Mercantile Bank Corporation

NasdaqGS:MBWM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$791.5m

Mercantile Bank Valuation

Is MBWM undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MBWM when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Discounted Cash Flow
Simply Wall St
US$48.29
Fair Value
0.9% undervalued intrinsic discount
4
Number of Analysts

Below Fair Value: MBWM ($47.86) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($48.29)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MBWM is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MBWM?

Key metric: As MBWM is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for MBWM. This is calculated by dividing MBWM's market cap by their current earnings.
What is MBWM's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio0.4x
EarningsUS$1.89b
Market CapUS$791.47m

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MBWM's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MBWM vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average11.5x
HBT HBT Financial
10.7x0.19%US$829.9m
FBAK First National Bank Alaska
11.8xn/aUS$839.2m
BFST Business First Bancshares
11.6x17.72%US$778.3m
MCB Metropolitan Bank Holding
11.7x24.44%US$817.0m
MBWM Mercantile Bank
0.4x-155.78%US$791.5m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MBWM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (0.4x) compared to the peer average (11.5x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MBWM's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Banks Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.11.9x8.2%
MBWM Mercantile Bank
 0.4x-155.78%US$791.47m
FRCB First Republic Bank
0.02xn/aUS$27.98m
OCNB Oconomowoc Bancshares
0.6xn/aUS$9.93m
MBWM 0.4xIndustry Avg. 11.9xNo. of Companies95PE0612182430+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.11.9x8.2%
MBWM Mercantile Bank
 0.4x-155.78%US$791.47m
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MBWM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (0.4x) compared to the US Banks industry average (11.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MBWM's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MBWM PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio0.4x
Fair PE Ratio0.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MBWM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (0.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (0.8x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst MBWM forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$47.86
US$51.13
+6.82%
8.08%US$57.00US$47.00n/a4
Jul ’26US$47.81
US$50.13
+4.84%
4.14%US$53.00US$47.50n/a4
Jun ’26US$44.16
US$50.13
+13.51%
4.14%US$53.00US$47.50n/a4
May ’26US$42.45
US$50.13
+18.08%
4.14%US$53.00US$47.50n/a4
Apr ’26US$43.48
US$53.00
+21.90%
5.17%US$57.00US$50.00n/a4
Mar ’26US$48.21
US$53.00
+9.94%
5.17%US$57.00US$50.00n/a4
Feb ’26US$48.81
US$53.00
+8.58%
5.17%US$57.00US$50.00n/a4
Jan ’26US$44.49
US$53.00
+19.13%
6.26%US$56.00US$48.00n/a4
Dec ’25US$50.05
US$49.88
-0.35%
2.87%US$52.00US$48.00n/a4
Nov ’25US$43.21
US$48.88
+13.11%
1.83%US$50.00US$48.00n/a4
Oct ’25US$41.87
US$48.50
+15.83%
2.31%US$50.00US$47.00n/a4
Sep ’25US$45.98
US$49.75
+8.20%
4.79%US$53.00US$47.00n/a4
Aug ’25US$46.12
US$49.75
+7.87%
4.79%US$53.00US$47.00n/a4
Jul ’25US$39.84
US$41.75
+4.79%
8.53%US$47.00US$37.00US$47.814
Jun ’25US$38.31
US$41.67
+8.76%
9.86%US$47.00US$37.00US$44.163
May ’25US$37.49
US$41.67
+11.14%
9.86%US$47.00US$37.00US$42.453
Apr ’25US$37.46
US$42.67
+13.90%
8.63%US$47.00US$38.00US$43.483
Mar ’25US$36.38
US$44.67
+22.78%
3.81%US$47.00US$43.00US$48.213
Feb ’25US$39.78
US$44.67
+12.28%
3.81%US$47.00US$43.00US$48.813
Jan ’25US$40.38
US$40.00
-0.94%
8.16%US$44.00US$36.00US$44.493
Dec ’24US$36.24
US$39.00
+7.62%
5.54%US$41.00US$36.00US$50.053
Nov ’24US$32.97
US$39.00
+18.29%
5.54%US$41.00US$36.00US$43.213
Oct ’24US$30.91
US$38.00
+22.94%
5.58%US$41.00US$36.00US$41.874
Sep ’24US$34.24
US$38.25
+11.71%
5.02%US$41.00US$36.00US$45.984
Aug ’24US$35.24
US$38.25
+8.54%
5.02%US$41.00US$36.00US$46.124
Jul ’24US$27.62
US$36.25
+31.25%
6.28%US$39.00US$34.00US$39.844
AnalystConsensusTarget
Consensus Narrative from 4 Analysts
US$51.13
Fair Value
6.4% undervalued intrinsic discount
4
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/07/22 13:46
End of Day Share Price 2025/07/22 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Mercantile Bank Corporation is covered by 9 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kevin ReeveyD.A. Davidson & Co.
Brendan NosalHovde Group, LLC
John RodisJanney Montgomery Scott LLC