Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BSAC or AUB?

6.4% of Banco Santander-Chile shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Atlantic Union Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Atlantic Union Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to BSAC or AUB?

In the previous week, Atlantic Union Bankshares had 7 more articles in the media than Banco Santander-Chile. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Atlantic Union Bankshares and 2 mentions for Banco Santander-Chile. Atlantic Union Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Banco Santander-Chile's score of 0.60 indicating that Atlantic Union Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Santander-Chile	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Atlantic Union Bankshares	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BSAC or AUB?

Banco Santander-Chile has higher revenue and earnings than Atlantic Union Bankshares. Banco Santander-Chile 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
Banco Santander-Chile	$2.60T	0.00	$883.95M	$1.94	11.95
Atlantic Union Bankshares	$817.42M	3.39	$209.13M	$2.29	13.46

Is BSAC or AUB more profitable?

Banco Santander-Chile has a net margin of 19.16% compared to Atlantic Union Bankshares' net margin of 15.53%. Banco Santander-Chile's return on equity of 19.15% beat Atlantic Union Bankshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Santander-Chile	19.16%	19.15%	1.18%
Atlantic Union Bankshares	15.53%	8.50%	1.06%

Do analysts prefer BSAC or AUB?

Banco Santander-Chile currently has a consensus price target of $21.33, indicating a potential downside of 7.97%. Atlantic Union Bankshares has a consensus price target of $43.20, indicating a potential upside of 40.18%. Given Atlantic Union Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Atlantic Union Bankshares is more favorable than Banco Santander-Chile.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Santander-Chile	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Atlantic Union Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has more volatility and risk, BSAC or AUB?

Banco Santander-Chile has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlantic Union Bankshares has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BSAC or AUB?

Banco Santander-Chile received 234 more outperform votes than Atlantic Union Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.86% of users gave Atlantic Union Bankshares an outperform vote while only 54.09% of users gave Banco Santander-Chile an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Banco Santander-Chile	Outperform Votes 258 54.09%	Underperform Votes 219 45.91%
Atlantic Union Bankshares	Outperform Votes 24 64.86%	Underperform Votes 13 35.14%

Is BSAC or AUB a better dividend stock?

Banco Santander-Chile pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Atlantic Union Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Banco Santander-Chile pays out 28.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Atlantic Union Bankshares pays out 59.4% 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. Atlantic Union Bankshares has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Atlantic Union Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Atlantic Union Bankshares beats Banco Santander-Chile on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.