United Bankshares (UBSI) Competitors $38.05 +0.04 (+0.11%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.06 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 04:10 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, PPBI, RNST, STBA, TOWN, WSBC, CBU, and HOMBShould 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), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Renasant (RNST), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Towne Bank (TOWN), WesBanco (WSBC), Community Financial System (CBU), and Home BancShares (HOMB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. United Bankshares vs. Its Competitors First Financial Bancorp. First Merchants Hancock Whitney Pacific Premier Bancorp Renasant S&T Bancorp Towne Bank WesBanco Community Financial System Home BancShares United Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSI) and First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ:FFBC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and risk. 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 3.9%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. United Bankshares pays out 52.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 38.4% 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% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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$1.63B3.32$373M$2.8313.45First Financial Bancorp.$1.62B1.55$228.83M$2.5010.48 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, UBSI or FFBC? United Bankshares has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend UBSI or FFBC? United Bankshares currently has a consensus price target of $40.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.44%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus price target of $29.40, indicating a potential upside of 12.26%. Given First Financial Bancorp.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00First Financial Bancorp. 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40 Does the media refer more to UBSI or FFBC? In the previous week, United Bankshares and United Bankshares both had 7 articles in the media. United Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 1.40 indicating that United Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment United Bankshares 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive First Financial Bancorp. 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryUnited Bankshares beats First Financial Bancorp. on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get United Bankshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UBSI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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$5.43B$2.05B$12.61B$9.77BDividend Yield3.86%2.55%5.43%4.49%P/E Ratio13.4511.92228.9326.60Price / Sales3.322.4531.55175.38Price / Cash13.0013.0619.0628.92Price / Book1.001.192.336.56Net Income$373M$156.23M$1.01B$266.04M7 Day Performance-1.63%-0.46%-0.22%-0.58%1 Month Performance8.62%6.54%4.16%6.24%1 Year Performance-0.57%17.86%541.30%22.21% United Bankshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UBSIUnited Bankshares3.3942 of 5 stars$38.05+0.1%$40.50+6.4%-2.2%$5.43B$1.63B13.452,553Positive NewsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4537 of 5 stars$26.48-0.2%$29.40+11.0%-0.7%$2.54B$1.62B10.592,110News CoverageFRMEFirst Merchants4.7294 of 5 stars$41.52-0.2%$48.25+16.2%+5.7%$2.40B$1.07B10.762,120News CoveragePositive NewsHWCHancock Whitney4.399 of 5 stars$62.92-0.3%$67.63+7.5%+15.9%$5.33B$1.47B11.593,476Positive NewsPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp4.0084 of 5 stars$24.49+0.3%$27.50+12.3%-4.4%$2.38B$905.41M17.251,430News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRNSTRenasant3.5323 of 5 stars$39.10-0.3%$41.67+6.6%+10.6%$3.72B$771.83M11.962,330Positive NewsSTBAS&T Bancorp2.7858 of 5 stars$39.51-0.5%$42.00+6.3%-8.6%$1.52B$564.96M11.591,206News CoveragePositive NewsTOWNTowne Bank3.7536 of 5 stars$36.69-0.1%$40.67+10.8%+5.0%$2.75B$749.92M15.952,720News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementWSBCWesBanco4.8672 of 5 stars$32.80+0.3%$38.83+18.4%+0.6%$3.15B$953.62M19.762,430Positive NewsCBUCommunity Financial System4.746 of 5 stars$59.86-1.1%$68.00+13.6%-2.9%$3.16B$940.71M16.313,030News CoveragePositive NewsHOMBHome BancShares3.8862 of 5 stars$29.74-0.1%$33.20+11.7%+5.9%$5.86B$1.47B13.582,552News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Financial Bancorp. 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