Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (PEBK) Competitors $25.65 -0.10 (-0.39%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PEBK vs. EBMT, CBFV, SBFG, AUBN, ICBK, ESQ, ATLC, HONE, MPB, and MSBIShould you be buying Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina include Eagle Bancorp Montana (EBMT), CB Financial Services (CBFV), SB Financial Group (SBFG), Auburn National Bancorporation (AUBN), County Bancorp (ICBK), Esquire Financial (ESQ), Atlanticus (ATLC), HarborOne Bancorp (HONE), Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), and Midland States Bancorp (MSBI). Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina vs. Eagle Bancorp Montana CB Financial Services SB Financial Group Auburn National Bancorporation County Bancorp Esquire Financial Atlanticus HarborOne Bancorp Mid Penn Bancorp Midland States Bancorp Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina (NASDAQ:PEBK) and Eagle Bancorp Montana (NASDAQ:EBMT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and community ranking. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PEBK or EBMT? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Eagle Bancorp Montana. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eagle Bancorp Montana, 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$71.29M1.96$15.55M$2.958.69Eagle Bancorp Montana$114.34M1.14$10.06M$1.0815.08 Do analysts recommend PEBK or EBMT? Eagle Bancorp Montana has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential downside of 17.13%. Given Eagle Bancorp Montana's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Eagle Bancorp Montana 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) N/AEagle Bancorp Montana 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is PEBK or EBMT a better dividend stock? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Eagle Bancorp Montana pays an annual dividend of $0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina pays out 25.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eagle Bancorp Montana pays out 52.8% 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 and Eagle Bancorp Montana has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Eagle Bancorp Montana is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk & volatility, PEBK or EBMT? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Bancorp Montana has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PEBK or EBMT? Eagle Bancorp Montana received 9 more outperform votes than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.23% of users gave Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina an outperform vote while only 43.32% of users gave Eagle Bancorp Montana an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPeoples Bancorp of North CarolinaOutperform Votes15366.23% Underperform Votes7833.77% Eagle Bancorp MontanaOutperform Votes16243.32% Underperform Votes21256.68% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PEBK or EBMT? 43.8% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.7% of Eagle Bancorp Montana shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.9% of Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Eagle Bancorp Montana shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to PEBK or EBMT? In the previous week, Eagle Bancorp Montana had 8 more articles in the media than Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Eagle Bancorp Montana and 7 mentions for Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina. Eagle Bancorp Montana's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's score of 0.29 indicating that Eagle Bancorp Montana 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Eagle Bancorp Montana 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is PEBK or EBMT more profitable? Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina has a net margin of 15.27% compared to Eagle Bancorp Montana's net margin of 7.03%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina's return on equity of 13.29% beat Eagle Bancorp Montana's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina15.27% 13.29% 0.98% Eagle Bancorp Montana 7.03%5.02%0.41% SummaryPeoples Bancorp of North Carolina beats Eagle Bancorp Montana on 11 of the 19 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 PEBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPeoples Bancorp of North CarolinaState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$140.00M$3.04B$10.47B$8.53BDividend Yield2.92%3.71%10.20%4.14%P/E Ratio8.6916.1243.2515.18Price / Sales1.962.503,256.7692.77Price / Cash7.7210.2530.0334.07Price / Book1.171.193.975.02Net Income$15.55M$405.86M$992.99M$225.46M7 Day Performance0.98%0.65%-0.35%0.37%1 Month Performance5.56%4.29%0.25%3.57%1 Year Performance9.34%31.98%22.81%29.44% Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEBKPeoples Bancorp of North Carolina3.5585 of 5 stars$25.65-0.4%N/A+12.5%$140.00M$71.29M8.69310EBMTEagle Bancorp Montana4.6523 of 5 stars$16.78+1.7%$13.50-19.5%+38.6%$134.53M$79.91M15.54350Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageCBFVCB Financial Services2.8097 of 5 stars$28.48-0.1%$24.67-13.4%+36.3%$146.44M$39.89M6.52200Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownSBFGSB Financial Group4.5021 of 5 stars$19.64+3.3%N/A+38.9%$132.14M$75.87M11.28270Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAUBNAuburn National Bancorporation4.1188 of 5 stars$21.61+1.5%N/A+3.8%$75.51M$23.42M120.06150Positive NewsICBKCounty Bancorp1.552 of 5 stars$35.25flatN/AN/A$214.78M$69.72M11.60173Analyst ForecastESQEsquire Financial2.0263 of 5 stars$66.76+3.3%$69.00+3.4%+45.8%$553.64M$120.71M13.91110Dividend AnnouncementATLCAtlanticus1.3665 of 5 stars$37.19+2.1%$41.00+10.2%+29.4%$550.11M$262.48M8.83386News CoverageHONEHarborOne Bancorp3.0112 of 5 stars$12.06+4.5%$13.00+7.8%+22.8%$538.79M$162.29M31.74640Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoverageMPBMid Penn Bancorp4.7333 of 5 stars$32.25+3.7%$30.50-5.4%+60.5%$538.22M$169.18M11.81620Analyst ForecastNews CoverageMSBIMidland States Bancorp4.7836 of 5 stars$24.67+4.4%$26.00+5.4%+13.9%$527.69M$470.89M10.68970Analyst UpgradeInsider SellingAnalyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Eagle Bancorp Montana Competitors CB Financial Services Competitors SB Financial Group Competitors Auburn National Bancorporation Competitors County Bancorp Competitors Esquire Financial Competitors Atlanticus Competitors HarborOne Bancorp Competitors Mid Penn Bancorp Competitors Midland States Bancorp 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 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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