Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB) Competitors

First Interstate BancSystem (NASDAQ:FIBK) and Atlantic Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:AUB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media refer more to FIBK or AUB?

In the previous week, First Interstate BancSystem had 3 more articles in the media than Atlantic Union Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Interstate BancSystem and 1 mentions for Atlantic Union Bankshares. First Interstate BancSystem's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Atlantic Union Bankshares' score of 0.87 indicating that Atlantic Union Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Interstate BancSystem	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Atlantic Union Bankshares	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FIBK or AUB?

88.7% of First Interstate BancSystem shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Atlantic Union Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of First Interstate BancSystem shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Atlantic Union Bankshares shares are held by 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FIBK or AUB?

First Interstate BancSystem received 248 more outperform votes than Atlantic Union Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.29% of users gave Atlantic Union Bankshares an outperform vote while only 51.45% of users gave First Interstate BancSystem an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Interstate BancSystem	Outperform Votes 266 51.45%	Underperform Votes 251 48.55%
Atlantic Union Bankshares	Outperform Votes 18 64.29%	Underperform Votes 10 35.71%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FIBK or AUB?

First Interstate BancSystem has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Atlantic Union Bankshares. First Interstate BancSystem is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlantic Union Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Interstate BancSystem	$1.01B	2.74	$257.50M	$2.51	10.57
Atlantic Union Bankshares	$1.05B	2.80	$201.82M	$2.72	12.00

Do analysts prefer FIBK or AUB?

First Interstate BancSystem presently has a consensus target price of $30.20, indicating a potential upside of 13.79%. Atlantic Union Bankshares has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.46%. Given First Interstate BancSystem's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atlantic Union Bankshares is more favorable than First Interstate BancSystem.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Interstate BancSystem	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Atlantic Union Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more volatility and risk, FIBK or AUB?

First Interstate BancSystem has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atlantic Union Bankshares has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FIBK or AUB more profitable?

Atlantic Union Bankshares has a net margin of 19.51% compared to Atlantic Union Bankshares' net margin of 17.76%. First Interstate BancSystem's return on equity of 9.47% beat Atlantic Union Bankshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Interstate BancSystem	17.76%	8.51%	0.88%
Atlantic Union Bankshares	19.51%	9.47%	1.12%

Is FIBK or AUB a better dividend stock?

First Interstate BancSystem pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Atlantic Union Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. First Interstate BancSystem pays out 74.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Atlantic Union Bankshares pays out 47.1% 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 Interstate BancSystem has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and Atlantic Union Bankshares has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Summary

Atlantic Union Bankshares beats First Interstate BancSystem on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.