This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Union Bankshares (UBSH) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock UBSH vs. CBSH, WBS, PNFP, CFR, WTFC, WAL, UMBF, PB, ZION, and ONBShould you be buying Union Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Union Bankshares include Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Webster Financial (WBS), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), UMB Financial (UMBF), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), and Old National Bancorp (ONB). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Union Bankshares vs. Commerce Bancshares Webster Financial Pinnacle Financial Partners Cullen/Frost Bankers Wintrust Financial Western Alliance Bancorporation UMB Financial Prosperity Bancshares Zions Bancorporation, National Association Old National Bancorp Commerce Bancshares (NASDAQ:CBSH) and Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSH) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and community ranking. Is CBSH or UBSH a better dividend stock? Commerce Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Union Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Commerce Bancshares pays out 26.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Union Bankshares pays out 33.9% 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. Commerce Bancshares has raised its dividend for 58 consecutive years. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CBSH or UBSH? 70.3% of Commerce Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.4% of Union Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Commerce Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Union Bankshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CBSH or UBSH? Commerce Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Union Bankshares. Union Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Commerce Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCommerce Bancshares$1.69B4.81$526.33M$4.1314.66Union Bankshares$633.03M3.49$146.25M$2.719.93 Does the MarketBeat Community favor CBSH or UBSH? Commerce Bancshares received 32 more outperform votes than Union Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 54.45% of users gave Union Bankshares an outperform vote while only 44.10% of users gave Commerce Bancshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCommerce BancsharesOutperform Votes29544.10% Underperform Votes37455.90% Union BanksharesOutperform Votes26354.45% Underperform Votes22045.55% Do analysts rate CBSH or UBSH? Commerce Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $63.20, indicating a potential upside of 4.36%. Given Commerce Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Commerce Bancshares is more favorable than Union Bankshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Commerce Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Union Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media favor CBSH or UBSH? In the previous week, Commerce Bancshares had 24 more articles in the media than Union Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Commerce Bancshares and 0 mentions for Union Bankshares. Commerce Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Union Bankshares' score of 0.00 indicating that Commerce Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Commerce Bancshares Positive Union Bankshares Neutral Is CBSH or UBSH more profitable? Commerce Bancshares has a net margin of 25.24% compared to Union Bankshares' net margin of 24.34%. Commerce Bancshares' return on equity of 16.31% beat Union Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Commerce Bancshares25.24% 16.31% 1.69% Union Bankshares 24.34%9.35%1.33% Which has more volatility & risk, CBSH or UBSH? Commerce Bancshares has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Union Bankshares has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCommerce Bancshares beats Union Bankshares on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Union Bankshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UBSH 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 UBSH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnion BanksharesState Commercial Banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.21B$3.02B$11.13B$7.80BDividend Yield2.61%3.97%5.90%4.30%P/E Ratio9.9322.7722.0818.40Price / Sales3.492.9925.98101.29Price / Cash11.5310.6317.5934.62Price / Book0.901.152.644.18Net Income$146.25M$372.21M$1.03B$247.71M Union Bankshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UBSHUnion BanksharesN/A$26.90+1.7%N/A-18.5%$2.21B$633.03M9.931,609News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCBSHCommerce Bancshares3.8287 of 5 stars$59.39+1.1%$63.20+6.4%+9.2%$7.94B$1.69B14.784,590Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsWBSWebster Financial4.9926 of 5 stars$45.27+1.6%$61.92+36.8%+4.4%$7.61B$2.58B10.353,240Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.7463 of 5 stars$94.99+1.4%$119.50+25.8%+23.0%$7.35B$1.59B15.893,240Positive NewsCFRCullen/Frost Bankers4.6828 of 5 stars$112.36+1.5%$132.57+18.0%+4.1%$7.22B$2.06B12.674,980Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsWTFCWintrust Financial4.7568 of 5 stars$104.86+3.4%$132.38+26.3%+11.7%$7.02B$2.45B10.175,280Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.9963 of 5 stars$63.65-1.9%$98.92+55.4%+19.1%$7.01B$3.16B8.943,360Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsUMBFUMB Financial4.9778 of 5 stars$92.22+2.0%$122.13+32.4%+14.3%$7.00B$1.47B10.253,770Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsPBProsperity Bancshares4.986 of 5 stars$66.64+1.7%$83.35+25.1%+4.6%$6.35B$1.15B13.173,630Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageZIONZions Bancorporation, National Association4.9601 of 5 stars$42.50-2.6%$59.63+40.3%+8.7%$6.27B$3.13B8.599,990Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageONBOld National Bancorp4.5543 of 5 stars$19.37+0.9%$25.71+32.8%+25.1%$6.19B$1.89B11.553,970Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CBSH Competitors WBS Competitors PNFP Competitors CFR Competitors WTFC Competitors WAL Competitors UMBF Competitors PB Competitors ZION Competitors ONB Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:UBSH) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDonald Trump is about to free crypto from its chains …Sure enough, Bitcoin took off on the exact day Juan said it would. 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