Primis Financial vs MVB Financial
FRST and MVBF side by side, both in commercial banks. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FRST and MVBF compare
Primis Financial and MVB Financial are about the same size, with market caps of $362M and $328M.
On earnings, Primis Financial is cheaper: it trades at 6.5× trailing earnings, against 15.1× for MVB Financial.
Primis Financial grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (27.4% versus −4.3% for MVB Financial).
Both pay dividends: Primis Financial yields 2.7% and MVB Financial 2.7%.
Primis Financial scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 5 for MVB Financial), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FRST | MVBF |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $362M | $328M |
| Share price | $14.60 | $25.30 |
| Change, 1 year | 35.3% | −4.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −5.1% | −40.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.69 | 0.68 |
| Employees | 593 | 403 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 6.5× (better) | 15.1× |
| P/S | 1.6× (better) | 2.0× |
| PEG | 0.10 (better) | 0.73 |
| FCF yield | – | −10.8% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 27.4% (better) | −4.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 16.1% (better) | 0.86% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 541% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 537% (better) | −32.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 21.0% (better) | −7.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 23.7% | – |
| FCF margin | – | −21.2% |
| Return on equity | 14.4% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Altman Z-score | 0.15 | 0.19 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.7% (better) | 2.7% |
| Payout ratio | 18.2% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 0.00% | 13.6% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 2.7% (better) | 2.7% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 88.7% | 58.1% |
| Held by insiders | 18.2% | 9.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $357K (better) | $13.8K |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.8% | 2.3% |
Go deeper
- FRST stock overview
- FRST income statement
- FRST valuation and score
- MVBF stock overview
- MVBF income statement
- MVBF valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.