First US Bancshares (FUSB) Competitors

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 Bankcorp	13.51%	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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Colony Bankcorp	Outperform Votes 106 57.61%	Underperform Votes 78 42.39%
First US Bancshares	Outperform Votes 76 57.14%	Underperform Votes 57 42.86%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Colony Bankcorp	$117.31M	2.27	$23.87M	$1.43	10.66
First US Bancshares	$39.60M	1.88	$8.17M	$1.28	10.12

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.

Summary

Colony Bankcorp beats First US Bancshares on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.