United Bankshares (UBSI) Competitors $35.87 -1.19 (-3.21%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.88 +0.02 (+0.04%) As of 05:09 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock UBSI vs. FFBC, FRME, HWC, RNST, STBA, TOWN, WSBC, CBU, HOMB, and KEYShould you be buying United Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of United Bankshares include First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Renasant (RNST), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Towne Bank (TOWN), WesBanco (WSBC), Community Financial System (CBU), Home BancShares (HOMB), and KeyCorp (KEY). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. United Bankshares vs. Its Competitors First Financial Bancorp. First Merchants Hancock Whitney Renasant S&T Bancorp Towne Bank WesBanco Community Financial System Home BancShares KeyCorp United Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSI) and First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ:FFBC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability. Which has higher valuation & earnings, UBSI or FFBC? United Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than First Financial Bancorp.. First Financial Bancorp. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnited Bankshares$1.63B3.13$373M$2.8312.67First Financial Bancorp.$1.62B1.49$228.83M$2.5010.07 Do analysts rate UBSI or FFBC? United Bankshares presently has a consensus price target of $40.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.91%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus price target of $29.83, indicating a potential upside of 18.48%. Given First Financial Bancorp.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Financial Bancorp. is more favorable than United Bankshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score United Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00First Financial Bancorp. 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is UBSI or FFBC a better dividend stock? United Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. United Bankshares pays out 52.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 40.0% 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. United Bankshares has increased its dividend for 26 consecutive years and First Financial Bancorp. has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. United Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is UBSI or FFBC more profitable? United Bankshares has a net margin of 23.14% compared to First Financial Bancorp.'s net margin of 19.41%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 10.57% beat United Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United Bankshares23.14% 7.65% 1.26% First Financial Bancorp. 19.41%10.57%1.42% Does the media refer more to UBSI or FFBC? In the previous week, United Bankshares and United Bankshares both had 5 articles in the media. First Financial Bancorp.'s average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat United Bankshares' score of 0.69 indicating that First Financial Bancorp. is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment United Bankshares 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive First Financial Bancorp. 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, UBSI or FFBC? United Bankshares has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of UBSI or FFBC? 70.8% of United Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of United Bankshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held 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. SummaryUnited Bankshares and First Financial Bancorp. tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding UBSI 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 UBSI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUnited BanksharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.08B$1.90B$12.61B$10.51BDividend Yield4.10%2.72%5.60%4.80%P/E Ratio12.6711.4230.0127.36Price / Sales3.132.6229.75196.40Price / Cash12.2412.3522.4961.53Price / Book0.971.192.326.82Net Income$373M$158.22M$1.02B$276.89M7 Day Performance-3.70%-0.90%-0.06%0.27%1 Month Performance-3.45%-1.92%-0.23%8.31%1 Year Performance-5.38%10.63%536.77%35.60% United Bankshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UBSIUnited Bankshares3.8371 of 5 stars$35.87-3.2%$40.50+12.9%-1.1%$5.08B$1.63B12.672,553FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.8694 of 5 stars$26.01-0.2%$29.80+14.6%+0.9%$2.49B$1.62B10.402,090Analyst DowngradeFRMEFirst Merchants4.9391 of 5 stars$38.49+1.3%$48.00+24.7%-0.2%$2.22B$637.74M9.972,120News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeHWCHancock Whitney4.3811 of 5 stars$63.08+0.9%$70.00+11.0%+17.9%$5.35B$2.06B11.623,476Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownRNSTRenasant4.2853 of 5 stars$37.27+1.2%$43.00+15.4%+11.2%$3.54B$771.83M11.402,330Positive NewsSTBAS&T Bancorp3.8151 of 5 stars$37.71+0.9%$42.00+11.4%-10.1%$1.45B$384.51M11.061,206TOWNTowne Bank4.4225 of 5 stars$34.37-0.2%$41.00+19.3%-1.8%$2.58B$1.03B14.942,720News CoverageUpcoming EarningsWSBCWesBanco4.9507 of 5 stars$33.45+2.0%$38.83+16.1%+10.6%$3.21B$762.17M20.152,195Upcoming EarningsCBUCommunity Financial System4.831 of 5 stars$59.04+0.5%$68.00+15.2%-3.6%$3.12B$780.73M16.092,918News CoverageUpcoming EarningsHOMBHome BancShares4.2049 of 5 stars$28.20+0.4%$33.00+17.0%+5.2%$5.56B$1.03B12.882,552News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeKEYKeyCorp4.8832 of 5 stars$18.53-0.5%$20.47+10.5%+3.6%$20.32B$9.24B-264.7116,753Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Financial Bancorp. 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