First United (FUNC) Competitors $36.00 +0.15 (+0.42%) (As of 11:05 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends FUNC vs. BITF, FUFU, MCBS, ATLC, CFB, BFST, GHLD, TRIN, LX, and OSBCShould you be buying First United stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First United include Bitfarms (BITF), BitFuFu (FUFU), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), Atlanticus (ATLC), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), Business First Bancshares (BFST), Guild (GHLD), Trinity Capital (TRIN), LexinFintech (LX), and Old Second Bancorp (OSBC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. First United vs. Bitfarms BitFuFu MetroCity Bankshares Atlanticus CrossFirst Bankshares Business First Bancshares Guild Trinity Capital LexinFintech Old Second Bancorp Bitfarms (NASDAQ:BITF) and First United (NASDAQ:FUNC) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BITF or FUNC? 20.6% of Bitfarms shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.3% of First United shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Bitfarms shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of First United shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings & valuation, BITF or FUNC? First United has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Bitfarms. Bitfarms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First United, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBitfarms$182.96M5.05-$104.04M-$0.36-5.67First United$99.49M2.33$15.06M$2.4614.57 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BITF or FUNC? First United received 102 more outperform votes than Bitfarms when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.26% of users gave Bitfarms an outperform vote while only 65.09% of users gave First United an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBitfarmsOutperform Votes3678.26% Underperform Votes1021.74% First UnitedOutperform Votes13865.09% Underperform Votes7434.91% Do analysts rate BITF or FUNC? Bitfarms presently has a consensus target price of $3.66, indicating a potential upside of 79.41%. Given Bitfarms' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Bitfarms is more favorable than First United.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bitfarms 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80First United 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media prefer BITF or FUNC? In the previous week, Bitfarms had 6 more articles in the media than First United. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Bitfarms and 2 mentions for First United. Bitfarms' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat First United's score of 0.58 indicating that Bitfarms is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Bitfarms Positive First United Positive Is BITF or FUNC more profitable? First United has a net margin of 14.70% compared to Bitfarms' net margin of -69.08%. First United's return on equity of 12.20% beat Bitfarms' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bitfarms-69.08% -22.17% -18.93% First United 14.70%12.20%1.07% Which has more risk and volatility, BITF or FUNC? Bitfarms has a beta of 3.64, indicating that its stock price is 264% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First United has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBitfarms beats First United on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyElection warning coming true… If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - watch it before it's too late.Click here to watch it now. Get First United News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FUNC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart FUNC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst UnitedNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$230.54M$22.68B$10.57B$8.93BDividend Yield2.47%3.15%10.25%4.05%P/E Ratio14.5727.7945.4213.75Price / Sales2.332.443,436.9281.34Price / Cash10.4711.1330.7835.09Price / Book1.481.333.295.49Net Income$15.06M$2.24B$1.02B$224.81M7 Day Performance0.90%0.52%0.27%1.98%1 Month Performance13.16%10.26%5.55%9.78%1 Year Performance84.32%31.76%24.57%29.97% First United Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FUNCFirst United2.6841 of 5 stars$36.00+0.4%N/A+84.3%$232.92M$99.49M14.63300Short Interest ↑BITFBitfarms2.1452 of 5 stars$2.03-5.6%$3.66+80.3%+22.9%$919.46M$182.96M-6.00110News CoverageGap DownFUFUBitFuFu2.9956 of 5 stars$5.40-1.1%$7.00+29.6%N/A$880.78M$452.74M0.0029MCBSMetroCity Bankshares3.204 of 5 stars$34.71+1.1%$34.00-2.0%+60.4%$879.27M$135.01M14.80220ATLCAtlanticus2.8456 of 5 stars$59.19+1.6%$53.00-10.5%+88.9%$872.40M$276.49M13.20386Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsCFBCrossFirst Bankshares3.1492 of 5 stars$17.57+1.5%$18.50+5.3%+49.3%$866.47M$254.34M11.80460Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsBFSTBusiness First Bancshares2.9718 of 5 stars$28.61+0.4%$28.75+0.5%+35.9%$845.17M$254.16M12.28750Positive NewsGHLDGuild3.8789 of 5 stars$13.65+1.1%$16.80+23.1%+13.1%$844.74M$745.56M-8.714,200Short Interest ↓Positive NewsTRINTrinity Capital2.7763 of 5 stars$14.33-2.3%$15.17+5.8%-2.4%$844.18M$181.85M8.4940Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓LXLexinFintech2.8524 of 5 stars$5.14+1.4%N/A+179.0%$843.63M$1.84B8.734,268Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeOSBCOld Second Bancorp2.7722 of 5 stars$18.60flat$18.88+1.5%+25.2%$834.21M$326.15M10.05834News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Bitfarms Competitors BitFuFu Competitors MetroCity Bankshares Competitors Atlanticus Competitors CrossFirst Bankshares Competitors Business First Bancshares Competitors Guild Competitors Trinity Capital Competitors LexinFintech Competitors Old Second Bancorp Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FUNC) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredYour bank is lying to you.You might think you have your money in a high-yield savings account, but do you really? 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