First United (FUNC) Competitors $30.06 +0.30 (+0.99%) As of 10:18 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FUNC vs. BHRB, NBN, HBT, MCBS, OPFI, NBBK, PGY, ESQ, BFST, and OSBCShould you be buying First United stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First United include Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), Northeast Bank (NBN), HBT Financial (HBT), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), OppFi (OPFI), NB Bancorp (NBBK), Pagaya Technologies (PGY), Esquire Financial (ESQ), Business First Bancshares (BFST), and Old Second Bancorp (OSBC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. First United vs. Burke & Herbert Financial Services Northeast Bank HBT Financial MetroCity Bankshares OppFi NB Bancorp Pagaya Technologies Esquire Financial Business First Bancshares Old Second Bancorp First United (NASDAQ:FUNC) and Burke & Herbert Financial Services (NASDAQ:BHRB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and risk. Is FUNC or BHRB more profitable? First United has a net margin of 18.45% compared to Burke & Herbert Financial Services' net margin of 8.88%. Burke & Herbert Financial Services' return on equity of 15.15% beat First United's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First United18.45% 12.51% 1.11% Burke & Herbert Financial Services 8.88%15.15%1.35% Do analysts rate FUNC or BHRB? First United presently has a consensus price target of $42.00, suggesting a potential upside of 39.70%. Burke & Herbert Financial Services has a consensus price target of $73.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.45%. Given First United's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First United is more favorable than Burke & Herbert Financial Services.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) 3.00Burke & Herbert Financial Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer FUNC or BHRB? In the previous week, Burke & Herbert Financial Services had 15 more articles in the media than First United. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Burke & Herbert Financial Services and 2 mentions for First United. First United's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Burke & Herbert Financial Services' score of 0.80 indicating that First United is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment First United Positive Burke & Herbert Financial Services Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FUNC or BHRB? First United received 138 more outperform votes than Burke & Herbert Financial Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.68% of users gave First United an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Burke & Herbert Financial Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFirst UnitedOutperform Votes14164.68% Underperform Votes7735.32% Burke & Herbert Financial ServicesOutperform Votes350.00% Underperform Votes350.00% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of FUNC or BHRB? 33.3% of First United shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of First United shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Burke & Herbert Financial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, FUNC or BHRB? Burke & Herbert Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than First United. First United is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burke & Herbert Financial Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirst United$82.03M2.37$20.57M$3.488.64Burke & Herbert Financial Services$313.73M2.67$35.71M$3.5115.94 Is FUNC or BHRB a better dividend stock? First United pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Burke & Herbert Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. First United pays out 25.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Burke & Herbert Financial Services pays out 62.7% 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. SummaryBurke & Herbert Financial Services beats First United on 11 of the 18 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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 UnitedNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$194.61M$21.82B$11.11B$7.93BDividend Yield2.96%3.64%5.79%4.22%P/E Ratio9.5412.3622.0118.49Price / Sales2.372.7926.09102.66Price / Cash11.4111.1617.6034.62Price / Book1.241.152.664.25Net Income$20.57M$2.17B$1.03B$248.31M7 Day Performance-0.81%0.78%0.66%1.12%1 Month Performance1.19%0.71%-0.39%3.68%1 Year Performance33.21%18.82%538.24%5.19% First United Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FUNCFirst United4.0664 of 5 stars$30.07+1.0%$42.00+39.7%+31.8%$194.61M$82.03M9.54300Short Interest ↑BHRBBurke & Herbert Financial Services3.0102 of 5 stars$49.05-1.9%$76.00+54.9%+6.7%$734.92M$256.55M20.44850Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeBuyback AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageNBNNortheast Bank3.5132 of 5 stars$86.71-2.6%$97.50+12.4%+60.1%$711.54M$170.62M10.09180Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsHBTHBT Financial3.0531 of 5 stars$22.32+1.5%$24.75+10.9%+25.5%$706.00M$222.37M9.88730MCBSMetroCity Bankshares3.3196 of 5 stars$27.51+1.9%$36.00+30.9%+20.0%$698.84M$139.66M10.96220OPFIOppFi3.3196 of 5 stars$7.95-4.2%$13.00+63.5%+251.5%$686.92M$525.96M49.69570Upcoming EarningsNBBKNB Bancorp4.0347 of 5 stars$16.30-0.7%$22.00+35.0%+17.3%$682.04M$172.73M15.23342Short Interest ↓PGYPagaya Technologies4.0914 of 5 stars$8.98-5.0%$20.61+129.5%+12.6%$676.18M$1.00B-1.63800Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap DownESQEsquire Financial2.4996 of 5 stars$79.17-1.7%$88.00+11.2%+76.2%$667.56M$124.82M15.34110Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsBFSTBusiness First Bancshares4.0789 of 5 stars$22.48-1.1%$31.50+40.1%+14.2%$664.78M$270.37M9.95750Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionOSBCOld Second Bancorp3.7827 of 5 stars$14.68-0.7%$20.90+42.4%+15.3%$661.29M$279.90M7.85890Analyst RevisionPositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Burke & Herbert Financial Services Competitors Northeast Bank Competitors HBT Financial Competitors MetroCity Bankshares Competitors OppFi Competitors NB Bancorp Competitors Pagaya Technologies Competitors Esquire Financial Competitors Business First Bancshares Competitors Old Second Bancorp 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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