First Us Bancsh (FUSB) Competitors

Fidelity D&D Bancorp (NASDAQ:FDBC) and First Us Bancsh (NASDAQ:FUSB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Is FDBC or FUSB a better dividend stock?

Fidelity D&D Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. First Us Bancsh pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Fidelity D&D Bancorp pays out 39.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Us Bancsh pays out 28.9% 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. Fidelity D&D Bancorp has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and First Us Bancsh has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Fidelity D&D Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, FDBC or FUSB?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fidelity D&D Bancorp	$126.04M	2.07	$20.79M	$4.10	11.04
First Us Bancsh	$61.84M	1.13	$8.17M	$0.97	12.52

Is FDBC or FUSB more profitable?

Fidelity D&D Bancorp has a net margin of 17.75% compared to First Us Bancsh's net margin of 9.47%. Fidelity D&D Bancorp's return on equity of 11.28% beat First Us Bancsh's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fidelity D&D Bancorp	17.75%	11.28%	0.89%
First Us Bancsh	9.47%	5.86%	0.52%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FDBC or FUSB?

20.1% of Fidelity D&D Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.7% of First Us Bancsh shares are held by institutional investors. 18.4% of Fidelity D&D Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of First Us Bancsh shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer FDBC or FUSB?

In the previous week, Fidelity D&D Bancorp and Fidelity D&D Bancorp both had 1 articles in the media. First Us Bancsh's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Fidelity D&D Bancorp's score of -1.00 indicating that First Us Bancsh is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Fidelity D&D Bancorp	Negative
First Us Bancsh	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, FDBC or FUSB?

Fidelity D&D Bancorp has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Us Bancsh has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Fidelity D&D Bancorp beats First Us Bancsh on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.