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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
$30.29
+0.3%
$30.10
$22.00
$31.70
$2.49B0.72649,727 shs567,000 shs
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
$40.53
+0.3%
$40.33
$25.63
$41.97
$1.79B0.99303,439 shs248,690 shs
First Financial Bancorp. stock logo
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
$32.82
+0.3%
$33.90
$23.06
$36.24
$3.44B0.92621,638 shs958,171 shs
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation stock logo
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
$45.11
-0.1%
$46.25
$24.71
$49.14
$800.59M0.71156,646 shs107,119 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
+0.30%-0.03%-1.40%+10.67%+22.88%
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
+0.23%+0.22%-0.13%+8.22%+32.45%
First Financial Bancorp. stock logo
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
+0.27%-0.64%-2.96%+6.70%+22.51%
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation stock logo
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
-0.11%-1.03%-1.96%+4.30%+56.69%
CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
$30.29
+0.3%
$30.10
$22.00
$31.70
$2.49B0.72649,727 shs567,000 shs
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
$40.53
+0.3%
$40.33
$25.63
$41.97
$1.79B0.99303,439 shs248,690 shs
First Financial Bancorp. stock logo
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
$32.82
+0.3%
$33.90
$23.06
$36.24
$3.44B0.92621,638 shs958,171 shs
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation stock logo
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
$45.11
-0.1%
$46.25
$24.71
$49.14
$800.59M0.71156,646 shs107,119 shs
7 Blue-Chip Stocks to Add To Your Forever Portfolio Cover

A strong long-term portfolio starts with companies that can survive recessions, inflation, changing consumer habits, and shifting market leadership.

This report names seven blue-chip stocks across technology, retail, consumer staples, healthcare, networking, sporting goods, and utilities that offer investors a mix of stability, income, growth, and staying power.

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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
+0.30%-0.03%-1.40%+10.67%+22.88%
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
+0.23%+0.22%-0.13%+8.22%+32.45%
First Financial Bancorp. stock logo
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
+0.27%-0.64%-2.96%+6.70%+22.51%
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation stock logo
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
-0.11%-1.03%-1.96%+4.30%+56.69%
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
2.57
Moderate Buy$32.005.65% Upside
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
2.83
Moderate Buy$39.75-1.92% Downside
First Financial Bancorp. stock logo
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
2.50
Moderate Buy$33.672.58% Upside
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation stock logo
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
3.00
Buy$56.3324.88% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest PGC, BUSE, DCOM, and FFBC Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
8/21/2026
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
DowngradeStrong-BuyHold
8/7/2026
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
Reiterated RatingBuy (B)
8/7/2026
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation stock logo
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
Reiterated RatingBuy (B-)
8/3/2026
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation stock logo
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
Reiterated RatingOutperformModerate Buy$55.00 ➝ $56.00
7/31/2026
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
Boost Price TargetOutperform$32.00 ➝ $34.00
7/30/2026
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
Boost Price TargetNeutral$30.00 ➝ $31.00
7/30/2026
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
Boost Price TargetOverweight$32.00 ➝ $35.00
7/29/2026
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation stock logo
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
DowngradeStrong-BuyHold
7/29/2026
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation stock logo
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
Boost Price TargetOverweight$54.00 ➝ $58.00
7/21/2026
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
UpgradeHoldStrong-Buy
7/10/2026
First Financial Bancorp. stock logo
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
Boost Price TargetHold$33.00 ➝ $35.00
(Data available from 8/29/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
$1.04B2.40$2.72 per share11.14$28.86 per share1.05
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
$489.44M3.66$3.40 per share11.91$30.97 per share1.31
First Financial Bancorp. stock logo
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
$996.38M3.46$3.16 per share10.40$28.46 per share1.15
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation stock logo
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
$444.61M1.80$2.74 per share16.44$38.68 per share1.17
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
$135.26M$2.4212.5211.14N/A21.00%10.48%1.40%10/27/2026 (Estimated)
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
$110.68M$2.7717.1710.18N/A15.15%9.12%0.83%10/22/2026 (Estimated)
First Financial Bancorp. stock logo
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
$255.60M$2.8311.609.51N/A20.77%11.13%1.49%10/22/2026 (Estimated)
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation stock logo
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
$37.33M$2.8815.669.42N/A11.09%7.82%0.68%10/28/2026 (Estimated)

Latest PGC, BUSE, DCOM, and FFBC Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/28/2026Q2 2026
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
$0.6330$0.69+$0.0570$0.69$197.59 million$194.27 million
7/27/2026Q2 2026
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation stock logo
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
$0.8750$0.85-$0.0250$0.86$85.17 million$86.05 million
7/23/2026Q2 2026
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
$0.7940$0.79-$0.0040N/A$123.46 million$128.41 million
7/21/2026Q2 2026
First Financial Bancorp. stock logo
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
$0.78$0.80+$0.02$0.73$270.29 million$264.17 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield5-Year Annualized Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
$1.043.43%+2.59%42.98%10 Years
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
$1.002.47%+0.82%36.10%2 Years
First Financial Bancorp. stock logo
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
$1.043.17%+1.27%36.75%1 Years
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation stock logo
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
$0.200.44%N/A6.94%N/A

