Riverview Bancorp (RVSB) Competitors

Riverview Bancorp (NASDAQ:RVSB) and Mid Penn Bancorp (NASDAQ:MPB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RVSB or MPB?

Riverview Bancorp received 163 more outperform votes than Mid Penn Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.61% of users gave Riverview Bancorp an outperform vote while only 57.65% of users gave Mid Penn Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Riverview Bancorp	Outperform Votes 276 61.61%	Underperform Votes 172 38.39%
Mid Penn Bancorp	Outperform Votes 113 57.65%	Underperform Votes 83 42.35%

Is RVSB or MPB more profitable?

Mid Penn Bancorp has a net margin of 16.06% compared to Riverview Bancorp's net margin of 1.47%. Mid Penn Bancorp's return on equity of 8.34% beat Riverview Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Riverview Bancorp	1.47%	3.06%	0.31%
Mid Penn Bancorp	16.06%	8.34%	0.86%

Is RVSB or MPB a better dividend stock?

Riverview Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Mid Penn Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Riverview Bancorp pays out 160.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mid Penn Bancorp pays out 27.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mid Penn Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer RVSB or MPB?

Mid Penn Bancorp has a consensus price target of $36.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.05%. Given Mid Penn Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mid Penn Bancorp is more favorable than Riverview Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Riverview Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Mid Penn Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to RVSB or MPB?

In the previous week, Riverview Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Mid Penn Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Riverview Bancorp and 2 mentions for Mid Penn Bancorp. Riverview Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Mid Penn Bancorp's score of 0.53 indicating that Riverview Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Riverview Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mid Penn Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, RVSB or MPB?

Mid Penn Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Riverview Bancorp. Mid Penn Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Riverview Bancorp, 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
Riverview Bancorp	$66.80M	1.78	$3.80M	$0.05	112.80
Mid Penn Bancorp	$256.35M	1.88	$37.40M	$2.91	9.97

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RVSB or MPB?

69.6% of Riverview Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of Mid Penn Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of Riverview Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of Mid Penn Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, RVSB or MPB?

Riverview Bancorp has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mid Penn Bancorp has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mid Penn Bancorp beats Riverview Bancorp on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.