United Bankshares (UBSI) Competitors $36.59 -0.27 (-0.73%) Closing price 07/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$36.58 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 07/24/2025 04:20 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings. 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 4.0%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. United Bankshares pays out 55.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 39.8% 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. Does the media refer more to UBSI or FFBC? In the previous week, First Financial Bancorp. had 1 more articles in the media than United Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for First Financial Bancorp. and 9 mentions for United Bankshares. United Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 0.82 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive First Financial Bancorp. 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, UBSI or FFBC? United Bankshares has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and 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. 3.5% 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better 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$1.07B4.88$373M$2.6913.60First Financial Bancorp.$840.71M2.71$228.83M$2.419.89 Is UBSI or FFBC more profitable? United Bankshares has a net margin of 22.35% compared to First Financial Bancorp.'s net margin of 18.65%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 10.44% beat United Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United Bankshares22.35% 7.36% 1.21% First Financial Bancorp. 18.65%10.44%1.38% Do analysts prefer UBSI or FFBC? United Bankshares presently has a consensus target price of $40.63, suggesting a potential upside of 11.03%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus target price of $28.75, suggesting a potential upside of 20.60%. Given First Financial Bancorp.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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) 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) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25 SummaryUnited Bankshares beats First Financial Bancorp. on 10 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. Email Address 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$5.24B$2.03B$12.31B$9.47BDividend Yield3.99%2.58%5.53%3.99%P/E Ratio13.6012.2819.0619.95Price / Sales4.882.5425.92101.76Price / Cash12.5012.7421.8458.97Price / Book0.991.212.275.90Net Income$373M$154.64M$998.01M$258.42M7 Day Performance-1.90%-0.05%0.88%2.12%1 Month Performance1.41%6.52%4.39%12.46%1 Year Performance-4.54%13.90%540.85%19.56% United Bankshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UBSIUnited Bankshares3.9319 of 5 stars$36.59-0.7%$40.63+11.0%-1.2%$5.24B$1.07B13.602,553News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4278 of 5 stars$24.59-1.1%$28.75+16.9%-9.4%$2.35B$1.62B10.202,090News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseFRMEFirst Merchants4.7254 of 5 stars$40.90+0.7%$46.40+13.4%+0.3%$2.38B$633.33M11.492,120News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportHWCHancock Whitney4.8288 of 5 stars$60.38+0.3%$66.71+10.5%+9.7%$5.17B$2.06B11.123,476Dividend AnnouncementPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp4.3018 of 5 stars$21.95-0.7%$27.25+24.1%-20.3%$2.13B$541.46M14.441,325News CoveragePositive NewsRNSTRenasant3.9235 of 5 stars$38.47-0.9%$41.00+6.6%+0.8%$3.66B$668.50M11.762,330Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastSTBAS&T Bancorp3.8058 of 5 stars$38.96-0.4%$42.00+7.8%-12.9%$1.49B$564.96M11.231,206Trending NewsEarnings ReportTOWNTowne Bank3.8294 of 5 stars$35.78-0.4%$40.00+11.8%+12.9%$2.68B$1.03B15.162,720News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastWSBCWesBanco4.9547 of 5 stars$32.67-0.5%$38.71+18.5%-4.0%$3.13B$953.62M21.352,195Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCBUCommunity Financial System4.6394 of 5 stars$57.92-0.9%$71.00+22.6%-9.5%$3.06B$940.71M16.042,918Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHOMBHome BancShares3.7815 of 5 stars$29.84-1.2%$33.20+11.3%+4.0%$5.89B$1.47B13.632,552Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Financial Bancorp. 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