First US Bancshares (FUSB) Competitors

First US Bancshares (NASDAQ:FUSB) and Pioneer Bancorp (NASDAQ:PBFS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media favor FUSB or PBFS?

In the previous week, First US Bancshares had 5 more articles in the media than Pioneer Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for First US Bancshares and 1 mentions for Pioneer Bancorp. Pioneer Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat First US Bancshares' score of 0.82 indicating that Pioneer Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First US Bancshares	Positive
Pioneer Bancorp	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, FUSB or PBFS?

First US Bancshares has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pioneer Bancorp has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FUSB or PBFS?

18.7% of First US Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.2% of First US Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Pioneer Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FUSB or PBFS?

Pioneer Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First US Bancshares. First US Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pioneer Bancorp, 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
First US Bancshares	$39.73M	1.84	$8.17M	$1.33	9.55
Pioneer Bancorp	$79.44M	3.83	$15.26M	$0.73	16.11

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FUSB or PBFS?

First US Bancshares received 61 more outperform votes than Pioneer Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.14% of users gave First US Bancshares an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave Pioneer Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First US Bancshares	Outperform Votes 76 57.14%	Underperform Votes 57 42.86%
Pioneer Bancorp	Outperform Votes 15 42.86%	Underperform Votes 20 57.14%

Is FUSB or PBFS more profitable?

Pioneer Bancorp has a net margin of 16.26% compared to First US Bancshares' net margin of 13.21%. First US Bancshares' return on equity of 8.61% beat Pioneer Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First US Bancshares	13.21%	8.61%	0.75%
Pioneer Bancorp	16.26%	6.16%	0.93%

Summary

First US Bancshares beats Pioneer Bancorp on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.