FMBM vs FNF vs MRBK Stock Comparison

F&M Bank, Fidelity National Financial and Meridian Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FMBM F&M Bank Corp
$41.00 +1.3% 1M +53.3% 1Y
Market cap
$143.97M
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
4 wins
MRBK Meridian Corp
$19.02 +0.4% 1M +32.8% 1Y
Market cap
$221.41M
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$130.22M
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Fidelity National Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Fidelity National Financial 5, F&M Bank 4, Meridian 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFMBMFNFMRBKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $143.97M $11.14B $221.41M FNF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.2x 14.4x 10.2x FMBM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.4x 12.3x FNF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +13.0% +7.4% FNF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.0% 16.6% MRBK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.6% 31.5% MRBK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.1x 0.5x FNF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +53.3% -24.0% +32.8% FMBM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.3%/yr -1.9%/yr +4.7%/yr FMBM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 12.7% 27.6% 25.3% FMBM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 56/100 38/100 FNF

Percentile Scorecard

FMBMFNFMRBK

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisFMBMFNFMRBK
Valuation 98 #8 of 361 90 #13 of 119 77 #84 of 361
Growth – 35 #74 of 114 13 #134 of 153
Profitability – 59 #44 of 106 43 #74 of 128
Financial Health – 38 #65 of 104 40 #85 of 140
Shareholder Returns 48 #174 of 335 60 #43 of 105 20 #270 of 335
Overall – 56 38
  • FMBM ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • FNF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • MRBK ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodFMBMFNFMRBKSPY
1 month +1.3%-2.2%+0.4% +0.7%
3 months +3.7%-22.7%-5.1% +3.7%
6 months +28.1%-23.0%+1.1% +7.1%
Year to date +42.6%-26.2%+8.2% +12.8%
1 year +53.3%-24.0%+32.8% +11.9%
3 years +137.8%+6.8%+88.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +33.5%+2.2%+23.5% +22.8%
5 years +42.4%-9.3%+26.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.3%-1.9%+4.7% +10.9%
10 years +51.9%+69.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.3%+5.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFMBMFNFMRBKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 12.7%27.6%25.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 12.4%29.3%24.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.130.280.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 4.19-0.871.30 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.9%-40.2%-57.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-30.1%-8.2% -1.2%
52-week high $41.00$57.61$20.71 $779.14
52-week low $26.54$38.66$14.29 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleFMBMFNFMRBK
P/E now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 12.2x 13.9xmedian 10.7x 10.4xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 3.4x 0.7xmedian 1.4x 1.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.3x 4.5xmedian 7.5x 2.7xmedian 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.8x 2.0xmedian 8.5x 12.2xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.21median 1.34 0.94median 0.60 5.58median 1.34

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsFMBMFNFMRBK
Revenue – $15.36B $130.22M
Gross profit – $15.08B –
Operating income – $1.46B –
Net income – $912.00M $21.66M
Free cash flow – $5.43B $18.62M
EPS (diluted) $3.94 $2.89 $1.78
Cash & equivalents – $3.58B –
Total debt – $4.38B $49.71M
Shares (diluted) 3.58M 267.00M 12.17M
Enterprise value $143.97M -$7.26B $212.81M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricFMBMFNFMRBK
P/E 10.3x 13.9x 10.4x
P/FCF – 2.0x 12.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 1.9x 11.3x
P/S 2.4x 0.7x 1.7x
P/B – 1.2x 1.1x
P/Tangible book – 1.2x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 4.5x 2.7x
EV/EBIT – 7.3x 2.7x
EV/Revenue – 0.7x 2.1x
EV/FCF – 2.0x 14.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.9x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.21 0.94 5.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFMBMFNFMRBK
Revenue growth (1Y) – 13.0% 7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 10.8% 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 21.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 61.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -21.0% 18.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 20.9% 4.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 32.2% -26.7% 10.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.2% 14.9% 1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -19.0% -44.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.5% -18.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -19.3% -49.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -2.6% -18.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFMBMFNFMRBK
Gross margin – 98.2% –
EBITDA margin – 15.2% 78.9%
Operating margin – 9.5% –
Pretax margin – 11.3% 21.5%
Net margin – 5.0% 16.6%
FCF margin – 35.3% 14.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 36.2% 15.5%
Return on equity – 10.3% 10.7%
Return on assets – 0.8% 0.8%
Return on invested capital – 5.6% 31.5%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 6.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFMBMFNFMRBK
Debt / assets – 3.8% 1.9%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.1x 0.5x
Debt / FCF – 0.8x 2.7x
Liabilities / assets – 92.3% 92.1%
Equity / assets – 7.7% 7.9%
Interest coverage – 6.0x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFMBMFNFMRBK
Dividend yield 2.5% 5.2% 2.9%
Net buyback yield – 1.9% -3.8%
Shareholder yield 2.5% 7.1% -1.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 60.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusFMBMFNFMRBK
Forward P/E – 8.4xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.82FY2026 $1.55FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -3.0%FY2026 -18.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +16.6% +34.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $14.25BFY2026 $126.41MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -1.4%FY2026 -0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.0% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFMBMFNFMRBK
Held by institutions – 83.3% 64.6%
Institutions holding – 712 101
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.9% +2.3%
Institutions buying – 321 65
Institutions selling – 257 20
Buyers to sellers – 1.25 3.25

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

FMBMFNFMRBK
FMBM 1.00 0.13 0.04
FNF 0.13 1.00 0.25
MRBK 0.04 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FMBM, FNF and MRBK?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is the largest by market capitalisation: F&M Bank (FMBM) $143.97M, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) $11.14B, Meridian (MRBK) $221.41M.

Which stock is cheaper, FMBM, FNF and MRBK?

F&M Bank (FMBM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (F&M Bank (FMBM) 10.2x, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 14.4x, Meridian (MRBK) 10.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is cheapest (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 8.4x, Meridian (MRBK) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Fidelity National Financial (FNF) +13.0%, Meridian (MRBK) +7.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Meridian (MRBK) has the highest net margin (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.0%, Meridian (MRBK) 16.6%). On return on invested capital, Meridian (MRBK) leads (Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.6%, Meridian (MRBK) 31.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year F&M Bank (FMBM) returned the most: F&M Bank (FMBM) +53.3%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -24.0%, Meridian (MRBK) +32.8%. Over five years, F&M Bank (FMBM) compounded fastest (F&M Bank (FMBM) +7.3%/yr, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -1.9%/yr, Meridian (MRBK) +4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: F&M Bank (FMBM) 0.00%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 0.05%, Meridian (MRBK) 0.00%. F&M Bank (FMBM) and Meridian (MRBK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, F&M Bank (FMBM) has been the steadiest (F&M Bank (FMBM) 12.7%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 27.6%, Meridian (MRBK) 25.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FMBM, FNF and MRBK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.