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Partners Bancorp (NASDAQ:PTRS) and Prime Meridian (OTCMKTS:PMHG) Financial Contrast
2023-04-10 18:42
Partners Bancorp (NASDAQ:PTRS – Get Rating) and Prime Meridian (OTCMKTS:PMHG – Get Rating) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Partners Bancorp and Prime Meridian's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
Get Partners Bancorp alerts:| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Partners Bancorp | $67.86 million | 2.14 | $13.61 million | $0.76 | 10.61 |
| Prime Meridian | $32.67 million | 2.05 | $9.68 million | $2.77 | 7.58 |
Partners Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Prime Meridian. Prime Meridian is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Partners Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Partners Bancorp and Prime Meridian, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Partners Bancorp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Prime Meridian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares Partners Bancorp and Prime Meridian's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Partners Bancorp | 20.06% | 9.99% | 0.82% |
| Prime Meridian | 29.63% | 14.82% | 1.15% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
12.1% of Partners Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.8% of Prime Meridian shares are held by institutional investors. 45.0% of Partners Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.9% of Prime Meridian shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Dividends
Partners Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Prime Meridian pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Partners Bancorp pays out 21.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Prime Meridian pays out 7.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Partners Bancorp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Partners Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Risk and Volatility
Partners Bancorp has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Prime Meridian has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.
About Partners Bancorp
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Partners Bancorp is a bank holding company. The firm engages in the provision of financial services to individuals and corporate customers. It offers commercial banking operations in Maryland and Virginia. The company was founded on January 6, 1988 and is headquartered in Salisbury, MD.
About Prime Meridian
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Prime Meridian Holding Company operates as the bank holding company for Prime Meridian Bank that provides various consumer and commercial banking services to individuals and businesses. The company accepts various deposits, such as checking, money market, savings, term certificate of deposit, demand interest bearing and non-interest bearing, health savings, NOW, and escrow accounts, as well as retirement savings plans and time deposits. Its loan products include commercial real estate, residential real estate and home equity, small business administration, construction, equipment, and commercial loans; and consumer and other loans comprising financing of automobiles, boats, and recreational vehicles, as well as issues standby letters and business lines of credit. The company also offers debit and credit cards; mobile banking, remote and mobile deposit, Apple Pay, bank-to-bank transfer, and online banking services; and safe deposit, wire transfer, foreign exchange, direct deposits, notary, night depository, official checks, domestic collections, bank drafts, automated teller services, drive-in tellers, merchant card, and banking by mail services, as well as invests in securities. It operates through four banking offices in Tallahassee, Crawfordville, and Lakeland, Florida. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Tallahassee, Florida.
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