Compare Stocks: PEBO, BUSE, CTBI, and FRME

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
BUSE First Busey	$30.21 -0.3%	$30.10	$22.00 ▼ $31.70	$2.49B	0.72	694,024 shs	244,591 shs
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	$75.77 -1.2%	$75.33	$50.25 ▼ $79.92	$1.38B	0.53	97,809 shs	28,611 shs
FRME First Merchants	$41.61 -0.8%	$43.02	$34.66 ▼ $45.33	$2.61B	0.84	397,363 shs	106,086 shs
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	$39.41 -0.6%	$39.74	$27.49 ▼ $42.29	$1.42B	0.61	277,064 shs	50,295 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
BUSE First Busey	0.00%	-0.03%	-1.85%	+11.73%	+22.63%
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	0.00%	+0.18%	-2.28%	+16.08%	+31.22%
FRME First Merchants	0.00%	-0.24%	-2.80%	+6.07%	+0.99%
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	0.00%	-1.00%	-4.80%	+15.26%	+28.18%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
BUSE First Busey	$30.21 -0.3%	$30.10	$22.00 ▼ $31.70	$2.49B	0.72	694,024 shs	244,591 shs
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	$75.77 -1.2%	$75.33	$50.25 ▼ $79.92	$1.38B	0.53	97,809 shs	28,611 shs
FRME First Merchants	$41.61 -0.8%	$43.02	$34.66 ▼ $45.33	$2.61B	0.84	397,363 shs	106,086 shs
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	$39.41 -0.6%	$39.74	$27.49 ▼ $42.29	$1.42B	0.61	277,064 shs	50,295 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
BUSE First Busey	0.00%	-0.03%	-1.85%	+11.73%	+22.63%
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	0.00%	+0.18%	-2.28%	+16.08%	+31.22%
FRME First Merchants	0.00%	-0.24%	-2.80%	+6.07%	+0.99%
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	0.00%	-1.00%	-4.80%	+15.26%	+28.18%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
BUSE First Busey	2.57	Moderate Buy	$32.00	5.93% Upside
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	2.75	Moderate Buy	$81.50	7.56% Upside
FRME First Merchants	2.50	Moderate Buy	$49.00	17.76% Upside
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	2.50	Moderate Buy	$42.00	6.57% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest PEBO, BUSE, CTBI, and FRME Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/26/2026	PEBO Peoples Bancorp	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy (B)
8/21/2026	BUSE First Busey	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
8/13/2026	CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Buy (B+) ➝ Buy (A-)
8/7/2026	BUSE First Busey	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Buy (B)
8/3/2026	FRME First Merchants	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold (C+) ➝ Buy (B)
7/31/2026	CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy (A-) ➝ Buy (B+)
7/31/2026	BUSE First Busey	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$32.00 ➝ $34.00
7/30/2026	BUSE First Busey	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$30.00 ➝ $31.00
7/30/2026	BUSE First Busey	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Overweight	$32.00 ➝ $35.00
7/22/2026	PEBO Peoples Bancorp	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy	$41.00 ➝ $44.00
7/22/2026	PEBO Peoples Bancorp	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target		$46.00

(Data available from 8/31/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
BUSE First Busey	$1.04B	2.39	$2.70 per share	11.18	$27.93 per share	1.08
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	$298.90M	4.61	$5.80 per share	13.06	$47.26 per share	1.60
FRME First Merchants	$691.54M	3.78	$4.39 per share	9.47	$42.22 per share	0.99
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	$618.38M	2.29	$3.50 per share	11.26	$33.80 per share	1.17

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
BUSE First Busey	$135.26M	$2.42	12.48	11.11	N/A	21.00%	10.48%	1.40%	10/27/2026 (Estimated)
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	$98.06M	$5.97	12.69	11.71	N/A	25.55%	12.52%	1.60%	10/21/2026 (Estimated)
FRME First Merchants	$226M	$3.12	13.34	9.35	N/A	17.05%	8.86%	1.12%	10/28/2026 (Estimated)
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	$106.78M	$3.31	11.91	10.43	N/A	19.17%	10.71%	1.35%	10/20/2026 (Estimated)

