Unity Bancorp (UNTY) Competitors

42.3% of Unity Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Enterprise Financial Services shares are held by institutional investors. 28.9% of Unity Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Enterprise Financial Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Unity Bancorp has a net margin of 30.26% compared to Enterprise Financial Services' net margin of 18.72%. Unity Bancorp's return on equity of 16.10% beat Enterprise Financial Services' return on equity.

Unity Bancorp has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Enterprise Financial Services has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Enterprise Financial Services had 4 more articles in the media than Unity Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Enterprise Financial Services and 7 mentions for Unity Bancorp. Enterprise Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Unity Bancorp's score of 0.40 indicating that Enterprise Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Unity Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Enterprise Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Unity Bancorp pays out 11.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Enterprise Financial Services pays out 27.8% 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. Unity Bancorp has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and Enterprise Financial Services has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Unity Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $65.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.38%. Enterprise Financial Services has a consensus target price of $70.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.34%. Given Unity Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Unity Bancorp is more favorable than Enterprise Financial Services.

Enterprise Financial Services has higher revenue and earnings than Unity Bancorp. Unity Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Enterprise Financial Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Unity Bancorp has a net margin of 30.26% compared to First Mid Bancshares' net margin of 19.76%. Unity Bancorp's return on equity of 16.10% beat First Mid Bancshares' return on equity.

Unity Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. First Mid Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Unity Bancorp pays out 11.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Mid Bancshares pays out 25.8% 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. Unity Bancorp has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years and First Mid Bancshares has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Unity Bancorp has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Mid Bancshares has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Unity Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than First Mid Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Unity Bancorp and 2 mentions for First Mid Bancshares. Unity Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat First Mid Bancshares' score of 0.00 indicating that Unity Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

42.3% of Unity Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of First Mid Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.9% of Unity Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of First Mid Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Unity Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $65.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.38%. First Mid Bancshares has a consensus price target of $54.63, indicating a potential upside of 10.60%. Given Unity Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Unity Bancorp is more favorable than First Mid Bancshares.

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

Unity Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $65.50, suggesting a potential upside of 18.38%. First Merchants has a consensus target price of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.02%. Given First Merchants' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Merchants is more favorable than Unity Bancorp.

Unity Bancorp has a net margin of 30.26% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 17.05%. Unity Bancorp's return on equity of 16.10% beat First Merchants' return on equity.

In the previous week, Unity Bancorp and Unity Bancorp both had 7 articles in the media. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Unity Bancorp's score of 0.40 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

42.3% of Unity Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of First Merchants shares are held by institutional investors. 28.9% of Unity Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of First Merchants 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.

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

Unity Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Unity Bancorp pays out 11.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Merchants pays out 47.4% 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. Unity Bancorp has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years and First Merchants has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. First Merchants is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Unity Bancorp has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Merchants has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Independent Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Unity Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Independent Bank pays out 32.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Unity Bancorp pays out 11.8% 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. Independent Bank has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Unity Bancorp has increased its dividend for 12 consecutive years.

In the previous week, Unity Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than Independent Bank. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Unity Bancorp and 1 mentions for Independent Bank. Unity Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Independent Bank's score of 0.29 indicating that Unity Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Unity Bancorp has a net margin of 30.26% compared to Independent Bank's net margin of 22.32%. Unity Bancorp's return on equity of 16.10% beat Independent Bank's return on equity.

Independent Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Unity Bancorp. Unity Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Independent Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Independent Bank has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Unity Bancorp has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

Independent Bank currently has a consensus price target of $39.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.89%. Unity Bancorp has a consensus price target of $65.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.38%. Given Unity Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Unity Bancorp is more favorable than Independent Bank.

79.4% of Independent Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.3% of Unity Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Independent Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.9% of Unity Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.