Amalgamated Financial (AMAL) Competitors $27.70 -0.30 (-1.05%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.72 +0.02 (+0.05%) As of 04:02 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, FRME, IBCP, OBK, OCFC, STEL, TOWN, UVSP, and ASBShould 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), First Merchants (FRME), Independent Bank (IBCP), Origin Bancorp (OBK), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Stellarone (STEL), Towne Bank (TOWN), Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP), and Associated Banc (ASB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Amalgamated Financial vs. Its Competitors First Busey Dime Community Bancshares First Merchants Independent Bank Origin Bancorp OceanFirst Financial Stellarone Towne Bank Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Associated Banc Amalgamated Financial (NASDAQ:AMAL) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends. Is AMAL or BUSE a better dividend stock? Amalgamated Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Amalgamated Financial pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey pays out 89.3% 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 has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, AMAL or BUSE? 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 RatioAmalgamated Financial$434.51M1.92$106.43M$3.348.29First Busey$663.36M3.26$113.69M$1.1221.69 Is AMAL or BUSE more profitable? Amalgamated Financial has a net margin of 23.60% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Amalgamated Financial's return on equity of 15.21% beat First Busey's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Amalgamated Financial23.60% 15.21% 1.31% First Busey 9.48%8.76%1.04% Which has more volatility and risk, AMAL or BUSE? Amalgamated Financial has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to AMAL or BUSE? In the previous week, First Busey had 9 more articles in the media than Amalgamated Financial. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for First Busey and 0 mentions for Amalgamated Financial. Amalgamated Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat First Busey's score of 0.76 indicating that Amalgamated Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Amalgamated Financial Very Positive First Busey Positive Do analysts rate AMAL or BUSE? Amalgamated Financial presently has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 19.11%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 12.54%. Given Amalgamated Financial's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Amalgamated Financial is more favorable than First Busey.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Amalgamated Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00First Busey 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do institutionals and insiders believe in AMAL or BUSE? 75.9% of Amalgamated Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Amalgamated Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryFirst Busey beats Amalgamated Financial on 10 of the 19 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$834.20M$1.44B$12.65B$10.43BDividend Yield1.99%11.61%5.42%4.58%P/E Ratio8.2911.09241.4726.64Price / Sales1.9244.1930.96126.90Price / Cash7.1010.6319.8331.15Price / Book1.200.892.326.47Net Income$106.43M$152.42M$1.01B$271.57M7 Day Performance0.45%-2.38%0.44%2.86%1 Month Performance-7.77%-5.60%1.66%7.26%1 Year Performance-11.12%-8.74%539.80%26.02% Amalgamated Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AMALAmalgamated Financial3.5007 of 5 stars$27.71-1.1%$33.00+19.1%-11.8%$834.20M$434.51M8.29380Positive NewsBUSEFirst Busey4.9328 of 5 stars$24.44-0.7%$27.33+11.8%-8.8%$2.19B$663.36M21.821,548Positive NewsDCOMDime Community Bancshares3.9285 of 5 stars$30.81flat$36.88+19.7%+6.5%$1.35B$646.19M36.68820FRMEFirst Merchants4.8885 of 5 stars$39.65-0.9%$48.25+21.7%+6.9%$2.31B$1.07B10.272,120Positive NewsIBCPIndependent Bank3.7267 of 5 stars$31.59-0.5%$36.00+14.0%-7.6%$657.32M$323.14M10.29920OBKOrigin Bancorp3.1728 of 5 stars$35.23-0.5%$43.20+22.6%+9.6%$1.10B$347.73M14.321,010Positive NewsOCFCOceanFirst Financial4.3383 of 5 stars$17.89-1.3%$20.67+15.5%-0.5%$1.04B$692.36M12.69960Positive NewsSTELStellarone2.8154 of 5 stars$30.96+11.6%$31.00+0.1%+13.6%$1.55B$625.45M14.261,025Gap UpTOWNTowne Bank3.6905 of 5 stars$35.54-1.0%$40.67+14.4%+4.5%$2.69B$1.03B15.452,720Positive NewsUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania3.4442 of 5 stars$30.72-0.1%$29.00-5.6%+8.4%$886.05M$500.41M11.21970Positive NewsASBAssociated Banc4.7702 of 5 stars$25.90-1.4%$27.78+7.3%+19.3%$4.35B$2.39B33.634,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Busey Competitors Dime Community Bancshares Competitors First Merchants Competitors Independent Bank Competitors Origin Bancorp Competitors OceanFirst Financial Competitors Stellarone Competitors Towne Bank Competitors Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Competitors Associated Banc 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 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredRefund From 1933: Trump’s Reset May Create Instant WealthTrump's Reset Can Give Birth To America's Greatest Era Yet A 90-Year cycle may end soon, creating real weal...American Hartford Gold | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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