First US Bancshares (FUSB) Competitors $12.95 -0.05 (-0.35%) Closing price 03:57 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.20 +0.25 (+1.90%) As of 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FUSB vs. CBAN, BWFG, CZFS, LNKB, COFS, GHI, PLBC, JMSB, OPRT, and SNFCAShould you be buying First US Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First US Bancshares include Colony Bankcorp (CBAN), Bankwell Financial Group (BWFG), Citizens Financial Services (CZFS), LINKBANCORP (LNKB), ChoiceOne Financial Services (COFS), Greystone Housing Impact Investors (GHI), Plumas Bancorp (PLBC), John Marshall Bancorp (JMSB), Oportun Financial (OPRT), and Security National Financial (SNFCA). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. First US Bancshares vs. Colony Bankcorp Bankwell Financial Group Citizens Financial Services LINKBANCORP ChoiceOne Financial Services Greystone Housing Impact Investors Plumas Bancorp John Marshall Bancorp Oportun Financial Security National Financial Colony Bankcorp (NASDAQ:CBAN) and First US Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings. Does the media prefer CBAN or FUSB? In the previous week, First US Bancshares had 1 more articles in the media than Colony Bankcorp. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for First US Bancshares and 1 mentions for Colony Bankcorp. First US Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Colony Bankcorp's score of 0.00 indicating that First US Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Colony Bankcorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral First US Bancshares 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CBAN or FUSB? 50.4% of Colony Bankcorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.7% of First US Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.6% of Colony Bankcorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of First US Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CBAN or FUSB more profitable? Colony Bankcorp has a net margin of 13.51% compared to First US Bancshares' net margin of 13.21%. Colony Bankcorp's return on equity of 9.64% beat First US Bancshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Colony Bankcorp13.51% 9.64% 0.85% First US Bancshares 13.21%8.61%0.75% Does the MarketBeat Community favor CBAN or FUSB? Colony Bankcorp received 30 more outperform votes than First US Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.61% of users gave Colony Bankcorp an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave First US Bancshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformColony BankcorpOutperform Votes10657.61% Underperform Votes7842.39% First US BancsharesOutperform Votes7657.14% Underperform Votes5742.86% Is CBAN or FUSB a better dividend stock? Colony Bankcorp pays an annual dividend of $0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First US Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Colony Bankcorp pays out 32.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First US Bancshares pays out 21.9% 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. First US Bancshares has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Which has higher earnings & valuation, CBAN or FUSB? Colony Bankcorp has higher revenue and earnings than First US Bancshares. First US Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colony Bankcorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioColony Bankcorp$117.31M2.27$23.87M$1.4310.66First US Bancshares$39.60M1.88$8.17M$1.2810.12 Which has more risk and volatility, CBAN or FUSB? Colony Bankcorp has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First US Bancshares has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryColony Bankcorp beats First US Bancshares on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get First US Bancshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FUSB 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 FUSB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst US BancsharesState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$74.51M$3.24B$11.47B$8.39BDividend Yield2.12%3.70%5.45%4.11%P/E Ratio9.7423.7222.4219.71Price / Sales1.883.0627.62120.55Price / Cash7.5510.6317.6234.62Price / Book0.841.192.774.50Net Income$8.17M$372.21M$1.03B$248.22M7 Day Performance-1.71%-2.97%-0.23%0.56%1 Month Performance3.30%4.41%6.11%13.17%1 Year Performance30.45%15.59%536.61%7.30% First US Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FUSBFirst US Bancshares3.1092 of 5 stars$12.95-0.4%N/A+26.4%$74.51M$39.60M9.74180News CoverageDividend AnnouncementCBANColony Bankcorp3.1626 of 5 stars$16.20+3.9%N/A+29.8%$283.12M$117.31M12.00520Positive NewsGap UpBWFGBankwell Financial Group2.2134 of 5 stars$35.00+2.4%$42.00+20.0%+41.7%$276.12M$88.51M29.66140Positive NewsCZFSCitizens Financial Services2.9059 of 5 stars$57.94+3.4%N/A+43.2%$275.79M$102.36M9.87310Positive NewsLNKBLINKBANCORP4.7333 of 5 stars$7.25+3.7%$8.33+14.9%+3.6%$270.98M$110.14M10.36110Positive NewsCOFSChoiceOne Financial Services3.4349 of 5 stars$30.08+3.7%$37.00+23.0%+7.6%$269.79M$103.15M9.23380News CoverageDividend AnnouncementGHIGreystone Housing Impact Investors3.8324 of 5 stars$11.58-0.1%$15.88+37.1%-25.2%$268.20M$40.00M15.03N/APositive NewsPLBCPlumas Bancorp4.5474 of 5 stars$45.40+3.3%$57.67+27.0%+23.2%$260.47M$84.27M9.48190News CoverageJMSBJohn Marshall BancorpN/A$17.75+3.7%N/A+0.3%$253.86M$55.36M14.79140OPRTOportun Financial3.6328 of 5 stars$6.75+0.6%$7.50+11.1%+86.5%$253.12M$295.20M-3.362,730Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSNFCASecurity National Financial1.7093 of 5 stars$10.26+0.1%N/A+16.9%$253.06M$335.45M8.351,730Positive NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Colony Bankcorp Competitors Bankwell Financial Group Competitors Citizens Financial Services Competitors LINKBANCORP Competitors ChoiceOne Financial Services Competitors Greystone Housing Impact Investors Competitors Plumas Bancorp Competitors John Marshall Bancorp Competitors Oportun Financial Competitors Security National Financial 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:FUSB) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon just did WHAT!?As you may recall, Biden and the Fed were working on a central bank digital currency, or CBDC. 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