United Bankshares (UBSI) Competitors $38.40 +0.36 (+0.93%) Closing price 07/3/2025 01:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.38 -0.02 (-0.06%) As of 07/3/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UBSI vs. RF, KEY, EWBC, FHN, SSB, WBS, PNFP, WAL, WTFC, and CBSHShould you be buying United Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Bankshares include Regions Financial (RF), KeyCorp (KEY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), SouthState (SSB), Webster Financial (WBS), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), and Commerce Bancshares (CBSH). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. United Bankshares vs. Its Competitors Regions Financial KeyCorp East West Bancorp First Horizon SouthState Webster Financial Pinnacle Financial Partners Western Alliance Bancorporation Wintrust Financial Commerce Bancshares United Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSI) and Regions Financial (NYSE:RF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk. Is UBSI or RF a better dividend stock? United Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Regions Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. United Bankshares pays out 55.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Regions Financial pays out 48.1% 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. United Bankshares has increased its dividend for 26 consecutive years and Regions Financial has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Regions Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media refer more to UBSI or RF? In the previous week, Regions Financial had 25 more articles in the media than United Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Regions Financial and 10 mentions for United Bankshares. United Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Regions Financial's score of 0.98 indicating that United Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment United Bankshares 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Regions Financial 21 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is UBSI or RF more profitable? United Bankshares has a net margin of 22.35% compared to Regions Financial's net margin of 21.43%. Regions Financial's return on equity of 13.04% beat United Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United Bankshares22.35% 7.36% 1.21% Regions Financial 21.43%13.04%1.36% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of UBSI or RF? 70.8% of United Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.4% of Regions Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of United Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Regions Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings and valuation, UBSI or RF? Regions Financial has higher revenue and earnings than United Bankshares. Regions Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnited Bankshares$1.63B3.36$373M$2.6914.28Regions Financial$9.37B2.37$1.89B$2.0811.87 Which has more risk and volatility, UBSI or RF? United Bankshares has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Regions Financial has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate UBSI or RF? United Bankshares currently has a consensus target price of $40.63, indicating a potential upside of 5.78%. Regions Financial has a consensus target price of $26.15, indicating a potential upside of 5.96%. Given Regions Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Regions Financial is more favorable than United Bankshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score United Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Regions Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.52 SummaryRegions Financial beats United Bankshares on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get United Bankshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UBSI 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 UBSI 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 UBSI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited BanksharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.46B$2.00B$12.11B$9.05BDividend Yield3.85%2.62%5.54%4.03%P/E Ratio14.2812.4820.0220.22Price / Sales3.362.3225.68118.64Price / Cash13.0312.5021.6858.07Price / Book1.041.222.285.67Net Income$373M$154.64M$1.00B$249.13M7 Day Performance5.42%4.04%2.21%3.28%1 Month Performance7.73%8.02%4.59%5.55%1 Year Performance21.69%30.70%538.58%21.12% United Bankshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UBSIUnited Bankshares3.2024 of 5 stars$38.41+0.9%$40.63+5.8%+20.4%$5.46B$1.63B14.282,553Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionRFRegions Financial4.89 of 5 stars$22.67+2.1%$25.80+13.8%+24.1%$20.38B$9.37B10.9019,644Analyst ForecastKEYKeyCorp4.9044 of 5 stars$16.50+2.1%$18.92+14.7%+29.3%$18.08B$9.24B-97.0416,753News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionEWBCEast West Bancorp3.7339 of 5 stars$97.51+2.6%$107.85+10.6%+49.9%$13.44B$4.53B11.643,100Analyst ForecastFHNFirst Horizon4.658 of 5 stars$20.24+1.5%$22.53+11.3%+40.9%$10.27B$5.03B14.067,252Analyst ForecastSSBSouthState4.3549 of 5 stars$88.28+2.7%$116.27+31.7%+27.4%$8.96B$1.88B12.685,030WBSWebster Financial4.878 of 5 stars$53.15+2.2%$63.75+19.9%+35.1%$8.94B$2.62B11.974,407News CoverageAnalyst ForecastPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.6397 of 5 stars$107.54+2.5%$121.27+12.8%+50.7%$8.34B$3.07B17.403,565News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.9864 of 5 stars$74.82+1.9%$97.77+30.7%+33.2%$8.26B$5.08B10.263,524Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWTFCWintrust Financial4.4451 of 5 stars$122.43+1.7%$135.77+10.9%+34.5%$8.19B$3.97B12.115,903CBSHCommerce Bancshares4.6117 of 5 stars$61.36+1.0%$63.80+4.0%+16.3%$8.19B$2.09B14.864,687Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Regions Financial Alternatives KeyCorp Alternatives East West Bancorp Alternatives First Horizon Alternatives SouthState Alternatives Webster Financial Alternatives Pinnacle Financial Partners Alternatives Western Alliance Bancorporation Alternatives Wintrust Financial Alternatives Commerce Bancshares Alternatives 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:UBSI) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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