Parke Bancorp (PKBK) Competitors

Parke Bancorp (NASDAQ:PKBK) and First Mid Bancshares (NASDAQ:FMBH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Do analysts recommend PKBK or FMBH?

First Mid Bancshares has a consensus price target of $43.40, suggesting a potential upside of 18.06%. Given First Mid Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Mid Bancshares is more favorable than Parke Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Parke Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
First Mid Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has more volatility & risk, PKBK or FMBH?

Parke Bancorp has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Mid Bancshares has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PKBK or FMBH?

In the previous week, First Mid Bancshares had 2 more articles in the media than Parke Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Mid Bancshares and 1 mentions for Parke Bancorp. Parke Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat First Mid Bancshares' score of 1.27 indicating that Parke Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Parke Bancorp	Very Positive
First Mid Bancshares	Positive

Is PKBK or FMBH a better dividend stock?

Parke Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. First Mid Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Parke Bancorp pays out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Mid Bancshares pays out 29.2% 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.

Is PKBK or FMBH more profitable?

Parke Bancorp has a net margin of 21.25% compared to First Mid Bancshares' net margin of 17.39%. First Mid Bancshares' return on equity of 10.10% beat Parke Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Parke Bancorp	21.25%	9.41%	1.35%
First Mid Bancshares	17.39%	10.10%	1.09%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in PKBK or FMBH?

49.7% of Parke Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of First Mid Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 15.3% of Parke Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of First Mid Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PKBK or FMBH?

First Mid Bancshares received 53 more outperform votes than Parke Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.62% of users gave Parke Bancorp an outperform vote while only 51.91% of users gave First Mid Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Parke Bancorp	Outperform Votes 137 60.62%	Underperform Votes 89 39.38%
First Mid Bancshares	Outperform Votes 190 51.91%	Underperform Votes 176 48.09%

Which has better earnings & valuation, PKBK or FMBH?

First Mid Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Parke Bancorp. Parke Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Mid Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Parke Bancorp	$63.01M	3.59	$27.51M	$2.27	8.39
First Mid Bancshares	$318.63M	2.76	$78.90M	$3.29	11.17

Summary

First Mid Bancshares beats Parke Bancorp on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.