United Bankshares (UBSI) Competitors $41.40 -0.47 (-1.12%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends UBSI vs. FFIN, OZK, GBCI, BPOP, FHB, KEY, EWBC, FHN, WBS, and WALShould you be buying United Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Bankshares include First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), Bank OZK (OZK), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), Popular (BPOP), First Hawaiian (FHB), KeyCorp (KEY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), Webster Financial (WBS), and Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. United Bankshares vs. First Financial Bankshares Bank OZK Glacier Bancorp Popular First Hawaiian KeyCorp East West Bancorp First Horizon Webster Financial Western Alliance Bancorporation First Financial Bankshares (NASDAQ:FFIN) and United Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FFIN or UBSI? 69.8% of First Financial Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of United Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of First Financial Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of United Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer FFIN or UBSI? First Financial Bankshares currently has a consensus target price of $37.75, suggesting a potential downside of 7.07%. United Bankshares has a consensus target price of $40.25, suggesting a potential downside of 2.78%. Given United Bankshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe United Bankshares is more favorable than First Financial Bankshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score First Financial Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00United Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 Which has more volatility & risk, FFIN or UBSI? First Financial Bankshares has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Bankshares has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer FFIN or UBSI? In the previous week, United Bankshares had 1 more articles in the media than First Financial Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for United Bankshares and 6 mentions for First Financial Bankshares. First Financial Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat United Bankshares' score of 1.27 indicating that First Financial Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment First Financial Bankshares 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive United Bankshares 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor FFIN or UBSI? First Financial Bankshares received 43 more outperform votes than United Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 49.06% of users gave First Financial Bankshares an outperform vote while only 46.78% of users gave United Bankshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFirst Financial BanksharesOutperform Votes31249.06% Underperform Votes32450.94% United BanksharesOutperform Votes26946.78% Underperform Votes30653.22% Is FFIN or UBSI a better dividend stock? First Financial Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. United Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. First Financial Bankshares pays out 49.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Bankshares pays out 56.1% 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. First Financial Bankshares has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and United Bankshares has raised its dividend for 25 consecutive years. United Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FFIN or UBSI? United Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than First Financial Bankshares. United Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Financial Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirst Financial Bankshares$509.47M11.39$198.98M$1.4528.01United Bankshares$1.54B3.64$366.31M$2.6415.68 Is FFIN or UBSI more profitable? First Financial Bankshares has a net margin of 28.76% compared to United Bankshares' net margin of 22.05%. First Financial Bankshares' return on equity of 13.43% beat United Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Financial Bankshares28.76% 13.43% 1.56% United Bankshares 22.05%7.58%1.23% SummaryUnited Bankshares beats First Financial Bankshares on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wyatt Investment ResearchMy #1 Pre IPO Trade for 2025 – NAME and TICKEROne tiny company... Could quickly become "the next SpaceX." It plans to go public on the NASDAQ. And today you can buy Pre-IPO shares for less than $4.00. Get urgent details inside this free report...The Next SpaceX Pre-IPO 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 {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 UBSI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited BanksharesState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.66B$3.16B$10.41B$8.87BDividend Yield3.53%3.51%10.14%4.06%P/E Ratio15.6817.0347.1214.18Price / Sales3.642.703,443.7889.42Price / Cash13.6411.1230.7732.79Price / Book1.131.292.485.12Net Income$366.31M$405.80M$993.44M$225.99M7 Day Performance-2.13%-0.79%-0.05%-1.32%1 Month Performance13.80%8.53%7.13%0.60%1 Year Performance24.51%35.96%24.11%26.23% United Bankshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UBSIUnited Bankshares3.0337 of 5 stars$41.40-1.1%$40.25-2.8%+22.3%$5.66B$1.54B15.682,635Positive NewsFFINFirst Financial Bankshares3.973 of 5 stars$40.62-0.8%$37.75-7.1%+49.0%$5.85B$509.47M28.011,500News CoveragePositive NewsOZKBank OZK3.1273 of 5 stars$47.69-0.5%$48.50+1.7%+14.2%$5.44B$2.25B7.842,744GBCIGlacier Bancorp2.8683 of 5 stars$55.84flat$46.20-17.3%+65.6%$6.33B$1.14B34.473,358News CoveragePositive NewsBPOPPopular4.8543 of 5 stars$96.62+1.7%$104.88+8.5%+33.5%$6.89B$3.90B13.139,237Dividend IncreaseFHBFirst Hawaiian2.2664 of 5 stars$26.99+0.5%$24.33-9.8%+38.5%$3.45B$1.12B15.422,000Ex-DividendPositive NewsKEYKeyCorp4.7568 of 5 stars$19.02+0.1%$18.03-5.2%+55.3%$18.83B$10.40B1,902.0017,333EWBCEast West Bancorp4.0078 of 5 stars$105.50+1.2%$102.25-3.1%+71.1%$14.63B$3.99B13.323,206Positive NewsFHNFirst Horizon4.6144 of 5 stars$19.88-1.1%$18.38-7.5%+61.4%$10.54B$3.17B14.417,378Positive NewsWBSWebster Financial4.9127 of 5 stars$59.55-0.7%$57.85-2.9%+36.2%$10.28B$3.94B13.504,261Analyst DowngradeInsider TradePositive NewsWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.7825 of 5 stars$89.120.0%$92.73+4.1%+80.0%$9.81B$4.32B13.753,260Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Financial Bankshares Alternatives Bank OZK Alternatives Glacier Bancorp Alternatives Popular Alternatives First Hawaiian Alternatives KeyCorp Alternatives East West Bancorp Alternatives First Horizon Alternatives Webster Financial Alternatives Western Alliance Bancorporation Alternatives 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:UBSI) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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