Latest PEBO, BUSE, CTBI, and FRME Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
7/28/2026	Q2 2026	BUSE First Busey	$0.6330	$0.69	+$0.0570	$0.69	$197.59 million	$194.27 million
7/22/2026	Q2 2026	FRME First Merchants	$1.02	$0.74	-$0.28	$0.70	$202.78 million	$202.49 million
7/21/2026	Q2 2026	PEBO Peoples Bancorp	$0.8460	$0.96	+$0.1140	$0.78	$120.05 million	$121.95 million
7/15/2026	Q2 2026	CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	$1.52	$1.64	+$0.12	$1.64	$76.85 million	$78.49 million

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
BUSE First Busey	$1.04	3.44%	+2.59%	42.98%	10 Years
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	$2.60	3.43%	+5.50%	43.55%	44 Years
FRME First Merchants	$1.48	3.56%	+6.58%	47.44%	13 Years
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	$1.68	4.26%	+3.54%	50.76%	10 Years

Latest PEBO, BUSE, CTBI, and FRME Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/19/2026	CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	quarterly	$0.65	3.32%	9/15/2026	9/15/2026	10/1/2026
8/14/2026	FRME First Merchants	quarterly	$0.37	3.39%	9/4/2026	9/4/2026	9/18/2026
7/20/2026	PEBO Peoples Bancorp	quarterly	$0.42	4.02%	8/3/2026	8/3/2026	8/17/2026
7/14/2026	BUSE First Busey	quarterly	$0.26	3.48%	7/24/2026	7/24/2026	7/31/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
BUSE First Busey	0.11	0.90	0.90
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	0.08	0.94	0.94
FRME First Merchants	0.56	0.95	0.95
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	0.13	0.85	0.85

Compare Ownership

Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
BUSE First Busey	56.49%
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	60.20%
FRME First Merchants	73.92%
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	60.68%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
BUSE First Busey	3.77%
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	2.60%
FRME First Merchants	1.77%
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	3.31%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
BUSE First Busey	1,948	82.58 million	79.46 million	Optionable
CTBI Community Trust Bancorp	980	18.17 million	17.70 million	Optionable
FRME First Merchants	2,086	62.80 million	61.69 million	Optionable
PEBO Peoples Bancorp	1,454	35.94 million	34.75 million	Optionable

PEBO, BUSE, CTBI, and FRME Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Empowered Funds LLC Acquires New Position in Peoples Bancorp Inc. $PEBO

August 31 at 4:07 AM | marketbeat.com

Deutsche Bank AG Invests $1.42 Million in Peoples Bancorp Inc. $PEBO

August 30 at 3:36 AM | marketbeat.com

BlackRock Inc. Takes Position in Peoples Bancorp Inc. $PEBO

August 29 at 3:44 AM | marketbeat.com

Odyssean LLC Takes Position in Peoples Bancorp Inc. $PEBO

August 27, 2026 | marketbeat.com

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August 26, 2026 | zacks.com

Ieq Capital LLC Makes New Investment in Peoples Bancorp Inc. $PEBO

August 25, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Ategra Capital Management LLC Purchases Shares of 89,292 Peoples Bancorp Inc. $PEBO

August 25, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Pinnacle Holdings LLC Invests $1.50 Million in Peoples Bancorp Inc. $PEBO

August 24, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Pinnacle Holdings LLC Takes $1.42 Million Position in Peoples Bancorp Inc. $PEBO

August 24, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBO) Receives $42.00 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

August 20, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com

Renaissance Technologies LLC Lowers Position in Peoples Bancorp Inc. $PEBO

August 18, 2026 | marketbeat.com

AMG National Trust Bank Purchases Shares of 33,252 Peoples Bancorp Inc. $PEBO

August 17, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Peoples Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:PEBO) Given Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by Brokerages

August 15, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Quantinno Capital Management LP Purchases 28,243 Shares of Peoples Bancorp Inc. $PEBO

August 14, 2026 | marketbeat.com

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August 10, 2026 | zacks.com

Sei Investments Co. Grows Position in Peoples Bancorp Inc. $PEBO

August 9, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Insider Selling: Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) Insider Sells 3,000 Shares of Stock

August 8, 2026 | insidertrades.com

Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) Insider Sells 3,000 Shares of Stock

August 7, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC Has $8.54 Million Stake in Peoples Bancorp Inc. $PEBO

August 3, 2026 | marketbeat.com

First Trust Advisors LP Acquires 72,870 Shares of Peoples Bancorp Inc. $PEBO

August 3, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) EVP Sells $19,935.00 in Stock

