Union Bankshares (UNB) Competitors $27.32 +0.12 (+0.45%) As of 10:00 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UNB vs. LDI, HIVE, BHB, ACNB, FFWM, BWB, FBIZ, COFS, BSVN, and RRBIShould you be buying Union Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Union Bankshares include loanDepot (LDI), HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE), Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB), ACNB (ACNB), First Foundation (FFWM), Bridgewater Bancshares (BWB), First Business Financial Services (FBIZ), ChoiceOne Financial Services (COFS), Bank7 (BSVN), and Red River Bancshares (RRBI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Union Bankshares vs. Its Competitors loanDepot HIVE Digital Technologies Bar Harbor Bankshares ACNB First Foundation Bridgewater Bancshares First Business Financial Services ChoiceOne Financial Services Bank7 Red River Bancshares loanDepot (NYSE:LDI) and Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:UNB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk. Do insiders and institutionals believe in LDI or UNB? 39.4% of loanDepot shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.8% of Union Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. 78.1% of loanDepot shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Union Bankshares 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. Do analysts rate LDI or UNB? loanDepot currently has a consensus target price of $2.05, indicating a potential upside of 5.62%. Given loanDepot's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe loanDepot is more favorable than Union Bankshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score loanDepot 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50Union Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more volatility and risk, LDI or UNB? loanDepot has a beta of 3.33, meaning that its share price is 233% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Union Bankshares has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor LDI or UNB? In the previous week, Union Bankshares had 2 more articles in the media than loanDepot. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Union Bankshares and 1 mentions for loanDepot. Union Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat loanDepot's score of 0.58 indicating that Union Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment loanDepot 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Union Bankshares 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation and earnings, LDI or UNB? Union Bankshares has lower revenue, but higher earnings than loanDepot. loanDepot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Union Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioloanDepot$1.06B0.60-$98.33M-$0.45-4.31Union Bankshares$77.68M1.60$8.76M$1.9613.94 Is LDI or UNB more profitable? Union Bankshares has a net margin of 11.00% compared to loanDepot's net margin of -7.74%. Union Bankshares' return on equity of 12.93% beat loanDepot's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets loanDepot-7.74% -18.41% -1.57% Union Bankshares 11.00%12.93%0.59% SummaryUnion Bankshares beats loanDepot on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Union Bankshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UNB 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 UNB 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 UNB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnion BanksharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$124.26M$865.32M$12.04B$9.34BDividend Yield5.34%3.17%5.57%4.06%P/E Ratio13.9619.0219.1819.86Price / Sales1.602.0326.2399.92Price / Cash11.1348.7121.5057.94Price / Book1.861.132.325.67Net Income$8.76M$54.19M$997.60M$257.80M7 Day Performance-1.90%0.69%0.51%1.86%1 Month Performance1.49%8.42%4.40%10.91%1 Year Performance6.64%15.28%541.94%18.51% Union Bankshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UNBUnion Bankshares1.4809 of 5 stars$27.32+0.4%N/A+9.8%$124.26M$77.68M13.96190News CoverageDividend AnnouncementGap DownLDIloanDepot1.5294 of 5 stars$1.52+2.4%$1.98+30.4%-21.6%$499.81M$1.06B-3.374,900News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpHIVEHIVE Digital Technologies2.95 of 5 stars$2.30flat$6.57+185.7%-45.0%$492.90M$115.28M-6.3920High Trading VolumeBHBBar Harbor BanksharesN/A$31.81+1.2%N/AN/A$487.23M$150.40M11.16490ACNBACNB3.7352 of 5 stars$43.69+2.0%$48.40+10.8%+4.4%$457.43M$132.20M15.07400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFFWMFirst Foundation0.1939 of 5 stars$5.51+0.7%N/AN/A$453.95M$69.21M-4.34710News CoverageBWBBridgewater Bancshares4.6779 of 5 stars$16.51+1.2%$18.50+12.1%+18.8%$453.03M$253.27M15.01250Upcoming EarningsFBIZFirst Business Financial Services4.5618 of 5 stars$54.27+2.7%$57.25+5.5%+29.5%$451.53M$262.38M9.87340Upcoming EarningsCOFSChoiceOne Financial Services3.7236 of 5 stars$29.90+1.0%$37.00+23.7%+3.1%$447.90M$139.10M24.31380News CoverageUpcoming EarningsBSVNBank72.7879 of 5 stars$46.27+2.7%$51.00+10.2%+29.0%$437.25M$142.79M9.82120News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeRRBIRed River Bancshares3.7386 of 5 stars$64.06+0.1%$62.00-3.2%+20.6%$434.97M$157.67M12.04340News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LDI Competitors HIVE Competitors BHB Competitors ACNB Competitors FFWM Competitors BWB Competitors FBIZ Competitors COFS Competitors BSVN Competitors RRBI 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:UNB) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredThis Could Be the Most Profitable Season of Your LifeInstitutional money is pouring in. 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