AUB
Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation
AUB has the edge over BLK overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
AUB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
AUB's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like AUB.
BLK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BLK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BLK.
AUB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.9x | $39.49 | — |
| Cheap | 11x | $39.88 | +1% |
| Current | 11x | $39.49 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $47.62 | +21% |
| Expensive | 17x | $62.29 | +58% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AUB has the edge over BLK in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BLK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $848 | -30% |
| Fair | 22x | $973 | -20% |
| Expensive | 26x | $1,149 | -5.5% |
| Current | 28x | $1,217 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BLK's PE is in its expensive range at 28x.
AUB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect AUB's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
BLK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BLK to show an outlook.
AUB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.99 | +9.2% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.65 | +101% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.34 | +66% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.35 | +9.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.03 | -9.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.82 | -24% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.01 | -11% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.14 | -21% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.24 | -11% |
AUB earned $3.65 per share over the past year, up 101% from the year before.
BLK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.87 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.73 | -0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $39.73 | -4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.31 | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.42 | -2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $41.89 | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $41.69 | +5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.53 | +16% |
BLK has the edge over AUB on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
AUB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $383.2M | +3.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $415.4M | +3.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $367.2M | +72% |
| Q4 2025 | $387.2M | +77% |
| Q3 2025 | $371M | +71% |
| Q2 2025 | $402.9M | +93% |
| Q1 2025 | $213.3M | +23% |
| Q4 2024 | $218.5M | +19% |
AUB has the edge over BLK on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 45% | +14 points |
| Q2 2026 | 49% | +45 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | +13 points |
| Q4 2025 | 37% | +4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 31% | -11 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3% | -13 points |
| Q1 2025 | 29% | -5.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 33% | -3.8 points |
AUB has the edge over BLK on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BLK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.8B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.7B | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $7B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.5B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.4B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7B | +23% |
BLK's revenue has grown year over year for 13 quarters in a row: $7.8B last quarter, up 19% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | +9.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | -13 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | -8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 37% | +2.3 points |
BLK's operating margin was 30% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago, near the bottom of its range since 2019.
AUB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $182.5M | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $150.2M | -92% |
| Q1 2026 | $127.3M | +105% |
| Q4 2025 | $114.5M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $156.9M | +132% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.9B | +2123% |
| Q1 2025 | $62M | +8.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $98.3M | +103% |
AUB has the edge over BLK on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BLK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.6B | +95% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | +$120M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | -6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.2B | -$734M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5B | +35% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.4B | +47% |
BLK's free cash flow was $4.8B over the past year, up 22% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BLK.
AUB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.5% | -679K shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -345K shares |
| 3 years | +89% | +66.6M shares |
| 5 years | +86% | +65.3M shares |
| Available history | +76% | +61.4M shares |
AUB has 142M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $62.5M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | $23.2M |
BLK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -148K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -677K shares |
| 3 years | +9.3% | +14M shares |
| 5 years | +6.2% | +9.6M shares |
| Available history | +4.4% | +7M shares |
BLK has the edge over AUB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $396M |
| Q1 2025 | $657M |
| Q4 2024 | $386M |
| Q2 2024 | $519M |
| Q1 2024 | $634M |
| Q4 2023 | $384M |
| Q3 2023 | $396M |
| Q2 2023 | $383M |
AUB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | -2.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
AUB's net debt is about 1.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like AUB.
BLK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
BLK has the edge over AUB on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AUB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 38.8 | Neutral |
AUB's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 39 (neutral).
BLK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 79.0 | Neutral |
BLK's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 79 (neutral).
AUB PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | AUB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 13x | 17% below |
| PE % | 13 | 63 | 50 pts below |
AUB has the edge over BLK on valuation relative to its sector.
BLK PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BLK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 113% above |
| PE % | 97 | 63 | 34 pts above |
BLK is trading at 28x earnings, a 113% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
AUB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $38.9 | 1.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $40.5 | 2.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $38.8 | 1.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $35.9 | 10% above |
| 200 week MA | $34.8 | 13% above |
AUB's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 13% above its 200-week average.
BLK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,128.0 | 7.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $1,108.9 | 9.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $1,071.6 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $1,051.1 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $914.1 | 33% above |
BLK has the edge over AUB on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AUB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $37.9 | $32.9 | -13% |
| 2021 | $32.9 | $37.4 | +14% |
| 2022 | $37.4 | $34.9 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | $34.9 | $36.5 | +4.6% |
| 2024 | $36.5 | $38.1 | +4.2% |
| 2025 | $38.1 | $36.4 | -4.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $36.4 | $39.5 | +8.5% |
AUB has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 8.5% so far in 2026.
BLK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $503.0 | $707.2 | +41% |
| 2021 | $707.2 | $913.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $913.9 | $703.9 | -23% |
| 2023 | $703.9 | $811.8 | +15% |
| 2024 | $811.8 | $1,044.2 | +29% |
| 2025 | $1,044.2 | $1,088.1 | +4.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $1,088.1 | $1,216.6 | +12% |
BLK has the edge over AUB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.