Bakkt (BKKT) Competitors

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

Is MPB or BKKT more profitable?

Mid Penn Bancorp has a net margin of 15.99% compared to Bakkt's net margin of -2.84%. Mid Penn Bancorp's return on equity of 8.43% beat Bakkt's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mid Penn Bancorp	15.99%	8.43%	0.87%
Bakkt	-2.84%	-62.65%	-5.94%

Which has more risk & volatility, MPB or BKKT?

Mid Penn Bancorp has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bakkt has a beta of 5.43, suggesting that its stock price is 443% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MPB or BKKT?

43.1% of Mid Penn Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.1% of Bakkt shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Mid Penn Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Bakkt shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer MPB or BKKT?

In the previous week, Bakkt had 14 more articles in the media than Mid Penn Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Bakkt and 8 mentions for Mid Penn Bancorp. Mid Penn Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Bakkt's score of 0.18 indicating that Mid Penn Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mid Penn Bancorp	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bakkt	3 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MPB or BKKT?

Mid Penn Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bakkt. Bakkt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mid Penn 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
Mid Penn Bancorp	$176.80M	2.78	$49.44M	$2.90	8.76
Bakkt	$3.49B	0.03	-$74.85M	-$7.93	-1.07

Do analysts rate MPB or BKKT?

Mid Penn Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 41.79%. Given Mid Penn Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Mid Penn Bancorp is more favorable than Bakkt.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MPB or BKKT?

Mid Penn Bancorp received 105 more outperform votes than Bakkt when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.65% of users gave Mid Penn Bancorp an outperform vote while only 40.00% of users gave Bakkt an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mid Penn Bancorp	Outperform Votes 113 57.65%	Underperform Votes 83 42.35%
Bakkt	Outperform Votes 8 40.00%	Underperform Votes 12 60.00%

Summary

Mid Penn Bancorp beats Bakkt on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.