FBIZ vs. UNTY, FFWM, MVBF, BSVN, CIVB, BSRR, RBB, FRBA, BWB, and BCML
Should you be buying First Business Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Business Financial Services include Unity Bancorp (UNTY), First Foundation (FFWM), MVB Financial (MVBF), Bank7 (BSVN), Civista Bancshares (CIVB), Sierra Bancorp (BSRR), RBB Bancorp (RBB), First Bank (FRBA), Bridgewater Bancshares (BWB), and BayCom (BCML). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
First Business Financial Services vs.
First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ:FBIZ) and Unity Bancorp (NASDAQ:UNTY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk.
First Business Financial Services received 86 more outperform votes than Unity Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.96% of users gave Unity Bancorp an outperform vote while only 59.36% of users gave First Business Financial Services an outperform vote.
Unity Bancorp has a net margin of 32.98% compared to First Business Financial Services' net margin of 24.26%. Unity Bancorp's return on equity of 17.03% beat First Business Financial Services' return on equity.
First Business Financial Services has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Unity Bancorp has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
First Business Financial Services currently has a consensus price target of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.30%. Unity Bancorp has a consensus price target of $31.75, indicating a potential upside of 32.96%. Given Unity Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Unity Bancorp is more favorable than First Business Financial Services.
First Business Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $0.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Unity Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. First Business Financial Services pays out 19.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unity Bancorp pays out 13.0% 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 Business Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than Unity Bancorp. First Business Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Unity Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Unity Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than First Business Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Unity Bancorp and 5 mentions for First Business Financial Services. First Business Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Unity Bancorp's score of 0.20 indicating that First Business Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.
66.1% of First Business Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.1% of Unity Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of First Business Financial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.4% of Unity Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Unity Bancorp beats First Business Financial Services on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FBIZ and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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