First Us Bancsh (FUSB) Competitors

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

Is FUSB or FSBW more profitable?

FS Bancorp has a net margin of 15.88% compared to First Us Bancsh's net margin of 9.47%. FS Bancorp's return on equity of 11.32% beat First Us Bancsh's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Us Bancsh	9.47%	5.86%	0.52%
FS Bancorp	15.88%	11.32%	1.09%

Do analysts rate FUSB or FSBW?

FS Bancorp has a consensus target price of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.92%. Given FS Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FS Bancorp is more favorable than First Us Bancsh.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Us Bancsh	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
FS Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, FUSB or FSBW?

FS Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Us Bancsh. FS 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
First Us Bancsh	$61.84M	1.15	$8.17M	$0.97	12.71
FS Bancorp	$206.39M	1.50	$35.02M	$4.21	9.68

Is FUSB or FSBW a better dividend stock?

First Us Bancsh pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. FS Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. First Us Bancsh pays out 28.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FS Bancorp pays out 26.6% 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 Bancsh has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and FS Bancorp has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. FS Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FUSB or FSBW?

18.7% of First Us Bancsh shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.9% of FS Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.2% of First Us Bancsh shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.7% of FS 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 more volatility and risk, FUSB or FSBW?

First Us Bancsh has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FS Bancorp has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FUSB or FSBW?

In the previous week, FS Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than First Us Bancsh. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for FS Bancorp and 2 mentions for First Us Bancsh. First Us Bancsh's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat FS Bancorp's score of 0.72 indicating that First Us Bancsh is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Us Bancsh	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FS Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

FS Bancorp beats First Us Bancsh on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.