Both in Banking & Credit
Mercantile Bank vs Business First Bancshares
Over the past year MBWM returned +36.9% and BFST returned +31.0%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.83.
MBWM +36.9% BFST +31.0%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | MBWM | BFST |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $60.70 | $32.34 |
| Market cap | $1.05B | $1.05B |
| Today | −0.82% | −1.16% |
| 1 month | +2.7% | +4.8% |
| 6 months | +16.8% | +17.8% |
| Year to date | +26.2% | +23.7% |
| 1 year | +38.4% | +31.9% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +6.8% | +8.0% |
| Gross margin | 71.4% | 65.8% |
| Net margin | 23.5% | 16.3% |
| P/E (TTM) | 11.0× | 11.9× |
| Price / sales | 2.7× | 1.9× |
| Net cash | $1.26B | $1.23B |
| Dividend yield | 2.64% | 1.86% |
| Volatility (60d) | 17.3% | 15.6% |
| Short % of float | 3.4% | 3.8% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).