July 29, 2026 | insidertrades.com

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PEBO, BUSE, CTBI, and FRME Company Descriptions

First Busey NASDAQ:BUSE

$30.21 -0.08 (-0.26%)

As of 01:08 PM Eastern

First Busey Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Busey Bank that engages in the provision of retail and commercial banking products and services to individual, corporate, institutional, and governmental customers in the United States. It operates through three segments: Banking, Wealth Management, and FirsTech. The Banking segment provides banking services to individual customers, such as demand and savings deposits, money transfers, safe deposit services, individual retirement accounts and other fiduciary services, automated teller machines, and technology-based networks, as well as loan products, including residential real estate, home equity lines of credit, and consumer loans. This segment also offers banking services to corporate customers, including commercial, commercial real estate, real estate construction, and agricultural loans, as well as cash management services. The Wealth Management segment offers a range of investment and asset management, investment, brokerage, investment strategy consulting, fiduciary, philanthropic advisory, tax preparation, business succession planning, and employee retirement plan services to individuals, businesses, and foundations; and professional farm management services to the agricultural industry. The FirsTech segment provides payment technology solutions comprising online, mobile, and voice-recognition bill payments; money management and credit card networks; direct debit services; lockbox remittance processing for payments made by mail; and walk-in payments, as well as tools to help clients with billing, reconciliation, bill reminders, and treasury services. The company was founded in 1868 and is headquartered in Champaign, Illinois.

Community Trust Bancorp NASDAQ:CTBI

$75.77 -0.89 (-1.16%)

As of 12:51 PM Eastern

Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Community Trust Bank, Inc. that engages in the provision of commercial and personal banking, and trust and wealth management services to small and mid-sized communities in eastern, northeastern, central, and south-central Kentucky, as well as southern West Virginia, and northeastern Tennessee. The company accepts time and demand deposits, checking accounts, savings accounts and savings certificates, individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans, and money market accounts. Its loan portfolio includes commercial, construction, mortgage, and personal loans; lease-financing, lines of credit, revolving lines of credit, and term loans, as well as other specialized loans, including asset-based financing; residential and commercial real estate loans; and consumer loans. The company also provides cash management, renting safe deposit boxes, and funds transfer services; issues letters of credit; and acts as a trustee of personal trusts, executor of estates, trustee for employee benefit trusts, and paying agent for bond and stock issues, as well as an investment agent and depositor for securities. In addition, it offers securities brokerage services; debit cards; annuity and life insurance products; and repurchase agreements, as well as mobile, internet banking, and e-statement services. The company was founded in 1903 and is headquartered in Pikeville, Kentucky.

First Merchants NASDAQ:FRME

$41.61 -0.32 (-0.76%)

As of 01:08 PM Eastern

First Merchants Corporation operates as the financial holding company for First Merchants Bank that provides community banking services. The company offers a range of financial services, including time, savings, and demand deposits; and consumer, commercial, agri-business, public finance, and real estate mortgage loans. It also provides personal and corporate trust; brokerage and private wealth management; and letters of credit, repurchase agreements, and other corporate services. The company operates banking locations in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan counties. It also offers its services through electronic and mobile delivery channels. First Merchants Corporation was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Muncie, Indiana.

Peoples Bancorp NASDAQ:PEBO

$39.41 -0.25 (-0.63%)

As of 01:08 PM Eastern

Peoples Bancorp Inc. operates as the holding company for Peoples Bank that provides commercial and consumer banking products and services. The company accepts various deposit products, including demand deposit accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and governmental deposits; and provides commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, construction, finance, residential real estate, and consumer indirect and direct loans, as well as home equity lines of credit and overdrafts. It also offers debit and automated teller machine (ATM) cards; safe deposit rental facilities; money orders and cashier's checks; and telephone, mobile, and online banking services. In addition, the company provides various life, health, and property and casualty insurance products; third-party insurance administration; interactive teller machines; insurance premium financing; check deposit and alert notification; commercial and technology equipment leasing; fiduciary and trust; underwriting, origination, and servicing of equipment leases, and equipment financing agreements; and asset management and administration services, as well as employee benefit, retirement, and health care plan administration services. Further, it offers brokerage services through an unaffiliated registered broker-dealers; insurance premium finance lending and leasing; and credit cards to individuals and businesses, as well as provides merchant credit card transaction processing, and person-to-person payment processing services. Peoples Bancorp Inc. was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Marietta, Ohio.

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