United Bancorp (UBCP) Competitors $12.36 -0.09 (-0.68%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.41 +0.04 (+0.36%) As of 04:05 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 UBCP vs. PDLB, FSBW, HIVE, PBFS, NEWT, PCB, FRBA, RBB, SFST, and ONITShould you be buying United Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Bancorp include Ponce Financial Group (PDLB), FS Bancorp (FSBW), HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE), Pioneer Bancorp (PBFS), NewtekOne (NEWT), PCB Bancorp (PCB), First Bank (FRBA), RBB Bancorp (RBB), Southern First Bancshares (SFST), and Onity Group (ONIT). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. United Bancorp vs. Ponce Financial Group FS Bancorp HIVE Digital Technologies Pioneer Bancorp NewtekOne PCB Bancorp First Bank RBB Bancorp Southern First Bancshares Onity Group United Bancorp (NASDAQ:UBCP) and Ponce Financial Group (NASDAQ:PDLB) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community favor UBCP or PDLB? United Bancorp received 5 more outperform votes than Ponce Financial Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.26% of users gave United Bancorp an outperform vote while only 53.42% of users gave Ponce Financial Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnited BancorpOutperform Votes9160.26% Underperform Votes6039.74% Ponce Financial GroupOutperform Votes8653.42% Underperform Votes7546.58% Is UBCP or PDLB more profitable? United Bancorp has a net margin of 16.83% compared to Ponce Financial Group's net margin of 6.46%. United Bancorp's return on equity of 11.73% beat Ponce Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United Bancorp16.83% 11.73% 0.90% Ponce Financial Group 6.46%4.01%0.38% Which has more volatility & risk, UBCP or PDLB? United Bancorp has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ponce Financial Group has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to UBCP or PDLB? In the previous week, Ponce Financial Group had 7 more articles in the media than United Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ponce Financial Group and 3 mentions for United Bancorp. Ponce Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat United Bancorp's score of 0.97 indicating that Ponce Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment United Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ponce Financial Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UBCP or PDLB? 15.4% of United Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.3% of Ponce Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 12.9% of United Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of Ponce Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, UBCP or PDLB? Ponce Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than United Bancorp. United Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ponce Financial Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnited Bancorp$29.26M2.52$7.40M$1.279.74Ponce Financial Group$81.14M3.81$10.97M$0.6121.13 SummaryPonce Financial Group beats United Bancorp on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get United Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UBCP 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 UBCP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited BancorpState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$73.77M$3.08B$11.11B$7.93BDividend Yield5.66%3.87%5.77%4.22%P/E Ratio9.7423.5922.1018.54Price / Sales2.523.0126.31103.34Price / Cash6.9110.6317.6034.62Price / Book1.111.162.674.25Net Income$7.40M$372.21M$1.03B$248.18M7 Day Performance-5.47%0.65%0.77%1.25%1 Month Performance-7.93%-0.57%-0.17%3.76%1 Year Performance-0.60%17.47%538.56%5.28% United Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UBCPUnited Bancorp3.2911 of 5 stars$12.37-0.7%N/A-0.3%$73.77M$29.26M9.74120Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓PDLBPonce Financial Group1.5811 of 5 stars$12.81+2.6%N/A+60.1%$307.00M$81.14M27.26250Earnings ReportShort Interest ↓FSBWFS Bancorp3.7162 of 5 stars$38.68+0.9%$44.00+13.8%+25.4%$300.00M$141.98M8.79540Positive NewsHIVEHIVE Digital Technologies2.5776 of 5 stars$1.75-2.2%$7.64+336.7%-33.5%$298.23M$117.25M-35.0020Analyst RevisionPositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumePBFSPioneer Bancorp1.5916 of 5 stars$11.07+0.1%N/A+26.7%$286.19M$79.44M15.16260News CoveragePositive NewsNEWTNewtekOne3.351 of 5 stars$10.80-0.3%$14.50+34.3%-3.6%$283.94M$237.74M6.03100Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑PCBPCB Bancorp4.8285 of 5 stars$19.50+2.6%$22.00+12.8%+34.7%$280.55M$99.71M11.21250Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageFRBAFirst Bank4.2704 of 5 stars$14.20+2.2%$17.25+21.5%+23.1%$277.89M$129.85M8.50240Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsRBBRBB Bancorp4.615 of 5 stars$15.65-1.1%$21.25+35.8%-12.3%$277.62M$114.70M10.72360Earnings ReportNews CoverageSFSTSouthern First Bancshares3.2953 of 5 stars$33.69+0.6%N/A+37.5%$275.21M$98.52M17.55290Positive NewsGap DownONITOnity Group3.4292 of 5 stars$34.32+3.8%$42.50+23.8%N/A$270.19M$1.07B8.394,400Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PDLB Alternatives FSBW Alternatives HIVE Alternatives PBFS Alternatives NEWT Alternatives PCB Alternatives FRBA Alternatives RBB Alternatives SFST Alternatives ONIT Alternatives 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:UBCP) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Musk’s next move from the Oval Office?No one is closer to President Trump than Tesla CEO Elon Musk. 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