First US Bancshares (FUSB) Competitors

Security National Financial (NASDAQ:SNFCA) and First US Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SNFCA or FUSB?

Security National Financial received 79 more outperform votes than First US Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.46% of users gave Security National Financial an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave First US Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Security National Financial	Outperform Votes 155 73.46%	Underperform Votes 56 26.54%
First US Bancshares	Outperform Votes 76 57.14%	Underperform Votes 57 42.86%

Which has more volatility & risk, SNFCA or FUSB?

Security National Financial has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First US Bancshares has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SNFCA or FUSB more profitable?

First US Bancshares has a net margin of 14.25% compared to Security National Financial's net margin of 8.92%. First US Bancshares' return on equity of 9.31% beat Security National Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Security National Financial	8.92%	9.02%	2.02%
First US Bancshares	14.25%	9.31%	0.81%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SNFCA or FUSB?

45.6% of Security National Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.7% of First US Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.6% of Security National Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of First US Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to SNFCA or FUSB?

In the previous week, Security National Financial had 2 more articles in the media than First US Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Security National Financial and 1 mentions for First US Bancshares. First US Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.95 beat Security National Financial's score of 0.52 indicating that First US Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Security National Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First US Bancshares	1 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 preferable earnings & valuation, SNFCA or FUSB?

Security National Financial has higher revenue and earnings than First US Bancshares. First US Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Security National Financial, 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
Security National Financial	$331.06M	0.93	$14.49M	$1.23	10.28
First US Bancshares	$40.03M	1.81	$8.48M	$1.40	9.05

Summary

Security National Financial beats First US Bancshares on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.