BancFirst (BANF) Competitors $129.23 -2.58 (-1.96%) Closing price 09/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$129.27 +0.04 (+0.03%) As of 09/22/2025 06:12 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 BANF vs. BUSE, FFBC, FRME, IBOC, OBK, STBA, STEL, TOWN, UBSI, and HOMBShould you be buying BancFirst stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BancFirst include First Busey (BUSE), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), International Bancshares (IBOC), Origin Bancorp (OBK), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Stellarone (STEL), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), and Home BancShares (HOMB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. BancFirst vs. Its Competitors First Busey First Financial Bancorp. First Merchants International Bancshares Origin Bancorp S&T Bancorp Stellarone Towne Bank United Bankshares Home BancShares BancFirst (NASDAQ:BANF) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends and risk. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBancFirst$908.71M4.74$216.35M$6.9518.59First Busey$663.36M3.30$113.69M$1.1221.92 Do analysts rate BANF or BUSE? BancFirst currently has a consensus target price of $134.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.69%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.34%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 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 Does the media favor BANF or BUSE? In the previous week, First Busey had 6 more articles in the media than BancFirst. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Busey and 2 mentions for BancFirst. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat BancFirst's score of 0.12 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BancFirst 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral First Busey 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 BancFirst24.94% 14.16% 1.70% First Busey 9.48%8.76%1.04% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BANF or BUSE? 51.7% of BancFirst shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.4% of BancFirst shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock 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, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBancFirst beats First Busey on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BancFirst News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BANF 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. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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 BANF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBancFirstBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.39B$2.27B$12.73B$10.46BDividend Yield1.40%2.40%5.42%4.57%P/E Ratio18.5912.41240.5526.86Price / Sales4.742.5530.88125.65Price / Cash18.1613.9919.8331.15Price / Book2.641.392.336.50Net Income$216.35M$143.71M$1.01B$271.25M7 Day Performance0.20%0.64%0.50%3.22%1 Month Performance-2.76%-0.36%1.73%8.11%1 Year Performance20.67%15.77%539.96%26.42% BancFirst Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BANFBancFirst2.6354 of 5 stars$129.23-2.0%$134.00+3.7%+19.7%$4.39B$908.71M18.592,135BUSEFirst Busey4.928 of 5 stars$24.44-0.7%$27.33+11.8%-8.8%$2.18B$663.36M21.821,548Positive NewsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4143 of 5 stars$25.51-1.7%$29.40+15.2%+2.2%$2.49B$852.23M10.202,090FRMEFirst Merchants4.8865 of 5 stars$39.65-0.9%$48.25+21.7%+6.9%$2.29B$637.74M10.272,120Positive NewsIBOCInternational Bancshares3.3524 of 5 stars$69.64-1.4%N/A+11.8%$4.33B$826.42M10.522,336Positive NewsOBKOrigin Bancorp3.3269 of 5 stars$35.23-0.5%$43.20+22.6%+9.6%$1.10B$347.73M14.321,010Positive NewsSTBAS&T Bancorp3.4691 of 5 stars$38.56-1.3%$42.00+8.9%-10.6%$1.48B$384.51M11.311,206Positive NewsSTELStellarone2.8967 of 5 stars$30.96+11.6%$31.00+0.1%+13.6%$1.55B$625.45M14.261,025Gap UpTOWNTowne Bank3.658 of 5 stars$35.54-1.0%$40.67+14.4%+4.5%$2.67B$1.03B15.452,720Positive NewsUBSIUnited Bankshares3.5585 of 5 stars$37.15-0.7%$40.50+9.0%-1.8%$5.26B$1.12B13.132,553Positive NewsHOMBHome BancShares3.8934 of 5 stars$29.36-1.7%$33.00+12.4%+5.7%$5.79B$1.03B13.412,552Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Busey Competitors First Financial Bancorp. 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