First United (FUNC) Competitors $32.88 -0.74 (-2.20%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.88 -0.01 (-0.02%) As of 07/11/2025 04:04 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. ATLC, OSBC, ESQ, HBT, CNCK, AMTB, MCB, XYF, CFB, and NBNShould you be buying First United stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First United include Atlanticus (ATLC), Old Second Bancorp (OSBC), Esquire Financial (ESQ), HBT Financial (HBT), Coincheck Group (CNCK), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), X Financial (XYF), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), and Northeast Bancorp (NBN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. First United vs. Its Competitors Atlanticus Old Second Bancorp Esquire Financial HBT Financial Coincheck Group Amerant Bancorp Metropolitan Bank X Financial CrossFirst Bankshares Northeast Bancorp Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLC) and First United (NASDAQ:FUNC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, ATLC or FUNC? Atlanticus has a beta of 1.83, suggesting that its share price is 83% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First United has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ATLC or FUNC? 14.2% of Atlanticus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.3% of First United shares are held by institutional investors. 50.4% of Atlanticus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of First United shares are held by company 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 ATLC or FUNC more profitable? First United has a net margin of 19.95% compared to Atlanticus' net margin of 8.54%. Atlanticus' return on equity of 24.51% beat First United's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Atlanticus8.54% 24.51% 3.76% First United 19.95%12.94%1.17% Do analysts prefer ATLC or FUNC? Atlanticus currently has a consensus target price of $62.60, suggesting a potential upside of 12.45%. First United has a consensus target price of $42.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.74%. Given First United's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First United is more favorable than Atlanticus.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Atlanticus 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00First United 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has higher earnings & valuation, ATLC or FUNC? Atlanticus has higher revenue and earnings than First United. First United is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlanticus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAtlanticus$1.31B0.64$111.30M$5.1710.77First United$111.40M1.91$20.57M$3.489.45 Does the media favor ATLC or FUNC? In the previous week, Atlanticus had 3 more articles in the media than First United. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Atlanticus and 1 mentions for First United. First United's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Atlanticus' score of 1.04 indicating that First United is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Atlanticus Positive First United Positive SummaryAtlanticus beats First United 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FUNC 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 UnitedBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$217.81M$879.80M$12.07B$9.11BDividend Yield2.62%3.12%5.53%4.02%P/E Ratio9.4519.3220.0420.25Price / Sales1.912.0025.5199.65Price / Cash9.0949.2721.6458.16Price / Book1.191.122.285.49Net Income$20.57M$54.19M$992.82M$250.27M7 Day Performance-2.69%-1.11%-0.23%4.80%1 Month Performance10.78%5.33%2.76%7.68%1 Year Performance49.45%20.72%536.06%16.36% First United Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FUNCFirst United4.3016 of 5 stars$32.88-2.2%$42.00+27.7%+51.9%$217.81M$111.40M9.45300Positive NewsATLCAtlanticus2.9546 of 5 stars$57.54-0.2%$62.60+8.8%+67.6%$871.88M$1.31B11.13330News CoveragePositive NewsOSBCOld Second Bancorp2.6427 of 5 stars$18.90-0.9%$20.50+8.5%+21.3%$859.67M$341.72M10.33890Upcoming EarningsESQEsquire Financial1.9781 of 5 stars$99.52+0.3%$92.50-7.1%+93.4%$839.80M$138.27M18.81110News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeHBTHBT Financial3.2597 of 5 stars$26.27-1.1%$25.80-1.8%+21.0%$836.83M$287.27M11.04730CNCKCoincheck Group2.1653 of 5 stars$5.64-10.0%$10.00+77.3%N/A$813.22M$2.56B0.00N/AAMTBAmerant Bancorp2.9593 of 5 stars$19.23-2.1%$24.60+27.9%-18.7%$804.37M$317.91M-33.74680Positive NewsMCBMetropolitan Bank2.4024 of 5 stars$74.04-1.2%$77.00+4.0%+53.8%$798.55M$492.21M12.53240News CoverageUpcoming EarningsXYFX Financial2.6137 of 5 stars$18.74-1.4%N/A+333.7%$794.23M$804.43M3.90420High Trading VolumeCFBCrossFirst BanksharesN/A$15.99flat$19.33+20.9%N/A$788.55M$261.78M10.25460Upcoming EarningsNBNNortheast Bancorp3.1471 of 5 stars$94.32-1.7%$97.50+3.4%+50.7%$787.23M$263.77M10.49180News CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Atlanticus Competitors Old Second Bancorp Competitors Esquire Financial Competitors HBT Financial Competitors Coincheck Group Competitors Amerant Bancorp Competitors Metropolitan Bank Competitors X Financial Competitors CrossFirst Bankshares Competitors Northeast 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 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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