Union Bankshares (UNB) Competitors $31.33 +0.14 (+0.45%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends UNB vs. FRAF, CBFV, OVBC, FFNW, ICBK, MSBI, ALRS, HIVE, GCBC, and SHBIShould you be buying Union Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Union Bankshares include Franklin Financial Services (FRAF), CB Financial Services (CBFV), Ohio Valley Banc (OVBC), First Financial Northwest (FFNW), County Bancorp (ICBK), Midland States Bancorp (MSBI), Alerus Financial (ALRS), HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE), Greene County Bancorp (GCBC), and Shore Bancshares (SHBI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Union Bankshares vs. Franklin Financial Services CB Financial Services Ohio Valley Banc First Financial Northwest County Bancorp Midland States Bancorp Alerus Financial HIVE Digital Technologies Greene County Bancorp Shore Bancshares Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:UNB) and Franklin Financial Services (NASDAQ:FRAF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UNB or FRAF? Union Bankshares received 202 more outperform votes than Franklin Financial Services when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnion BanksharesOutperform Votes20262.35% Underperform Votes12237.65% Franklin Financial ServicesN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, UNB or FRAF? Union Bankshares has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Financial Services has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is UNB or FRAF more profitable? Franklin Financial Services has a net margin of 12.40% compared to Union Bankshares' net margin of 11.74%. Union Bankshares' return on equity of 13.14% beat Franklin Financial Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Union Bankshares11.74% 13.14% 0.60% Franklin Financial Services 12.40%10.19%0.70% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, UNB or FRAF? Franklin Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than Union Bankshares. Franklin Financial Services 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$67.01M2.11$11.26M$1.9516.07Franklin Financial Services$73.48M2.02$13.60M$3.1710.60 Does the media favor UNB or FRAF? In the previous week, Union Bankshares had 1 more articles in the media than Franklin Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Union Bankshares and 0 mentions for Franklin Financial Services. Union Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Franklin Financial Services'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Union Bankshares Neutral Franklin Financial Services Neutral Is UNB or FRAF a better dividend stock? Union Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Franklin Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Union Bankshares pays out 73.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franklin Financial Services pays out 40.4% 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. Union Bankshares has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years. Union Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UNB or FRAF? 14.8% of Union Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.8% of Franklin Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Union Bankshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Franklin Financial Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryUnion Bankshares and Franklin Financial Services tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Wide Moat ResearchTrump said you could learn something from this manEarly Warning: A Deep Crack Is Forming In The US Economy Stocks are booming thanks to Trump’s landslide victory. Yet one former Trump advisor says the picture is less rosy than it seems. “I’ve found a deep crack forming in the foundations of the US economy,” he says. “And before too long, it could tear our country apart.” It’s critical you learn more today, BEFORE it impacts your money and your retirement. Here’s everything you need to know. 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$141.61M$3.16B$10.55B$8.82BDividend Yield4.66%3.50%10.16%4.07%P/E Ratio16.0717.4049.1517.66Price / Sales2.112.763,460.7574.22Price / Cash10.3111.1530.4032.53Price / Book2.151.322.754.68Net Income$11.26M$405.80M$994.96M$226.08M7 Day Performance2.15%-1.21%-0.34%-2.03%1 Month Performance13.93%6.08%1.82%0.07%1 Year Performance16.08%33.93%23.76%24.61% Union Bankshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UNBUnion Bankshares2.0691 of 5 stars$31.33+0.4%N/A+16.1%$141.12M$67.01M16.07190FRAFFranklin Financial ServicesN/A$33.60+0.1%N/A+1.6%$148.28M$91.61M10.60280CBFVCB Financial Services2.6598 of 5 stars$29.49+0.8%$25.67-13.0%+35.5%$151.10M$39.19M6.63200OVBCOhio Valley Banc3.616 of 5 stars$27.61+10.4%N/A+18.3%$117.87M$74.49M11.18260Analyst ForecastPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFFNWFirst Financial Northwest2.0207 of 5 stars$22.38+0.6%$23.00+2.8%+100.7%$205.37M$80.93M203.47140ICBKCounty BancorpN/A$35.25flatN/AN/A$214.78M$69.72M11.60173Analyst ForecastMSBIMidland States Bancorp4.3779 of 5 stars$26.25-0.1%$26.00-1.0%+11.7%$562.43M$470.89M11.36970Ex-DividendPositive NewsALRSAlerus Financial4.3017 of 5 stars$21.50-0.9%$23.20+7.9%+14.9%$549.84M$269.76M134.38840Positive NewsHIVEHIVE Digital Technologies3.5914 of 5 stars$4.16-3.0%$7.40+77.9%+41.0%$544.09M$114.46M0.0020Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpGCBCGreene County Bancorp1.9925 of 5 stars$31.22-2.2%N/A+17.6%$543.67M$117.57M21.53210Gap DownSHBIShore Bancshares2.0491 of 5 stars$16.01-0.4%$15.00-6.3%+32.2%$535.89M$247.24M12.81610 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FRAF Competitors CBFV Competitors OVBC Competitors FFNW Competitors ICBK Competitors MSBI Competitors ALRS Competitors HIVE Competitors GCBC Competitors SHBI Competitors 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:UNB) 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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