Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB) Competitors

Atlantic Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:AUB) and First BanCorp. (NYSE:FBP) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, community ranking and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, AUB or FBP?

Atlantic Union Bankshares has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First BanCorp. has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AUB or FBP?

First BanCorp. received 265 more outperform votes than Atlantic Union Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.29% of users gave Atlantic Union Bankshares an outperform vote while only 61.26% of users gave First BanCorp. an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Atlantic Union Bankshares	Outperform Votes 18 64.29%	Underperform Votes 10 35.71%
First BanCorp.	Outperform Votes 283 61.26%	Underperform Votes 179 38.74%

Do analysts rate AUB or FBP?

Atlantic Union Bankshares presently has a consensus target price of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.30%. First BanCorp. has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.67%. Given Atlantic Union Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Atlantic Union Bankshares is more favorable than First BanCorp..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atlantic Union Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
First BanCorp.	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is AUB or FBP more profitable?

First BanCorp. has a net margin of 25.82% compared to Atlantic Union Bankshares' net margin of 19.51%. First BanCorp.'s return on equity of 21.58% beat Atlantic Union Bankshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlantic Union Bankshares	19.51%	9.47%	1.12%
First BanCorp.	25.82%	21.58%	1.62%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AUB or FBP?

First BanCorp. has higher revenue and earnings than Atlantic Union Bankshares. First BanCorp. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlantic Union Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlantic Union Bankshares	$1.05B	2.88	$201.82M	$2.72	12.33
First BanCorp.	$1.16B	2.62	$302.86M	$1.75	10.22

Is AUB or FBP a better dividend stock?

Atlantic Union Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. First BanCorp. pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Atlantic Union Bankshares pays out 47.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First BanCorp. pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the media prefer AUB or FBP?

In the previous week, First BanCorp. had 2 more articles in the media than Atlantic Union Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First BanCorp. and 1 mentions for Atlantic Union Bankshares. Atlantic Union Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat First BanCorp.'s score of 0.83 indicating that Atlantic Union Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Atlantic Union Bankshares	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
First BanCorp.	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AUB or FBP?

78.6% of Atlantic Union Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of First BanCorp. shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Atlantic Union Bankshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of First BanCorp. shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

First BanCorp. beats Atlantic Union Bankshares on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.