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Unity Bancorp

UNTY
83
Banks - Regional · Financial Services
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
83
Winston is happy
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
Exceptional
Growth
Exceptional
Capital Strength
Exceptional
Asset Quality
Strong
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Unity Bancorp is a small regional bank headquartered in Clinton, New Jersey. It serves everyday consumers and small to mid-sized businesses in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. The company operates through its main subsidiary, Unity Bank, offering checking and savings accounts, mortgages, small business loans, and other standard banking products.

Unity makes money primarily by collecting interest on loans — especially commercial and residential mortgages — while paying lower interest rates on customer deposits. That gap, called the net interest margin, is the core of its business model. The bank operates roughly 20 branch locations concentrated in central and northern New Jersey. Its competitive position relies on local relationships and community-focused service, which larger national banks often cannot replicate at the same personal level. The main risk Unity faces is interest rate sensitivity — when rates shift, the spread between what it earns on loans and what it pays on deposits can shrink, putting pressure on profitability.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-3.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-12.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

27.4%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$3.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue declining

Unity Bancorp's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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
16.1%
no trend
Exceptional — 16.1% return on equity

15-25% on shareholder equity is strong — clearly beating cost of capital.

Profit on lending
Net Interest Margin
4.43%
no trend
Wide spread — 4.43% net interest margin
Cost of running the bank
Efficiency Ratio
41.9%
no trend
Very lean — spends 41.9¢ to earn a dollar

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+18.2%
Fast-growing sales (+18.2% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+16.3%
Earnings growing fast (+16.3% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Capital Strength

Safety cushion
Capital Ratio
14.5%
no trend
Fortress balance sheet — 14.5% CET1

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

Asset Quality

Loans not being repaid
Non-Performing Loans
1.18%
no trend
Some stress — 1.18% non-performing loans

Between 1% and 2% of loans are struggling. Worth watching, but not alarming.

Loans written off
Net Charge-Offs
0.00%
no trend
Minimal losses — 0.00% net charge-offs

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
10.1x
no trend
Attractive valuation — P/E 10.1

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
+1.1
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.04%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.04% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+14.8%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (14.8% YoY)

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