Mercantile Bank Corporation

NasdaqGS:MBWM Stock Report

Market Cap: US$780.1m

Mercantile Bank Valuation

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

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • 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.

Below Fair Value: MBWM ($49.04) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($88.07)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MBWM is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


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 Ratio9.9x
EarningsUS$80.00m
Market CapUS$780.14m

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 Average20.3x
ORRF Orrstown Financial Services
48.4x65.8%US$767.3m
HBT HBT Financial
10.8x-1.7%US$745.4m
LBAI Lakeland Bancorp
10.4x4.3%US$875.0m
CFB CrossFirst Bankshares
11.7x9.6%US$849.5m
MBWM Mercantile Bank
9.9x-3.6%US$780.1m

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MBWM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.9x) compared to the peer average (20.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

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

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
FRCB First Republic Bank
0.02xn/aUS$27.98m
BKGM BankGuam Holding
1xn/aUS$18.48m
SBNY Signature Bank
0.002xn/aUS$2.18m
BCBH.F Caribbean Investment Holdings
0.00001xn/aUS$132.00
No more companies available in this PE range
MBWM 9.9xIndustry Avg. 12.8xNo. of Companies75PE0612182430+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MBWM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.9x) compared to the US Banks industry average (12.8x).


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 Ratio9.9x
Fair PE Ratio10.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MBWM is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (9.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.8x).


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$49.04
US$49.88
+1.7%
2.9%US$52.00US$48.00n/a4
Nov ’25US$43.21
US$48.88
+13.1%
1.8%US$50.00US$48.00n/a4
Oct ’25US$41.87
US$48.50
+15.8%
2.3%US$50.00US$47.00n/a4
Sep ’25US$45.98
US$49.75
+8.2%
4.8%US$53.00US$47.00n/a4
Aug ’25US$46.12
US$49.75
+7.9%
4.8%US$53.00US$47.00n/a4
Jul ’25US$39.84
US$41.75
+4.8%
8.5%US$47.00US$37.00n/a4
Jun ’25US$38.31
US$41.67
+8.8%
9.9%US$47.00US$37.00n/a3
May ’25US$37.49
US$41.67
+11.1%
9.9%US$47.00US$37.00n/a3
Apr ’25US$37.46
US$42.67
+13.9%
8.6%US$47.00US$38.00n/a3
Mar ’25US$36.38
US$44.67
+22.8%
3.8%US$47.00US$43.00n/a3
Feb ’25US$39.78
US$44.67
+12.3%
3.8%US$47.00US$43.00n/a3
Jan ’25US$40.38
US$40.00
-0.9%
8.2%US$44.00US$36.00n/a3
Dec ’24US$36.24
US$39.00
+7.6%
5.5%US$41.00US$36.00n/a3
Nov ’24US$32.97
US$39.00
+18.3%
5.5%US$41.00US$36.00US$43.213
Oct ’24US$30.91
US$38.00
+22.9%
5.6%US$41.00US$36.00US$41.874
Sep ’24US$34.24
US$38.25
+11.7%
5.0%US$41.00US$36.00US$45.984
Aug ’24US$35.24
US$38.25
+8.5%
5.0%US$41.00US$36.00US$46.124
Jul ’24US$27.62
US$36.25
+31.2%
6.3%US$39.00US$34.00US$39.844
Jun ’24US$26.47
US$36.25
+36.9%
6.3%US$39.00US$34.00US$38.314
May ’24US$27.80
US$36.25
+30.4%
6.3%US$39.00US$34.00US$37.494
Apr ’24US$30.58
US$38.88
+27.1%
4.3%US$40.00US$36.00US$37.464
Mar ’24US$34.83
US$39.38
+13.0%
2.1%US$40.00US$38.00US$36.384
Feb ’24US$34.65
US$39.38
+13.6%
2.1%US$40.00US$38.00US$39.784
Jan ’24US$33.48
US$37.70
+12.6%
4.7%US$40.00US$35.00US$40.385
Dec ’23US$34.70
US$37.70
+8.6%
4.7%US$40.00US$35.00US$36.245
Nov ’23US$34.80
US$37.70
+8.3%
4.7%US$40.00US$35.00US$32.975

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


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