First Business Financial Services (FBIZ) Competitors

Customers Bancorp (NYSE:CUBI) and First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ:FBIZ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and risk.

Does the media refer more to CUBI or FBIZ?

In the previous week, Customers Bancorp had 25 more articles in the media than First Business Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Customers Bancorp and 2 mentions for First Business Financial Services. First Business Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Customers Bancorp's score of 0.07 indicating that First Business Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Customers Bancorp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
First Business Financial Services	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, CUBI or FBIZ?

Customers Bancorp has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Business Financial Services has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend CUBI or FBIZ?

Customers Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $62.22, suggesting a potential upside of 24.86%. First Business Financial Services has a consensus price target of $51.75, suggesting a potential upside of 12.62%. Given Customers Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Customers Bancorp is more favorable than First Business Financial Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Customers Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
First Business Financial Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CUBI or FBIZ?

Customers Bancorp received 106 more outperform votes than First Business Financial Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.79% of users gave Customers Bancorp an outperform vote while only 59.91% of users gave First Business Financial Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Customers Bancorp	Outperform Votes 360 66.79%	Underperform Votes 179 33.21%
First Business Financial Services	Outperform Votes 254 59.91%	Underperform Votes 170 40.09%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CUBI or FBIZ?

Customers Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Business Financial Services. Customers Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Business Financial Services, 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
Customers Bancorp	$1.44B	1.09	$250.14M	$6.16	8.09
First Business Financial Services	$226.24M	1.69	$37.03M	$4.66	9.86

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CUBI or FBIZ?

89.3% of Customers Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.1% of First Business Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Customers Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of First Business Financial Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CUBI or FBIZ more profitable?

First Business Financial Services has a net margin of 15.46% compared to Customers Bancorp's net margin of 15.22%. First Business Financial Services' return on equity of 13.70% beat Customers Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Customers Bancorp	15.22%	13.55%	1.01%
First Business Financial Services	15.46%	13.70%	1.10%

Summary

Customers Bancorp beats First Business Financial Services on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.