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First United Corporation

FUNC
70
Banks - Regional · Financial Services
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
70
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Bank Quality
Strong
Growth
Good
Capital Strength
Exceptional
Asset Quality
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

First United Corporation is a small regional bank holding company based in Oakland, Maryland. Through its main subsidiary, First United Bank & Trust, it offers everyday banking services like checking and savings accounts, loans, and mortgages to individuals and small businesses. It primarily serves communities in western Maryland and parts of West Virginia and Pennsylvania.

The company makes money the traditional banking way — it earns interest on loans and mortgages while paying lower interest on deposits, keeping the difference as profit. It also collects fees from services like wealth management and insurance. With roughly $2 billion in assets, First United is a community-focused bank competing against larger regional and national banks. Its local relationships and deep roots in rural Appalachian communities give it some loyalty advantages, but its small size and geographic concentration in a slow-growth region mean it faces ongoing pressure to grow deposits and manage credit quality as interest rates fluctuate.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+5.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-4.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

8.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$2.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

First United Corporation is growing revenue at 5% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Bank Quality

Return on owners' money
Return on Equity
13.1%
no trend
Strong — 13.1% return on equity

Standard mid-range return on equity. Acceptable.

Profit on lending
Net Interest Margin
3.90%
no trend
Wide spread — 3.90% net interest margin
Cost of running the bank
Efficiency Ratio
57.3%
no trend
Efficient — 57.3% efficiency ratio

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+6.0%
Slow sales growth (+6.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+5.4%
Modest earnings growth (+5.4% YoY)

Single-digit earnings growth — steady but not exciting.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Capital Strength

Safety cushion
Capital Ratio
14.1%
no trend
Fortress balance sheet — 14.1% CET1

A strong capital cushion. This bank is well padded against a bad year.

Asset Quality

Loans not being repaid
Non-Performing Loans
0.31%
no trend
Clean loan book — 0.31% non-performing

Under half a percent of loans are going bad. A very clean loan book.

Loans written off
Net Charge-Offs
0.05%
no trend
Minimal losses — 0.05% net charge-offs

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
11.1x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 11.1

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+0.8
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.27%
no trend
Moderate income — 2.27% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+18.2%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (18.2% YoY)

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