Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK) Competitors $30.11 +0.49 (+1.65%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PEBK vs. CBFV, SBFG, EBMT, ICBK, MFNC, FFWM, SPFI, PGY, OPFI, and SMBKShould you be buying Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina include CB Financial Services (CBFV), SB Financial Group (SBFG), Eagle Bancorp Montana (EBMT), County Bancorp (ICBK), Mackinac Financial (MFNC), First Foundation (FFWM), South Plains Financial (SPFI), Pagaya Technologies (PGY), OppFi (OPFI), and SmartFinancial (SMBK). Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina vs. CB Financial Services SB Financial Group Eagle Bancorp Montana County Bancorp Mackinac Financial First Foundation South Plains Financial Pagaya Technologies OppFi SmartFinancial CB Financial Services (NASDAQ:CBFV) and Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (NASDAQ:PEBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, community ranking and media sentiment. Is CBFV or PEBK a better dividend stock? CB Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. CB Financial Services pays out 22.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays out 25.8% 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. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. CB Financial Services is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to CBFV or PEBK? In the previous week, CB Financial Services had 2 more articles in the media than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CB Financial Services and 0 mentions for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. CB Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's score of 0.00 indicating that CB Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment CB Financial Services Neutral Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Neutral Is CBFV or PEBK more profitable? CB Financial Services has a net margin of 24.51% compared to Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's net margin of 15.27%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's return on equity of 12.92% beat CB Financial Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CB Financial Services24.51% 8.27% 0.78% Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina 15.27%12.92%0.98% Which has higher valuation and earnings, CBFV or PEBK? CB Financial Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. CB Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCB Financial Services$86.24M1.75$22.55M$4.456.63Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina$94.78M1.73$15.55M$2.9510.21 Which has more volatility & risk, CBFV or PEBK? CB Financial Services has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate CBFV or PEBK? CB Financial Services currently has a consensus price target of $25.67, indicating a potential downside of 12.96%. Given CB Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CB Financial Services is more favorable than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CB Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CBFV or PEBK? 33.1% of CB Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.8% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of CB Financial Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CBFV or PEBK? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina received 18 more outperform votes than CB Financial Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.23% of users gave Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina an outperform vote while only 36.99% of users gave CB Financial Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCB Financial ServicesOutperform Votes13536.99% Underperform Votes23063.01% Peoples Bancorp of North CarolinaOutperform Votes15366.23% Underperform Votes7833.77% SummaryCB Financial Services and Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wyatt Investment ResearchMy #1 Pre IPO Trade for 2025 – NAME and TICKEROne tiny company... Could quickly become "the next SpaceX." 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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 PEBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPeoples Bancorp of North CarolinaState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$164.40M$3.16B$10.56B$8.82BDividend Yield2.62%3.50%10.15%4.07%P/E Ratio10.2117.3649.3417.81Price / Sales1.732.883,447.9374.57Price / Cash8.6211.1530.5032.53Price / Book1.381.322.764.68Net Income$15.55M$405.80M$995.76M$226.08M7 Day Performance4.37%-0.79%-0.07%-1.04%1 Month Performance19.39%8.53%7.25%1.04%1 Year Performance11.52%35.96%24.60%26.28% Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEBKPeoples Bancorp of North CarolinaN/A$30.11+1.7%N/A+11.6%$161.65M$94.78M10.21310CBFVCB Financial Services2.6598 of 5 stars$29.49+0.8%$25.67-13.0%+35.5%$151.10M$39.19M6.63200SBFGSB Financial Group4.0518 of 5 stars$20.99+1.9%N/A+58.4%$136.96M$75.87M12.06270EBMTEagle Bancorp Montana4.2211 of 5 stars$16.45-0.3%$13.50-17.9%+37.2%$132.28M$114.34M15.23350Analyst DowngradeICBKCounty BancorpN/A$35.25flatN/AN/A$214.78M$69.72M11.60173Analyst ForecastMFNCMackinac FinancialN/A$21.50flatN/A+0.0%$226.83M$72.23M16.29315Analyst ForecastFFWMFirst Foundation2.0943 of 5 stars$7.63-0.4%$7.80+2.2%+24.9%$630.76M$623.04M-6.81563Positive NewsSPFISouth Plains Financial2.7802 of 5 stars$37.89-0.2%$36.00-5.0%+41.2%$622.32M$291.26M14.74680PGYPagaya Technologies4.1136 of 5 stars$8.77+1.7%$22.11+152.1%-45.1%$619.05M$812.05M-3.45800OPFIOppFi0.7299 of 5 stars$7.10-0.4%$6.50-8.5%+97.2%$614.71M$508.95M44.38570SMBKSmartFinancial2.5421 of 5 stars$35.67-0.3%$29.50-17.3%+63.5%$605.29M$240.37M18.39550Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CB Financial Services Competitors SB Financial Group Competitors Eagle Bancorp Montana Competitors County Bancorp Competitors Mackinac Financial Competitors First Foundation Competitors South Plains Financial Competitors Pagaya Technologies Competitors OppFi Competitors SmartFinancial 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:PEBK) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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