MBWM Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Citizens & Northern Corp. has a net margin of 24.48% compared to Mercantile Bank Corp.'s net margin of 8.97%. Mercantile Bank Corp.'s return on equity of 13.84% beat Citizens & Northern Corp.'s return on equity of 7.87%.

Mercantile Bank Corp. has a consensus price target of $57.40, signalling upside risk potential of 9.33%. On the other hand Citizens & Northern Corp. has an analysts' consensus of $24.25 which suggests that it could grow by 6.5%. Given that Mercantile Bank Corp. has higher upside potential than Citizens & Northern Corp., analysts believe Mercantile Bank Corp. is more attractive than Citizens & Northern Corp..

Mercantile Bank Corp. has a beta of 0.891, which suggesting that the stock is 10.889% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Citizens & Northern Corp. has a beta of 0.543, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 45.745%.

Mercantile Bank Corp. has a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.86%. Citizens & Northern Corp. offers a yield of 4.92% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.28 per share. Mercantile Bank Corp. pays 27.44% of its earnings as a dividend. Citizens & Northern Corp. pays out 76.85% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Mercantile Bank Corp. quarterly revenues are $93.3M, which are larger than Citizens & Northern Corp. quarterly revenues of $49.8M. Mercantile Bank Corp.'s net income of $22.8M is higher than Citizens & Northern Corp.'s net income of $4.5M. Notably, Mercantile Bank Corp.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 9.61x while Citizens & Northern Corp.'s PE ratio is 15.43x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Mercantile Bank Corp. is 2.29x versus 2.13x for Citizens & Northern Corp.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

First Financial Bancorp (Ohio) has a net margin of 24.48% compared to Mercantile Bank Corp.'s net margin of 18.9%. Mercantile Bank Corp.'s return on equity of 13.84% beat First Financial Bancorp (Ohio)'s return on equity of 9.91%.

Mercantile Bank Corp. has a consensus price target of $57.40, signalling upside risk potential of 9.33%. On the other hand First Financial Bancorp (Ohio) has an analysts' consensus of $32.00 which suggests that it could grow by 14.2%. Given that First Financial Bancorp (Ohio) has higher upside potential than Mercantile Bank Corp., analysts believe First Financial Bancorp (Ohio) is more attractive than Mercantile Bank Corp..

Mercantile Bank Corp. has a beta of 0.891, which suggesting that the stock is 10.889% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison First Financial Bancorp (Ohio) has a beta of 0.974, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 2.648%.

Mercantile Bank Corp. has a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.86%. First Financial Bancorp (Ohio) offers a yield of 3.53% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.25 per share. Mercantile Bank Corp. pays 27.44% of its earnings as a dividend. First Financial Bancorp (Ohio) pays out 36.87% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Mercantile Bank Corp. quarterly revenues are $93.3M, which are smaller than First Financial Bancorp (Ohio) quarterly revenues of $330.1M. Mercantile Bank Corp.'s net income of $22.8M is lower than First Financial Bancorp (Ohio)'s net income of $62.4M. Notably, Mercantile Bank Corp.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 9.61x while First Financial Bancorp (Ohio)'s PE ratio is 10.54x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Mercantile Bank Corp. is 2.29x versus 2.14x for First Financial Bancorp (Ohio). Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Ohio) has a net margin of 24.48% compared to Mercantile Bank Corp.'s net margin of 20.08%. Mercantile Bank Corp.'s return on equity of 13.84% beat Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Ohio)'s return on equity of 9.13%.

Mercantile Bank Corp. has a consensus price target of $57.40, signalling upside risk potential of 9.33%. On the other hand Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Ohio) has an analysts' consensus of $35.14 which suggests that it could grow by 5.88%. Given that Mercantile Bank Corp. has higher upside potential than Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Ohio), analysts believe Mercantile Bank Corp. is more attractive than Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Ohio).

Mercantile Bank Corp. has a beta of 0.891, which suggesting that the stock is 10.889% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Ohio) has a beta of 0.679, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 32.063%.

Mercantile Bank Corp. has a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.86%. Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Ohio) offers a yield of 4.99% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.41 per share. Mercantile Bank Corp. pays 27.44% of its earnings as a dividend. Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Ohio) pays out 54.48% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Mercantile Bank Corp. quarterly revenues are $93.3M, which are smaller than Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Ohio) quarterly revenues of $156.9M. Mercantile Bank Corp.'s net income of $22.8M is lower than Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Ohio)'s net income of $31.5M. Notably, Mercantile Bank Corp.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 9.61x while Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Ohio)'s PE ratio is 11.00x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Mercantile Bank Corp. is 2.29x versus 1.88x for Peoples Bancorp, Inc. (Ohio). Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Provident Financial Services, Inc. has a net margin of 24.48% compared to Mercantile Bank Corp.'s net margin of 23.63%. Mercantile Bank Corp.'s return on equity of 13.84% beat Provident Financial Services, Inc.'s return on equity of 10.73%.

Mercantile Bank Corp. has a consensus price target of $57.40, signalling upside risk potential of 9.33%. On the other hand Provident Financial Services, Inc. has an analysts' consensus of $25.00 which suggests that it could grow by 16.71%. Given that Provident Financial Services, Inc. has higher upside potential than Mercantile Bank Corp., analysts believe Provident Financial Services, Inc. is more attractive than Mercantile Bank Corp..

Mercantile Bank Corp. has a beta of 0.891, which suggesting that the stock is 10.889% less volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Provident Financial Services, Inc. has a beta of 0.859, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 14.087%.

Mercantile Bank Corp. has a quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share corresponding to a yield of 2.86%. Provident Financial Services, Inc. offers a yield of 4.48% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.24 per share. Mercantile Bank Corp. pays 27.44% of its earnings as a dividend. Provident Financial Services, Inc. pays out 43.03% of its earnings as a dividend. Both of these payout ratios are sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Mercantile Bank Corp. quarterly revenues are $93.3M, which are smaller than Provident Financial Services, Inc. quarterly revenues of $353.2M. Mercantile Bank Corp.'s net income of $22.8M is lower than Provident Financial Services, Inc.'s net income of $83.4M. Notably, Mercantile Bank Corp.'s price-to-earnings ratio is 9.61x while Provident Financial Services, Inc.'s PE ratio is 9.60x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Mercantile Bank Corp. is 2.29x versus 2.02x for Provident Financial Services, Inc.. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.