First US Bancshares (FUSB) Competitors

BayCom (NASDAQ:BCML) 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 dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings.

Is BCML or FUSB a better dividend stock?

BayCom pays an annual dividend of $0.80 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%. BayCom pays out 38.1% 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. BayCom has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and First US Bancshares has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer BCML or FUSB?

In the previous week, First US Bancshares had 4 more articles in the media than BayCom. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First US Bancshares and 1 mentions for BayCom. BayCom's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat First US Bancshares' score of 0.72 indicating that BayCom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BayCom	Very Positive
First US Bancshares	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, BCML or FUSB?

BayCom has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First US Bancshares has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BCML or FUSB?

BayCom has higher revenue and earnings than First US Bancshares. First US Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BayCom, 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
BayCom	$97.01M	2.99	$23.61M	$2.10	12.53
First US Bancshares	$39.60M	1.85	$8.17M	$1.28	9.96

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BCML or FUSB?

66.2% of BayCom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.7% of First US Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 6.5% of BayCom shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of First US Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BCML or FUSB more profitable?

BayCom has a net margin of 17.10% compared to First US Bancshares' net margin of 13.21%. First US Bancshares' return on equity of 8.61% beat BayCom's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BayCom	17.10%	7.45%	0.92%
First US Bancshares	13.21%	8.61%	0.75%

Do analysts rate BCML or FUSB?

BayCom presently has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.78%. Given BayCom's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe BayCom is more favorable than First US Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BayCom	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
First US Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BCML or FUSB?

BayCom received 8 more outperform votes than First US Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.14% of users gave First US Bancshares an outperform vote while only 54.55% of users gave BayCom an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BayCom	Outperform Votes 84 54.55%	Underperform Votes 70 45.45%
First US Bancshares	Outperform Votes 76 57.14%	Underperform Votes 57 42.86%

Summary

BayCom beats First US Bancshares on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.