United Bankshares (UBSI) Competitors

70.8% of United Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

United Bankshares presently has a consensus target price of $47.80, indicating a potential upside of 3.58%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus target price of $34.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.11%. Given First Financial Bancorp.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Financial Bancorp. is more favorable than United Bankshares.

United Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. United Bankshares pays out 41.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 36.7% 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. First Financial Bancorp. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

United Bankshares has a net margin of 27.97% compared to First Financial Bancorp.'s net margin of 20.77%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 11.13% beat United Bankshares' return on equity.

In the previous week, First Financial Bancorp. had 2 more articles in the media than United Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for First Financial Bancorp. and 5 mentions for United Bankshares. United Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 0.56 indicating that United Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

United Bankshares has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

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 has higher revenue and earnings than First Merchants. United Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Merchants, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

First Merchants currently has a consensus target price of $51.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.25%. United Bankshares has a consensus target price of $47.80, suggesting a potential upside of 3.58%. Given First Merchants' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Merchants is more favorable than United Bankshares.

In the previous week, First Merchants had 7 more articles in the media than United Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for First Merchants and 5 mentions for United Bankshares. United Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat First Merchants' score of 0.69 indicating that United Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

United Bankshares has a net margin of 27.97% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 17.05%. United Bankshares' return on equity of 9.39% beat First Merchants' return on equity.

73.9% of First Merchants shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of United Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of First Merchants shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of United Bankshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. United Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Merchants pays out 47.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Bankshares pays out 41.4% 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. First Merchants has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and United Bankshares has increased its dividend for 26 consecutive years.

First Merchants has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, United Bankshares has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

United Bankshares has a net margin of 27.97% compared to Hancock Whitney's net margin of 21.81%. Hancock Whitney's return on equity of 11.36% beat United Bankshares' return on equity.

Hancock Whitney has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, United Bankshares has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

Hancock Whitney has higher revenue and earnings than United Bankshares. United Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hancock Whitney, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Hancock Whitney currently has a consensus target price of $84.22, suggesting a potential upside of 16.65%. United Bankshares has a consensus target price of $47.80, suggesting a potential upside of 3.58%. Given Hancock Whitney's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hancock Whitney is more favorable than United Bankshares.

81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of United Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of United Bankshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, United Bankshares had 3 more articles in the media than Hancock Whitney. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for United Bankshares and 2 mentions for Hancock Whitney. United Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Hancock Whitney's score of 0.23 indicating that United Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. United Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Hancock Whitney pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. United Bankshares pays out 41.4% 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. Hancock Whitney has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years and United Bankshares has increased its dividend for 26 consecutive years. United Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

United Bankshares presently has a consensus target price of $47.80, suggesting a potential upside of 3.58%. S&T Bancorp has a consensus target price of $51.60, suggesting a potential upside of 5.82%. Given S&T Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe S&T Bancorp is more favorable than United Bankshares.

70.8% of United Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of S&T Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of United Bankshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of S&T Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

United Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than S&T Bancorp. United Bankshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&T Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

United Bankshares has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, S&T Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, United Bankshares and United Bankshares both had 5 articles in the media. United Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat S&T Bancorp's score of 0.72 indicating that United Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

United Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. S&T Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. United Bankshares pays out 41.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. S&T Bancorp pays out 39.4% 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 raised its dividend for 26 consecutive years and S&T Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 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 27.97% compared to S&T Bancorp's net margin of 24.51%. S&T Bancorp's return on equity of 9.74% beat United Bankshares' return on equity.