USCB vs. FRBA, MVBF, SSBK, CIVB, BCML, JMSB, LNKB, PCB, SBNY, and BMRC Should you be buying USCB Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of USCB Financial include First Bank (FRBA), MVB Financial (MVBF), Southern States Bancshares (SSBK), Civista Bancshares (CIVB), BayCom (BCML), John Marshall Bancorp (JMSB), LINKBANCORP (LNKB), PCB Bancorp (PCB), Signature Bank (SBNY), and Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
USCB Financial (NASDAQ:USCB ) and First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA ) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.
Does the MarketBeat Community favor USCB or FRBA?
First Bank received 234 more outperform votes than USCB Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.54% of users gave First Bank an outperform vote while only 55.56% of users gave USCB Financial an outperform vote.
Do analysts rate USCB or FRBA?
USCB Financial currently has a consensus price target of $13.33, suggesting a potential upside of 6.75%. First Bank has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.76%. Given First Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Bank is more favorable than USCB Financial.
Is USCB or FRBA a better dividend stock?
USCB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. First Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. USCB Financial pays out 26.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Bank pays out 21.2% 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 Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Is USCB or FRBA more profitable?
First Bank has a net margin of 13.63% compared to USCB Financial's net margin of 13.08%. First Bank's return on equity of 12.23% beat USCB Financial's return on equity.
Which has more risk & volatility, USCB or FRBA?
USCB Financial has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bank has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Does the media favor USCB or FRBA?
In the previous week, USCB Financial had 2 more articles in the media than First Bank. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for USCB Financial and 1 mentions for First Bank. USCB Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat First Bank's score of 0.92 indicating that USCB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Do institutionals and insiders believe in USCB or FRBA?
61.3% of USCB Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of First Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.5% of USCB Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of First Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Which has better valuation and earnings, USCB or FRBA?
First Bank has higher revenue and earnings than USCB Financial. First Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than USCB Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary First Bank beats USCB Financial on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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