UBCP vs. BKSC, FXNC, AMRB, GFED, WTBA, FBIZ, BSVN, ORRF, ACNB, and UNTY
Should you be buying United Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Bancorp include Bank of South Carolina (BKSC), First National (FXNC), American River Bankshares (AMRB), Guaranty Federal Bancshares (GFED), West Bancorporation (WTBA), First Business Financial Services (FBIZ), Bank7 (BSVN), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), ACNB (ACNB), and Unity Bancorp (UNTY). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Bank of South Carolina (NASDAQ:BKSC) and United Bancorp (NASDAQ:UBCP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.
In the previous week, Bank of South Carolina had 1 more articles in the media than United Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Bank of South Carolina and 2 mentions for United Bancorp. Bank of South Carolina's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat United Bancorp's score of 0.20 indicating that United Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Bank of South Carolina has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United Bancorp has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Bank of South Carolina pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. United Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Bank of South Carolina pays out 71.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Bancorp pays out 43.4% 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. United Bancorp has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years.
United Bancorp has a net margin of 21.47% compared to United Bancorp's net margin of 19.55%. Bank of South Carolina's return on equity of 15.23% beat United Bancorp's return on equity.
Bank of South Carolina received 98 more outperform votes than United Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.36% of users gave Bank of South Carolina an outperform vote while only 60.26% of users gave United Bancorp an outperform vote.
0.2% of Bank of South Carolina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.4% of United Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.8% of Bank of South Carolina shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of United Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
United Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of South Carolina. United Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bank of South Carolina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
United Bancorp beats Bank of South Carolina on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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