Middlefield Banc (MBCN) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Middlefield Banc (NASDAQ:MBCN) will likely be issuing its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, October 16th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.64 per share and revenue of $19.5670 million for the quarter. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 8:30 AM ET.

Middlefield Banc (NASDAQ:MBCN) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The bank reported $0.76 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.19. The firm had revenue of $20.52 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $18.30 million. Middlefield Banc had a return on equity of 8.54% and a net margin of 16.16%. On average, analysts expect Middlefield Banc to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Middlefield Banc Stock Performance

NASDAQ MBCN opened at $29.39 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $237.47 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.06 and a beta of 0.46. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $29.90 and a 200 day moving average of $28.93. The company has a current ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.05. Middlefield Banc has a twelve month low of $22.74 and a twelve month high of $34.00.

Middlefield Banc Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 29th were given a dividend of $0.21 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 29th. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.9%. Middlefield Banc’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.33%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Middlefield Banc

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Middlefield Banc by 2.0% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 171,134 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $5,154,000 after acquiring an additional 3,308 shares in the last quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Middlefield Banc by 1.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 48,603 shares of the bank’s stock worth $1,463,000 after purchasing an additional 740 shares during the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its position in shares of Middlefield Banc by 3.5% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 17,863 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $499,000 after purchasing an additional 598 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Middlefield Banc by 29.8% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 13,195 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $397,000 after purchasing an additional 3,029 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC purchased a new position in Middlefield Banc during the second quarter worth approximately $307,000. 31.72% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently commented on MBCN shares. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued a “market perform” rating and issued a $33.00 price target (up previously from $32.00) on shares of Middlefield Banc in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Middlefield Banc in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Middlefield Banc from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Middlefield Banc currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $29.00.

Middlefield Banc Company Profile

Middlefield Banc Corp. operates as the bank holding company for The Middlefield Banking Company that provides various commercial banking services to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, small business owners, and retail customers in northeastern and central Ohio. It offers checking, savings, negotiable order of withdrawal accounts, money market accounts, time certificates of deposit, commercial loans, real estate loans, various consumer loans, safe deposit facilities, and travelers' checks.