Latest PGC, BUSE, DCOM, and FFBC Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
7/17/2026
First Financial Bancorp. stock logo
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
quarterly$0.262.92%9/1/20269/1/20269/15/2026
7/30/2026
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation stock logo
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
quarterly$0.050.43%8/13/20268/13/20268/27/2026
7/14/2026
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
quarterly$0.263.48%7/24/20267/24/20267/31/2026
6/25/2026
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
quarterly$0.252.48%7/17/20267/17/20267/24/2026
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
0.11
0.90
0.90
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
0.57
1.02
1.02
First Financial Bancorp. stock logo
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
0.32
0.85
0.85
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation stock logo
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
N/A
0.97
0.97

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
56.49%
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
75.27%
First Financial Bancorp. stock logo
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
77.23%
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation stock logo
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
72.75%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
First Busey Corporation stock logo
BUSE
First Busey
1,94882.58 million79.46 millionOptionable
Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
82044.16 million40.79 millionOptionable
First Financial Bancorp. stock logo
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
2,199104.97 million103.84 millionOptionable
Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation stock logo
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
50017.73 million16.71 millionOptionable

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First Busey stock logo

First Busey NASDAQ:BUSE

$30.29 +0.09 (+0.30%)
As of 08/28/2026 04:00 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.

Dime Community Bancshares stock logo

Dime Community Bancshares NASDAQ:DCOM

$40.53 +0.13 (+0.32%)
As of 08/28/2026 03:57 PM Eastern

Dime Community Bancshares, Inc. operates as the holding company for Dime Community Bank that engages in the provision of various commercial banking and financial services. The company accepts time, savings, and demand deposits from the businesses, consumers, and local municipalities. It also offers commercial real estate loans; multi-family mortgage loans; residential mortgage loans; letters of credit; secured and unsecured commercial and consumer loans; lines of credit; home equity loans; and construction and land loans. In addition, the company invests in Federal Home Loan Bank, Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National Mortgage Association, and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation mortgage-backed securities, collateralized mortgage obligations, and other asset backed securities; U.S. Treasury securities; New York state and local municipal obligations; U.S. government-sponsored enterprise securities; and corporate bonds. Further, it offers certificate of deposit account registry services and insured cash sweep programs; federal deposit insurance corporation insurance; merchant credit and debit card processing, automated teller machines, cash management services, lockbox processing, online banking services, remote deposit capture, safe deposit boxes, and individual retirement accounts; investment products and services through a third-party broker dealer; and title insurance broker services for small and medium sized businesses, and municipal and consumer relationships. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Hauppauge, New York.

First Financial Bancorp. stock logo

First Financial Bancorp. NASDAQ:FFBC

$32.82 +0.09 (+0.27%)
As of 08/28/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

First Financial Bancorp. operates as the bank holding company for First Financial Bank that provides commercial banking and related services to individuals and businesses in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois. The company offers checking, savings, and money-market accounts; and accepts various deposit products, such as interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing accounts, time deposits, and cash management services for commercial customers. It also provides real estate loans secured by residential property, such as one to four family residential housing units or commercial property comprising owner-occupied and/or investor income producing real estate consisting of apartments, shopping centers, and office buildings; commercial and industrial loans for various purposes, including inventory, receivables, and equipment, as well as equipment and leasehold improvement financing for franchisees; consumer loans comprising new and used vehicle loans, second mortgages on residential real estate, and unsecured loans; and home equity lines of credit. In addition, the company offers commercial financing to the insurance industry, registered investment advisors, certified public accountants, indirect auto finance companies, and restaurant franchisees. Further, it provides a range of trust and wealth management services; lease and equipment financing services; and currency payments, foreign exchange hedging, and other advisory products. First Financial Bancorp. was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Peapack-Gladstone Financial stock logo

Peapack-Gladstone Financial NASDAQ:PGC

$45.11 -0.05 (-0.11%)
As of 08/28/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Peapack-Gladstone Bank that provides private banking and wealth management services in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Banking and Peapack Private. It offers checking and savings accounts, money market and interest-bearing checking accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. The company also provides working capital lines of credit, term loans for fixed asset acquisitions, commercial mortgages, multi-family mortgages, and other forms of asset-based financing services; and residential mortgages, home equity lines of credit, and other second mortgage loans. In addition, it offers corporate and industrial (C&I) and equipment finance, commercial real estate, multifamily, residential, and consumer lending activities; treasury management services; C&I advisory services; escrow management; deposit generation; investment management services; personal trust services, including services as executor, trustee, administrator, custodian, and guardian; and other financial planning, tax preparation, and advisory services. Further, the company provides telephone and Internet banking, merchant credit card, and customer support sales services. Its private banking clients include businesses, non-profits, and consumers; wealth management clients comprise individuals, families, foundations, endowments, trusts, and estates; and commercial loan clients include business owners, professionals, retailers, contractors, and real estate investors. The company operates its private banking locations in Bedminster, Morristown, Princeton, and Teaneck, New Jersey; and branches in Somerset, Morris, Hunterdon, and Union counties, as well as operates automated teller machines. Peapack-Gladstone Financial Corporation was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Bedminster, New Jersey.