Union Bankshares (UNB) Competitors $31.34 +0.35 (+1.13%) Closing price 04/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.22 -0.11 (-0.37%) As of 04/17/2025 04:05 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UNB vs. MPB, SMBK, NPB, CBNK, QD, LDI, GNTY, HONE, ALRS, and PFISShould you be buying Union Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Union Bankshares include Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB), SmartFinancial (SMBK), Northpointe Bancshares (NPB), Capital Bancorp (CBNK), Qudian (QD), loanDepot (LDI), Guaranty Bancshares (GNTY), HarborOne Bancorp (HONE), Alerus Financial (ALRS), and Peoples Financial Services (PFIS). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Union Bankshares vs. Mid Penn Bancorp SmartFinancial Northpointe Bancshares Capital Bancorp Qudian loanDepot Guaranty Bancshares HarborOne Bancorp Alerus Financial Peoples Financial Services Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:UNB) and Mid Penn Bancorp (NASDAQ:MPB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk. Does the media prefer UNB or MPB? In the previous week, Mid Penn Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than Union Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Mid Penn Bancorp and 4 mentions for Union Bankshares. Mid Penn Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Union Bankshares' score of 0.45 indicating that Mid Penn Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Union Bankshares 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Mid Penn Bancorp 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, UNB or MPB? Union Bankshares has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mid Penn Bancorp has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is UNB or MPB a better dividend stock? Union Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Mid Penn Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Union Bankshares pays out 73.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mid Penn Bancorp pays out 27.6% 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. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, UNB or MPB? Mid Penn Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Union Bankshares. Mid Penn Bancorp 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 RatioUnion Bankshares$46.83M3.04$8.80M$1.9615.99Mid Penn Bancorp$176.80M2.78$49.44M$2.908.76 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in UNB or MPB? 14.8% of Union Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.1% of Mid Penn Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Union Bankshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.1% of Mid Penn Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in UNB or MPB? Union Bankshares received 89 more outperform votes than Mid Penn Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.48% of users gave Union Bankshares an outperform vote while only 57.65% of users gave Mid Penn Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnion BanksharesOutperform Votes20260.48% Underperform Votes13239.52% Mid Penn BancorpOutperform Votes11357.65% Underperform Votes8342.35% Do analysts recommend UNB or MPB? Mid Penn Bancorp has a consensus price target of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 41.79%. Given Mid Penn Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mid Penn Bancorp is more favorable than Union Bankshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Union Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Mid Penn Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is UNB or MPB more profitable? Mid Penn Bancorp has a net margin of 15.99% compared to Union Bankshares' net margin of 11.74%. Union Bankshares' return on equity of 13.09% beat Mid Penn Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Union Bankshares11.74% 13.09% 0.60% Mid Penn Bancorp 15.99%8.43%0.87% SummaryMid Penn Bancorp beats Union Bankshares on 13 of the 19 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 {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 UNB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnion BanksharesState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$142.25M$2.87B$10.83B$7.35BDividend Yield4.96%4.10%5.98%4.30%P/E Ratio16.1521.6821.6717.80Price / Sales3.042.9025.4397.74Price / Cash10.2210.6317.6134.64Price / Book2.151.102.563.98Net Income$8.80M$372.21M$1.03B$247.73M7 Day Performance11.53%3.14%1.86%1.81%1 Month Performance8.44%-5.91%-3.72%-6.98%1 Year Performance15.77%15.70%535.22%1.37% Union Bankshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UNBUnion Bankshares1.889 of 5 stars$31.34+1.1%N/A+16.0%$142.25M$46.83M16.15190Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeMPBMid Penn Bancorp4.1463 of 5 stars$24.68+1.8%$36.00+45.9%+30.1%$477.71M$176.80M8.51620Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeSMBKSmartFinancial2.7501 of 5 stars$27.62+0.1%$30.70+11.2%+50.9%$469.95M$171.50M12.90550News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownNPBNorthpointe BancsharesN/A$12.83-0.5%$17.25+34.5%N/A$440.13M$187.14M0.00541Ex-DividendNews CoverageCBNKCapital Bancorp4.6873 of 5 stars$26.15+0.2%$34.50+31.9%+43.2%$435.50M$183.73M12.28270Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownQDQudian1.4325 of 5 stars$2.16-5.5%N/A+11.0%$432.30M$216.43M53.88940Positive NewsLDIloanDepot3.1797 of 5 stars$1.32-9.3%$2.03+54.0%-52.1%$431.69M$781.10M-2.5313,500Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeGNTYGuaranty Bancshares1.8034 of 5 stars$37.50+0.2%$37.33-0.4%+42.0%$425.70M$115.61M13.64470Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHONEHarborOne Bancorp4.022 of 5 stars$9.51-0.4%$13.00+36.7%+2.2%$422.82M$167.94M14.41640Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap DownALRSAlerus Financial4.8254 of 5 stars$16.47-0.8%$23.40+42.1%-14.7%$420.17M$215.87M16.15840News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumePFISPeoples Financial Services1.936 of 5 stars$40.76-1.4%$50.00+22.7%+15.0%$407.48M$134.33M36.07400Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MPB Competitors SMBK Competitors NPB Competitors CBNK Competitors QD Competitors LDI Competitors GNTY Competitors HONE Competitors ALRS Competitors PFIS 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 4/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Reveals Why There Soon Won’t Be Any Money For Social SecurityElon Musk's Near-Death Experience Sparks Dire Warning for Americans After cheating death twice—once in a te...Colonial Metals | SponsoredTrump Orders 'National Digital Asset Stockpile'‘Digital Asset Reserve’ for THIS Coin??? 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