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NASDAQ:FBIZ

First Business Financial Services (FBIZ) Competitors

$30.10
-0.88 (-2.84%)
(As of 06/9/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$30.06
$30.64
50-Day Range
$25.24
$31.06
52-Week Range
$24.57
$39.88
Volume
5,841 shs
Average Volume
12,457 shs
Market Capitalization
$249.53 million
P/E Ratio
6.31
Dividend Yield
3.02%
Price Target
$33.50

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
First Business Financial ServicesOutperform Votes
241
59.36%
Underperform Votes
165
40.64%
Unity BancorpOutperform Votes
155
65.96%
Underperform Votes
80
34.04%

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Business Financial Services 24.26% 16.76% 1.40%
Unity Bancorp 32.98% 17.03% 1.69%

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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Business Financial Services
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Unity Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Business Financial Services$150.80 million1.65$40.86 million$4.776.31
Unity Bancorp$108.78 million2.21$38.46 million$3.706.45

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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Business Financial Services
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Unity Bancorp
2 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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.
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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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FBIZ vs. The Competition

MetricFirst Business Financial ServicesState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$249.53M$2.29B$6.25B$6.28B
Dividend Yield2.94%16.20%7.30%6.27%
P/E Ratio6.317.95146.3012.31
Price / Sales1.652.176,519.1489.01
Price / Cash5.686.6233.41115.16
Price / Book1.021.011.865.30
Net Income$40.86M$382.48M$645.90M$193.31M
7 Day Performance5.58%2.95%1.22%1.29%
1 Month Performance17.76%11.55%3.10%4.60%
1 Year Performance-9.09%-13.66%13.79%5.86%

First Business Financial Services Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
UNTY
Unity Bancorp
2.9659 of 5 stars
$22.76
+0.2%
$31.75
+39.5%
-15.3%$229.19M$108.78M6.15208Positive News
FFWM
First Foundation
3.0163 of 5 stars
$4.10
-3.3%
$14.90
+263.4%
-76.7%$231.32M$452.11M2.63674
MVBF
MVB Financial
3.241 of 5 stars
$18.47
+2.0%
$28.40
+53.8%
-41.4%$234.57M$164.25M10.20458Positive News
BSVN
Bank7
2.4101 of 5 stars
$23.28
+0.9%
$30.50
+31.0%
+6.4%$213.06M$78.16M6.50122Dividend Announcement
News Coverage
CIVB
Civista Bancshares
2.8941 of 5 stars
$15.42
-1.2%
$26.83
+74.0%
-21.0%$243.17M$150.33M5.43441Positive News
BSRR
Sierra Bancorp
3.1456 of 5 stars
$16.20
-0.1%
$22.25
+37.3%
-22.3%$243.81M$152.59M6.98484
RBB
RBB Bancorp
2.6213 of 5 stars
$10.91
-1.0%
$21.50
+97.1%
-39.6%$207.21M$158.88M3.44362News Coverage
FRBA
First Bank
2.4065 of 5 stars
$10.47
-0.8%
$15.75
+50.4%
-21.6%$204.90M$112.38M5.85217News Coverage
BWB
Bridgewater Bancshares
2.7469 of 5 stars
$9.01
-0.9%
$19.00
+110.9%
-36.6%$251.65M$170.03M5.30220News Coverage
Positive News
BCML
BayCom
2.1755 of 5 stars
$16.26
+0.7%
$23.50
+44.5%
-22.2%$201.67M$108.07M7.78352News Coverage

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