Amalgamated Financial (AMAL) Competitors $32.81 -0.29 (-0.88%) Closing price 07/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.80 -0.02 (-0.05%) As of 07/22/2025 04:20 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AMAL vs. BUSE, DCOM, EBC, FRME, OBK, OCFC, STEL, TOWN, ASB, and TMPShould you be buying Amalgamated Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Amalgamated Financial include First Busey (BUSE), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), Eastern Bankshares (EBC), First Merchants (FRME), Origin Bancorp (OBK), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Stellarone (STEL), Towne Bank (TOWN), Associated Banc (ASB), and Tompkins Financial (TMP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Amalgamated Financial vs. Its Competitors First Busey Dime Community Bancshares Eastern Bankshares First Merchants Origin Bancorp OceanFirst Financial Stellarone Towne Bank Associated Banc Tompkins Financial First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Amalgamated Financial (NASDAQ:AMAL) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings. Which has better earnings and valuation, BUSE or AMAL? First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Amalgamated Financial. Amalgamated Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Busey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirst Busey$663.36M3.26$113.69M$1.0722.58Amalgamated Financial$434.51M2.31$106.43M$3.379.74 Is BUSE or AMAL a better dividend stock? First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Amalgamated Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. First Busey pays out 93.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Amalgamated Financial pays out 16.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Amalgamated Financial has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media refer more to BUSE or AMAL? In the previous week, First Busey had 7 more articles in the media than Amalgamated Financial. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for First Busey and 6 mentions for Amalgamated Financial. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Amalgamated Financial's score of 0.56 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment First Busey 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amalgamated Financial 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BUSE or AMAL more profitable? Amalgamated Financial has a net margin of 23.99% compared to First Busey's net margin of 8.32%. Amalgamated Financial's return on equity of 15.68% beat First Busey's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Busey8.32% 8.46% 0.96% Amalgamated Financial 23.99%15.68%1.32% Do institutionals & insiders believe in BUSE or AMAL? 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Amalgamated Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Amalgamated Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer BUSE or AMAL? First Busey presently has a consensus price target of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.51%. Amalgamated Financial has a consensus price target of $38.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.34%. Given Amalgamated Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Amalgamated Financial is more favorable than First Busey.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score First Busey 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Amalgamated Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more volatility & risk, BUSE or AMAL? First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amalgamated Financial has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFirst Busey beats Amalgamated Financial on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Amalgamated Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AMAL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AMAL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AMAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmalgamated FinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.01B$1.48B$12.11B$9.45BDividend Yield1.69%10.86%5.57%4.03%P/E Ratio9.7417.6219.1819.90Price / Sales2.3163.6726.2185.18Price / Cash8.3611.5821.5458.29Price / Book1.420.962.335.67Net Income$106.43M$144.88M$997.25M$258.18M7 Day Performance-0.03%-0.35%1.39%2.81%1 Month Performance6.53%5.73%4.70%13.53%1 Year Performance2.69%-4.80%540.89%17.68% Amalgamated Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AMALAmalgamated Financial2.8043 of 5 stars$32.81-0.9%$38.50+17.3%+2.5%$1.01B$434.51M9.74380News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementBUSEFirst Busey4.6925 of 5 stars$24.14-0.9%$27.67+14.6%-11.7%$2.18B$663.36M22.561,548News CoverageEarnings ReportDCOMDime Community Bancshares3.6634 of 5 stars$28.62-0.6%$36.88+28.8%+19.0%$1.26B$646.19M45.43820Positive NewsEBCEastern Bankshares4.3342 of 5 stars$16.17+1.0%$19.25+19.0%-0.5%$3.42B$1.09B13.931,998Upcoming EarningsFRMEFirst Merchants4.7969 of 5 stars$40.90+0.7%$46.40+13.4%+5.4%$2.37B$1.07B11.492,120OBKOrigin Bancorp3.6491 of 5 stars$37.87-0.7%$42.20+11.4%+3.9%$1.18B$358.20M15.391,010OCFCOceanFirst Financial4.3266 of 5 stars$18.62-0.3%$20.67+11.0%+4.9%$1.09B$692.36M12.37960Upcoming EarningsSTELStellarone2.3578 of 5 stars$31.89+15.0%$29.00-9.0%+21.8%$1.55B$625.45M14.411,025Upcoming EarningsGap UpTOWNTowne Bank3.7761 of 5 stars$35.78-0.4%$40.00+11.8%+11.6%$2.69B$1.03B15.162,720ASBAssociated Banc4.8958 of 5 stars$25.58-0.9%$27.22+6.4%+11.0%$4.28B$2.39B29.744,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTMPTompkins Financial3.2117 of 5 stars$65.13-0.5%$69.00+5.9%N/A$945.31M$435.70M12.741,011Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Busey Competitors Dime Community Bancshares Competitors Eastern Bankshares Competitors First Merchants Competitors Origin Bancorp Competitors OceanFirst Financial Competitors Stellarone Competitors Towne Bank Competitors Associated Banc Competitors Tompkins Financial Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AMAL) was last updated on 7/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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