNKCapital Bancorp4.3353 of 5 stars$28.46+0.7%$32.33+13.6%+42.9%$471.24M$183.73M13.36270ALRSAlerus Financial4.8719 of 5 stars$18.42+0.7%$23.40+27.0%-11.7%$466.73M$219.81M18.06840 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Qudian Competitors South Plains Financial Competitors SmartFinancial Competitors Bitfarms Competitors Mid Penn Bancorp Competitors Northpointe Bancshares Competitors loanDepot Competitors Southern California Bancorp Competitors Capital Bancorp Competitors Alerus Financial 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 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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