FUSB vs. VBFC, BRBS, AUBN, PBHC, BKSC, UBCP, BAFN, BOTJ, CIZN, and SBFG
Should you be buying First US Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First US Bancshares include Village Bank and Trust Financial (VBFC), Blue Ridge Bankshares (BRBS), Auburn National Bancorporation (AUBN), Pathfinder Bancorp (PBHC), Bank of South Carolina (BKSC), United Bancorp (UBCP), BayFirst Financial (BAFN), Bank of the James Financial Group (BOTJ), Citizens (CIZN), and SB Financial Group (SBFG). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
First US Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB) and Village Bank and Trust Financial (NASDAQ:VBFC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.
Village Bank and Trust Financial received 22 more outperform votes than First US Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.06% of users gave Village Bank and Trust Financial an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave First US Bancshares an outperform vote.
First US Bancshares has a net margin of 14.55% compared to Village Bank and Trust Financial's net margin of 6.08%. First US Bancshares' return on equity of 9.57% beat Village Bank and Trust Financial's return on equity.
18.7% of First US Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.2% of Village Bank and Trust Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.2% of First US Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Village Bank and Trust Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
First US Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Village Bank and Trust Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. First US Bancshares pays out 14.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Village Bank and Trust Financial pays out 50.0% 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. First US Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
First US Bancshares has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Village Bank and Trust Financial has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
First US Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Village Bank and Trust Financial. First US Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Village Bank and Trust Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, First US Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than Village Bank and Trust Financial. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for First US Bancshares and 0 mentions for Village Bank and Trust Financial. First US Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Village Bank and Trust Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that First US Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
First US Bancshares beats Village Bank and Trust Financial on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FUSB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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