FUNC vs. PFC, CNOB, BFC, AMTB, ML, BHRB, PGY, TRIN, FMBH, and NBN
Should you be buying First United stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First United include Premier Financial (PFC), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), Bank First (BFC), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), MoneyLion (ML), Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), Pagaya Technologies (PGY), Trinity Capital (TRIN), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), and Northeast Bank (NBN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
First United vs.
Premier Financial (NASDAQ:PFC) and First United (NASDAQ:FUNC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, First United had 1 more articles in the media than Premier Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First United and 2 mentions for Premier Financial. Premier Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat First United's score of 1.17 indicating that Premier Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
First United received 126 more outperform votes than Premier Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.81% of users gave First United an outperform vote while only 38.89% of users gave Premier Financial an outperform vote.
Premier Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. First United pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Premier Financial pays out 62.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First United pays out 27.9% 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.
Premier Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First United. First United is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Premier Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Premier Financial currently has a consensus target price of $22.50, indicating a potential downside of 20.44%. First United has a consensus target price of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.58%. Given First United's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First United is more favorable than Premier Financial.
66.1% of Premier Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.3% of First United shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Premier Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of First United shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Premier Financial has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First United has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
First United has a net margin of 18.45% compared to Premier Financial's net margin of 16.12%. First United's return on equity of 12.51% beat Premier Financial's return on equity.
Summary
First United beats Premier Financial on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FUNC) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
