Contrasting Mvb Financial (MVBF) and Its Competitors

Mvb Financial (NASDAQ:MVBF) is one of 919 public companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Mvb Financial to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and valuation.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mvb Financial and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mvb Financial	$200.74 million	$26.94 million	15.34
Mvb Financial Competitors	$9.96 billion	$2.42 billion	21.32

Mvb Financial’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Mvb Financial. Mvb Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Mvb Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Mvb Financial pays out 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.9% and pay out 28.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Mvb Financial lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Mvb Financial and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mvb Financial	0	3	3	0	2.50
Mvb Financial Competitors	7490	30240	27840	1484	2.35

Mvb Financial currently has a consensus target price of $32.67, indicating a potential upside of 27.55%. As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 14.71%. Given Mvb Financial’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Mvb Financial is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Mvb Financial and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mvb Financial	9.46%	3.95%	0.39%
Mvb Financial Competitors	15.64%	9.43%	0.93%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

52.7% of Mvb Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Mvb Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Mvb Financial has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mvb Financial’s competitors have a beta of 0.61, indicating that their average share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Mvb Financial competitors beat Mvb Financial on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Mvb Financial Company Profile

MVB Financial Corp. is a financial holding company headquartered in Fairmont, West Virginia. Its principal subsidiary, MVB Bank, provides banking and financial services to individuals, businesses and organizations through locations and digital channels. MVB Bank offers personal and business deposit accounts, commercial and consumer lending, mortgage banking, treasury management and wealth-management services. The bank also focuses on serving technology-oriented companies, including businesses in the financial technology, payments and gaming industries, with specialized banking and financial solutions.