First United (FUNC) Competitors $36.43 -0.34 (-0.92%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$36.48 +0.05 (+0.15%) As of 04:11 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FUNC vs. LDI, BHRB, SBSI, OPFI, NBN, AMTB, AMAL, ESQ, HBT, and MCBShould you be buying First United stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First United include loanDepot (LDI), Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), Southside Bancshares (SBSI), OppFi (OPFI), Northeast Bancorp (NBN), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Esquire Financial (ESQ), HBT Financial (HBT), and Metropolitan Bank (MCB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. First United vs. Its Competitors loanDepot Burke & Herbert Financial Services Southside Bancshares OppFi Northeast Bancorp Amerant Bancorp Amalgamated Financial Esquire Financial HBT Financial Metropolitan Bank First United (NASDAQ:FUNC) and loanDepot (NYSE:LDI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FUNC or LDI? 33.3% of First United shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.4% of loanDepot shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of First United shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 83.0% of loanDepot shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is FUNC or LDI more profitable? First United has a net margin of 20.53% compared to loanDepot's net margin of -5.95%. First United's return on equity of 13.05% beat loanDepot's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First United20.53% 13.05% 1.21% loanDepot -5.95%-19.41%-1.53% Which has more volatility and risk, FUNC or LDI? First United has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, loanDepot has a beta of 3.37, suggesting that its stock price is 237% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer FUNC or LDI? First United currently has a consensus target price of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.29%. loanDepot has a consensus target price of $2.30, indicating a potential downside of 49.17%. Given First United's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe First United is more favorable than loanDepot.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score First United 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00loanDepot 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 Which has better valuation & earnings, FUNC or LDI? First United has higher earnings, but lower revenue than loanDepot. loanDepot is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First United, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirst United$111.40M2.12$20.57M$3.659.98loanDepot$1.06B1.41-$98.33M-$0.33-13.71 Does the media refer more to FUNC or LDI? In the previous week, loanDepot had 22 more articles in the media than First United. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for loanDepot and 3 mentions for First United. First United's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat loanDepot's score of 0.36 indicating that First United is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment First United 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive loanDepot 11 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryFirst United beats loanDepot on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get First United News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FUNC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 FUNC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst UnitedBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$238.81M$942.69M$12.73B$10.19BDividend Yield2.39%2.99%5.42%4.61%P/E Ratio9.9816.84244.6426.40Price / Sales2.122.2530.95125.99Price / Cash9.9416.6819.2529.91Price / Book1.311.152.316.28Net Income$20.57M$54.35M$1.01B$270.38M7 Day Performance-1.22%-0.59%0.66%2.70%1 Month Performance5.59%4.02%3.19%5.99%1 Year Performance25.75%14.19%543.58%25.94% First United Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FUNCFirst United4.2142 of 5 stars$36.43-0.9%$42.00+15.3%+26.9%$238.81M$111.40M9.98300Positive NewsLDIloanDepot0.9362 of 5 stars$3.83+32.7%$2.30-40.0%+60.1%$956.38M$1.06B-11.624,900Insider TradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBHRBBurke & Herbert Financial Services3.2264 of 5 stars$62.91+0.0%$71.67+13.9%-5.2%$944.91M$402.33M9.13850Positive NewsSBSISouthside Bancshares1.1881 of 5 stars$30.78-0.7%N/AN/A$932.18M$456.07M10.91810OPFIOppFi3.2007 of 5 stars$10.460.0%$13.63+30.3%+153.8%$913.22M$525.96M-7.98570Positive NewsNBNNortheast Bancorp2.9971 of 5 stars$110.24+1.1%$97.50-11.6%+58.8%$894.65M$351M10.94180News CoveragePositive NewsAMTBAmerant Bancorp2.9745 of 5 stars$21.40+0.6%$24.25+13.3%-2.5%$893.43M$330.31M-37.54680AMALAmalgamated Financial3.5345 of 5 stars$28.93+0.2%$33.00+14.1%-7.6%$869.25M$434.51M8.66380Positive NewsESQEsquire Financial2.6533 of 5 stars$98.15+1.2%$100.50+2.4%+58.9%$828.33M$138.27M18.11110Positive NewsHBTHBT Financial4.4505 of 5 stars$26.21-0.3%$28.80+9.9%+15.7%$828.33M$287.27M10.83730News CoveragePositive NewsMCBMetropolitan Bank3.1072 of 5 stars$79.71+0.3%$82.67+3.7%+52.7%$828.19M$492.21M12.92240Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies loanDepot Competitors Burke & Herbert Financial Services Competitors Southside Bancshares Competitors OppFi Competitors Northeast Bancorp Competitors Amerant Bancorp Competitors Amalgamated Financial Competitors Esquire Financial Competitors HBT Financial Competitors Metropolitan Bank Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FUNC) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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