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First Us Bancsh (FUSB) Competitors

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$13.12 +0.14 (+1.08%)
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FUSB vs. BWFG, ONIT, FRST, CZFS, OPRT, JMSB, LNKB, FDBC, PKBK, and FOA

Should you be buying First Us Bancsh stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Us Bancsh include Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG), Onity Group (ONIT), Primis Financial (FRST), Citizens Financial Services (CZFS), Oportun Financial (OPRT), John Marshall Bancorp (JMSB), LINKBANCORP (LNKB), Fidelity D&D Bancorp (FDBC), Parke Bancorp (PKBK), and Finance of America Companies (FOA). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.

First Us Bancsh vs. Its Competitors

First Us Bancsh (NASDAQ:FUSB) and Bankwell Financial Group (NASDAQ:BWFG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

First Us Bancsh has a net margin of 12.72% compared to Bankwell Financial Group's net margin of 6.33%. First Us Bancsh's return on equity of 7.99% beat Bankwell Financial Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Us Bancsh12.72% 7.99% 0.71%
Bankwell Financial Group 6.33%4.60%0.39%

Bankwell Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than First Us Bancsh. First Us Bancsh is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bankwell Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Us Bancsh$61.84M1.22$8.17M$1.2810.25
Bankwell Financial Group$195.71M1.50$9.77M$1.5723.82

First Us Bancsh pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Bankwell Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. First Us Bancsh pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bankwell Financial Group pays out 51.0% 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 Us Bancsh has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Bankwell Financial Group had 3 more articles in the media than First Us Bancsh. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Bankwell Financial Group and 1 mentions for First Us Bancsh. First Us Bancsh's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Bankwell Financial Group's score of 0.47 indicating that First Us Bancsh is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Us Bancsh Very Positive
Bankwell Financial Group Neutral

First Us Bancsh has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bankwell Financial Group has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

18.7% of First Us Bancsh shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.8% of Bankwell Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.2% of First Us Bancsh shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.5% of Bankwell Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Bankwell Financial Group has a consensus target price of $40.25, indicating a potential upside of 7.65%. Given Bankwell Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bankwell Financial Group is more favorable than First Us Bancsh.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Us Bancsh
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Bankwell Financial Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Summary

Bankwell Financial Group beats First Us Bancsh on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FUSB 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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FUSB vs. The Competition

MetricFirst Us BancshBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$74.66M$2.00B$12.29B$9.51B
Dividend Yield2.16%2.60%5.55%4.01%
P/E Ratio10.2511.7117.9020.14
Price / Sales1.222.3526.03104.37
Price / Cash7.7312.5921.6358.56
Price / Book0.761.202.205.87
Net Income$8.17M$154.64M$997.25M$258.55M
7 Day Performance-0.68%-0.46%0.89%2.23%
1 Month Performance3.80%6.07%4.37%12.76%
1 Year Performance31.20%13.34%540.78%19.36%

First Us Bancsh Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FUSB
First Us Bancsh
2.1335 of 5 stars
$13.12
+1.1%
N/A+25.5%$74.66M$61.84M10.25180Positive News
High Trading Volume
BWFG
Bankwell Financial Group
1.4067 of 5 stars
$38.15
+0.3%
$40.25
+5.5%
+39.5%$300.24M$195.71M24.30140Upcoming Earnings
ONIT
Onity Group
4.0071 of 5 stars
$36.97
+0.9%
$48.33
+30.7%
+45.9%$295.93M$1.09B12.964,300News Coverage
FRST
Primis Financial
4.4158 of 5 stars
$11.89
+0.2%
$7.50
-36.9%
-7.9%$293.97M$254.63M-41.01420News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
CZFS
Citizens Financial Services
3.7281 of 5 stars
$61.73
+4.6%
N/A+10.7%$293.81M$169.72M10.32310News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
OPRT
Oportun Financial
4.442 of 5 stars
$6.43
+3.6%
$9.33
+45.3%
+100.0%$282.08M$1.00B-5.742,429
JMSB
John Marshall Bancorp
3.1371 of 5 stars
$19.55
+0.2%
$22.00
+12.6%
-0.1%$281.21M$55.36M15.88140Earnings Report
LNKB
LINKBANCORP
4.5107 of 5 stars
$7.50
+1.3%
$8.75
+16.7%
-2.0%$280.16M$167.59M7.81110Positive News
FDBC
Fidelity D&D Bancorp
4.3565 of 5 stars
$45.43
+0.6%
N/A-20.7%$265.11M$81.55M12.23320News Coverage
Earnings Report
PKBK
Parke Bancorp
3.9001 of 5 stars
$22.32
+1.3%
N/A+13.1%$264.21M$129.41M8.68100News Coverage
FOA
Finance of America Companies
2.8621 of 5 stars
$23.83
-0.5%
$27.50
+15.4%
+218.9%$263.56M$338.17M6.486,630News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:FUSB) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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