Merchants Bancorp (MBIN) Stock

Merchants Bancorp (MBIN) is a Financials stock trading at $54.13 (as of 2026-08-20), with a market capitalization of $2.49B and a trailing P/E of 9.3. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

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 and services government sponsored mortgages for multi-family and healthcare facilities. This segment also offers customized loan products for independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing projects; and operates as a syndicator of low-income housing tax credit and debt funds. The Mortgage Warehousing segment funds agency eligible residential loans, including origination, purchase, and sale in the secondary market, as well as commercial loans to non-depository financial institutions. The Banking segment offers a range of financial products and services to consumers and businesses, such as various types of deposit products, as well as multi-family construction and bridge, commercial real estate, commercial and industrial, agricultural, residential mortgage, and consumer loan products. This segment also provides single-family mortgage lending; construction, bridge, and lot financing; first-lien home equity lines of credit; and small business administration lending products and services. Merchants Bancorp was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.

Understand Merchants Bancorp: how it makes money

Merchants Bancorp runs a diversified bank business that originates and services government-sponsored multi-family mortgages, funds agency-eligible mortgage assets through its Mortgage Warehousing segment, and also provides broader Banking services to generate earnings.

The company’s profit engine depends on generating income from multi-family mortgage origination and servicing (including government-sponsored mortgages), supported by funding through Mortgage Warehousing, while credit performance shows up in metrics like non-performing loans and criticized loans.

Business quality (Solid): Diversified mortgage banking and banking model, with profitability measured by a solid operating margin (31.2%) but meaningful credit-risk monitoring required (for example, non-performing loans are 2.16% of gross loans receivable).

Valuation: At 12× earnings, MBIN trades in line with the Banking average (13×). Note: one-time items can distort reported P/E.

Bull case

  • Mortgage origination and servicing is at the center of the model: Multi-family Mortgage Banking originates and services government sponsored mortgages for multi-family and healthcare facilities, and also provides customized loan products for independent living, assisted living, memory care, and skilled nursing projects.
  • Funding support from deposits: Core Deposits are reported at 12.1 USD_B for the latest quarter, which can support the balance sheet needed for lending activities.

Bear case

  • Asset quality risk can pressure results: Non-Performing Loans are 0.25 USD_B, and Non-Performing Loans as a Percentage of Gross Loans Receivable is 2.16%. The company also reports Criticized Loans Receivable of 0.51 USD_B and Loans Classified as Substandard of 0.42 USD_B.
  • Loans may require credit protection and can be volatile: A portion of criticized and delinquent loans are covered by credit default swaps (Criticized Loans Covered by Credit Default Swaps is 6.0%, and Delinquent Loans Covered by Credit Default Swaps is 11.0%), which signals that some credit exposure is actively managed.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$54.13
Market Cap$2.49B
P/E Ratio9.3
EV / EBITDA6.6
Price / Book1.04
Price / Sales2.12
Dividend Yield2.4%
FCF Yield-30.8%
DCF Value (model)$78.12
DCF Upside vs Price44.3%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$1.20B
Net Margin18.2%
Return on Equity11.2%
Revenue Growth (YoY)-3.4%
EPS Growth (YoY)146.7%
FCF Growth (YoY)-267.8%
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E9.3
Sector P/E (Financials)15.1
Industry P/E (Banking)12.9
vs Sector-38.8%
vs Industry-28.3%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderElser Financial Planning, Inc ($1.18B)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorFinancials
IndustryBanking
CEOMichael F. Petrie
Employees663
CountryUS
IPO Date2017-10-27

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Data as of 2026-08-20.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.