Ohio Valley Banc Corp. (OVBC) vs Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. (PEBK)

• Ohio Valley Banc Corp. OVBC 48.27 ▼ −1.69%
• Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. PEBK 43.20 ▼ −2.94%

Ohio Valley Banc Corp. and Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. are both Banks Regional companies. Ohio Valley Banc Corp. and Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. are of similar size ($236.0M and $227.2M). Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 10.4× against 16.0×. Ohio Valley Banc Corp. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.17% against 4.79%. Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. has the higher net margin (18.9% vs 14.3%) and the higher return on invested capital (15.4% vs 7.55%). Both pay a dividend; Ohio Valley Banc Corp. yields more (2.03% vs 1.92%). Across the 19 metrics below, Peoples Bancorp of North Carolina, Inc. leads on 10 and Ohio Valley Banc Corp. on 9.