Merchants Bancorp (MBIN)
NASDAQ:MBIN
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Rating:58Neutral
Price Target:
$49.00
▲(4.57% Upside)
Action:DowngradedDate:02/28/26
The score is held back primarily by financial risks: earnings softened in 2025, leverage is elevated, and cash flow has been negative in most years. Technicals are mixed but generally supportive versus longer-term averages, while valuation is reasonable (P/E ~11.2) and the dividend increase is a modest positive.
Positive Factors
Diversified revenue mix
Merchants operates a diversified banking model: net interest income from loans plus fee income from mortgage warehousing, servicing and deposit fees. That mix provides multiple, structurally different cash sources and reduces single-product dependency, improving resilience across cycles.
Negative Factors
Elevated leverage
Material increase in leverage reduces financial flexibility and raises sensitivity to interest-rate and funding shocks. Higher debt levels can amplify earnings volatility, constrain capital deployment for growth or buybacks, and increase refinancing and covenant risks over the medium term.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Diversified revenue mix
Merchants operates a diversified banking model: net interest income from loans plus fee income from mortgage warehousing, servicing and deposit fees. That mix provides multiple, structurally different cash sources and reduces single-product dependency, improving resilience across cycles.
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Merchants Bancorp (MBIN) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$2.15B
Dividend Yield1.19%
Average Volume (3M)164.84K
Price to Earnings (P/E)5.8
Beta (1Y)0.99
Revenue Growth-2.45%
EPS Growth-28.20%
CountryUS
Employees663
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.28
Shares Outstanding45,962,067
10 Day Avg. Volume166,862
30 Day Avg. Volume164,845
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.18
Price to Book (P/B)0.69
Price to Sales (P/S)1.14
P/FCF Ratio-4.15
Enterprise Value/Market Cap2.78
Enterprise Value/Revenue4.39
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit10.67
Enterprise Value/Ebitda22.47
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$46.00Price Target Upside-1.84% Downside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering2
EPS Forecast (FY)5.24
Revenue Forecast (FY)$728.62M
Merchants Bancorp Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Merchants Bancorp operates as the diversified bank holding company in the United States. The company operates through Multi-family Mortgage Banking, Mortgage Warehousing, and Banking segments. The Multi-family Mortgage Banking segment originates a...
How the Company Makes Money
Merchants Bancorp primarily earns money through (1) net interest income and (2) noninterest (fee) income. Net interest income is generated by collecting interest and fees on interest-earning assets—principally loans—while paying interest on fundin...
Merchants Bancorp Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
68
Positive
Balance Sheet
56
Neutral
Cash Flow
32
Negative
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 1.37B | 1.45B | 1.19B | 602.07M | 461.56M |
| Gross Profit | 563.69M | 642.69M | 519.10M | 422.49M | 422.66M |
| EBITDA | 267.26M | 425.66M | 350.76M | 293.63M | 307.12M |
| Net Income | 218.77M | 320.39M | 279.23M | 219.72M | 227.10M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 19.45B | 18.81B | 16.95B | 12.62B | 11.28B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 880.90M | 566.62M | 1.70B | 549.50M | 1.34B |
| Total Debt | 3.84B | 4.34B | 964.13M | 940.39M | 1.17B |
| Total Liabilities | 17.17B | 16.56B | 15.25B | 11.16B | 10.12B |
| Stockholders Equity | 2.28B | 2.24B | 1.70B | 1.46B | 1.16B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | -376.67M | -853.67M | -363.93M | 966.96M | -52.86M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -341.25M | -835.28M | -356.40M | 975.77M | -49.22M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -195.67M | -874.27M | -3.26B | -2.86B | -474.26M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 272.51M | 1.60B | 3.97B | 1.08B | 1.38B |
Merchants Bancorp Technical Analysis
Positive
46.86
Price Trends
43.78
Positive
39.27
Positive
35.76
Positive
Market Momentum
1.39
Negative
66.11
Neutral
92.04
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For MBIN, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 46.86 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 44.24, above the 50-day MA of 43.78, and above the 200-day MA of 35.76, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 1.39 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 66.11 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 92.04 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for MBIN.
Merchants Bancorp Risk Analysis
Merchants Bancorp disclosed 42 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Merchants Bancorp reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
Merchants Bancorp Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
78 Outperform | $1.60B | 11.18 | 9.25% | 3.38% | -1.48% | -1.58% | |
70 Outperform | $1.61B | 12.64 | 9.20% | 2.83% | 0.93% | 5.65% | |
68 Neutral | $1.87B | 22.62 | 8.05% | 3.07% | -2.46% | -1.98% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
66 Neutral | $1.64B | 12.80 | 10.75% | 2.89% | 30.45% | 3.13% | |
58 Neutral | $2.15B | 5.76 | 9.89% | 1.19% | -2.45% | -28.20% | |
50 Neutral | $1.48B | 58.33 | 2.77% | ― | 2.04% | -64.17% |
* Financial Sector Average
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Merchants Bancorp Corporate Events
Dividends
Merchants Bancorp Raises Quarterly Common Dividend Ten Percent
Positive
Feb 19, 2026
On February 19, 2026, Merchants Bancorp announced that its board increased the quarterly dividend on its common stock by 10% to $0.11 per share for the first quarter of 2026. The board also declared quarterly cash dividends on its Series C, Series...
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