BancFirst (BANF) Competitors

BancFirst (NASDAQ:BANF) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and risk.

Is BANF or BUSE more profitable?

BancFirst has a net margin of 24.94% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. BancFirst's return on equity of 14.16% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BancFirst	24.94%	14.16%	1.70%
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%

Do analysts rate BANF or BUSE?

BancFirst presently has a consensus price target of $134.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.35%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.93%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than BancFirst.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BancFirst	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better valuation & earnings, BANF or BUSE?

BancFirst has higher revenue and earnings than First Busey. BancFirst is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Busey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BancFirst	$908.71M	4.89	$216.35M	$6.95	19.21
First Busey	$663.36M	3.28	$113.69M	$1.12	21.80

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BANF or BUSE?

51.7% of BancFirst shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 32.4% of BancFirst shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BANF or BUSE a better dividend stock?

BancFirst pays an annual dividend of $1.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. BancFirst pays out 26.5% 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. BancFirst has increased its dividend for 31 consecutive years and First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, BANF or BUSE?

BancFirst has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BANF or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 12 more articles in the media than BancFirst. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for First Busey and 3 mentions for BancFirst. BancFirst's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat First Busey's score of 1.40 indicating that BancFirst is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BancFirst	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Busey	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

BancFirst beats First Busey on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.