SHF (SHFS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, FUSB or SHFS?

First US Bancshares has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SHF has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FUSB or SHFS?

First US Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than SHF. SHF is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First US Bancshares, 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
First US Bancshares	$39.73M	1.96	$8.17M	$1.33	10.26
SHF	$22.21M	0.85	-$17.28M	$0.17	2.01

Does the media prefer FUSB or SHFS?

In the previous week, First US Bancshares had 3 more articles in the media than SHF. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First US Bancshares and 2 mentions for SHF. SHF's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat First US Bancshares' score of 0.87 indicating that SHF is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First US Bancshares	Positive
SHF	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FUSB or SHFS?

18.7% of First US Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.2% of SHF shares are held by institutional investors. 11.2% of First US Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 60.5% of SHF shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FUSB or SHFS more profitable?

SHF has a net margin of 36.34% compared to First US Bancshares' net margin of 13.21%. SHF's return on equity of 10.24% beat First US Bancshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First US Bancshares	13.21%	8.61%	0.75%
SHF	36.34%	10.24%	5.66%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FUSB or SHFS?

First US Bancshares received 74 more outperform votes than SHF when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave SHF an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave First US Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First US Bancshares	Outperform Votes 76 57.14%	Underperform Votes 57 42.86%
SHF	Outperform Votes 2 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

First US Bancshares beats SHF on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.