UBSI vs. FFBC, FRME, HWC, PPBI, RNST, STBA, TOWN, WSBC, CBU, and HOMB
Should 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
United Bankshares (NASDAQ:UBSI) and First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ:FFBC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.
United Bankshares presently has a consensus price target of $40.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.34%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus price target of $29.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.33%. Given First Financial Bancorp.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Financial Bancorp. is more favorable than United Bankshares.
In the previous week, United Bankshares had 2 more articles in the media than First Financial Bancorp.. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for United Bankshares and 5 mentions for First Financial Bancorp.. United Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 0.58 indicating that United Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.
United Bankshares has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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 3.9%. 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.
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.
70.8% of United Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
United Bankshares beats First Financial Bancorp. on 11 of the 19 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.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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.
Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
United Bankshares Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (NASDAQ:UBSI) was last updated on 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
MarketBeat All Access