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MPBMid Penn BancorpSell6.0·$34.21
SellModerate Confidence
Investment thesis

Mid Penn Bancorp is a fast-growing regional bank on a low forward multiple with small insider buying, but it has missed earnings in 3 of the last 4 quarters and trades within 1.7% of the analyst target.

Thesis pillars

  • Strong Revenue Growth↓Deteriorating
  • Earnings Misses Narrow↓Deteriorating
  • Low Forward Multiple↑Improving
  • +2 more pillars — see the Why tab for full reasoning

Pillars as of Oct 24, 2026, based on the 10-K filed Mar 12, 2026

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Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB) Stock Analysis

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SellValueGrowthModerate Confidence

Financial Services · Banks - Regional

Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $34.21 — A.R:R 0.1:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2).

Mid Penn Bancorp is the financial holding company for Mid Penn Bank, a Pennsylvania-chartered community bank operating 59 retail branches across nineteen Pennsylvania counties and five New Jersey counties, following its 2025 acquisition of William Penn Bancorporation. The bank... Read more

$34.21+0.6% A.UpsideScore 6.0/10#92 of 222 Banks - Regional
QualityF-score7 / 9FCF yield—
IncomeYield2.69%(5y avg 2.89%)Payout30.07%sustainable
Stop $32.48Analyst target $34.42(−15% haircut)A.R:R 0.1:1
Analyst consensus$40.50+18.4%4 analysts
$34.42Analyst target
$34.21price
$40.50mean
$42

Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $34.21 — A.R:R 0.1:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.

Passes 6/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 83d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.

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About Mid Penn Bancorp

About Mid Penn Bancorp

Mid Penn Bancorp held $6.1 billion in total consolidated assets, $5.2 billion in deposits and $814.1 million in shareholders' equity as of December 31, 2025, following an all-stock acquisition of William Penn Bancorporation that added 12 branches in the Philadelphia region. The bank operates 59 full-service retail banking offices across nineteen Pennsylvania counties and five New Jersey counties, supervised by the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities and the FDIC. A pending cash-and-stock acquisition of 1st Colonial, announced in September 2025, would extend Mid Penn's footprint further into southern New Jersey.

Mid Penn's business consists almost entirely of Mid Penn Bank, managed as a single reportable segment, which attracts deposits and funds commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, residential mortgage, construction and consumer loans through its branch network. The bank has grown substantially through acquisitions, including Riverview Financial (2021), Brunswick (2023) and William Penn (2025), each adding branches and deposits across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Beyond banking, Mid Penn has built an insurance and wealth-management business through acquisitions of Commonwealth Benefits Group and Charis Insurance Group, plus a pending purchase of Cumberland Advisors, a registered investment adviser expected to bring approximately $3.2 billion in assets under management. Credit risk is managed through underwriting policies, loan monitoring and portfolio diversification, with collateral generally secured by real estate whose value depends on local market conditions across its footprint.

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Mid Penn's 10-K discloses that, as of December 31, 2025, the bank's highest concentration of credit is in commercial real estate, a category sensitive to regional office and retail vacancy trends and to the pace of interest-rate normalization following its multi-year acquisition spree. The bank's rapid inorganic growth, four bank acquisitions since 2021 plus two pending transactions signed in September 2025, also concentrates near-term integration risk, since credit-quality assumptions and systems conversions from William Penn, 1st Colonial and Cumberland Advisors must all be absorbed within a compressed timeframe.

See also: Financial Services · Banks - Regional

From Mid Penn Bancorp's most recent 10-K filing, extracted July 6, 2026.

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Recent developments

updated 2026-10-29
TrendMatrix Research · upcoming catalyst calendar

Upcoming dated catalysts

Wed, Jan 20, 202783d to earnings· next earnings call

Thesis

Rewards
Sector modifier (Financial Services): +1.0
Attractive valuation
Risks
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2)
Consecutive earnings misses (3)

Key Metrics

P/E (TTM)11.8
P/E (Fwd)9.0
Mkt Cap$867M
EV/EBITDA—
Profit Mgn25.8%
ROE8.4%
Rev Growth22.5%
Beta0.48
Dividend2.69%
Rating analysts7

Quality Signals

Piotroski F7/9

Options Flow

IV61%elevated

Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)

  • MEDIUMloan_portfoliocommercial real estate
    10-K Item 1: 'As of December 31, 2025, the Bank's highest concentration of credit is in commercial real estate.'

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Rating Breakdown

1 floor-breaker

No near-term catalyst priced in. Thesis progression will come from fundamentals grinding, not event reaction.static

Earnings History
0.0
Surprise Avg
0.9
Erm
5.0
Earnings Timing
5.0
Dividend Safety
5.5
News Activity
7.0
Earnings concerns: 1B/3M
GatesA.R:R 0.1 < 1.5@spotMomentum 5.4<5.5 (soft — BUY_NOW allowed but watch)Momentum 5.4>=4.5Insider activity: OKNo SEC red flagsEARNINGS PROXIMITY 83d clearSEMI CYCLE PEAK CLEARMATERIALS CYCLE PEAK CLEARSuitability: Aggressive
RSI
33 · Neutral
↓ 20D MA↓ 50D MA↑ 200D MAGOLDEN CROSSSupport $33.48Resistance $36.94

Price Targets

$32
$34
A.Upside+0.6%
A.R:R0.1:1

Position Sizing

ConvictionNone
Suggested %0%
Max %0%
RegimeRisk-Off

Risk Alerts

! Target reached (0.6% upside)
! News modifier -2: HOLD_IF_HOLDING → SELL_IF_HOLDING
! asymmetry at 0.1 (below the engine's 1.5 threshold)@spot

Earnings

B
M
M
M
1/4 beats
Next Earnings2027-01-20 (83d)

Verdict History

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Frequently Asked Questions
Is MPB stock a buy right now?

Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $34.21 — A.R:R 0.1:1 is below the 1.5:1 minimum. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $32.48. Score 6.0/10, moderate confidence.

What is the MPB stock price target?

Analyst target: $34.42 (+0.6% upside). Prior stop was $32.48. Stop-loss: $32.48.

What are the risks of investing in MPB?

Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.2); Consecutive earnings misses (3).

Is MPB overvalued or undervalued?

Mid Penn Bancorp trades at a P/E of 11.8 (forward 9.0). TrendMatrix value score: 8.2/10. Verdict: Sell.

What do analysts say about MPB?

7 analysts cover MPB with a consensus score of 4.1/5. Average price target: $41.

What does Mid Penn Bancorp do?Mid Penn Bancorp is the financial holding company for Mid Penn Bank, a Pennsylvania-chartered community bank operating...

Mid Penn Bancorp is the financial holding company for Mid Penn Bank, a Pennsylvania-chartered community bank operating 59 retail branches across nineteen Pennsylvania counties and five New Jersey counties, following its 2025 acquisition of William Penn Bancorporation. The bank generates revenue primarily through commercial and consumer lending, deposit-taking, and trust and wealth management services, including a newly acquired registered investment adviser, Cumberland Advisors. As of December 31, 2025, Mid Penn held $6.1 billion in total assets and $5.2 billion in deposits, with commercial re

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