BHRB vs. BUSE, GABC, GSBC, MOFG, NFBK, PEBO, SHBI, SRCE, THFF, and UVSP
Should you be buying Burke & Herbert Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Burke & Herbert Financial Services include First Busey (BUSE), German American Bancorp (GABC), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG), Northfield Bancorp (NFBK), Peoples Bancorp (PEBO), Shore Bancshares (SHBI), 1st Source (SRCE), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), and Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Burke & Herbert Financial Services vs. Its Competitors
First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Burke & Herbert Financial Services (NASDAQ:BHRB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.
56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Burke & Herbert Financial Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
First Busey currently has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 18.53%. Burke & Herbert Financial Services has a consensus price target of $71.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.08%. Given Burke & Herbert Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Burke & Herbert Financial Services is more favorable than First Busey.
First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Burke & Herbert Financial Services. Burke & Herbert Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Busey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First Busey has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Burke & Herbert Financial Services has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Burke & Herbert Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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. Burke & Herbert Financial Services pays out 31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Burke & Herbert Financial Services has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Burke & Herbert Financial Services has a net margin of 20.93% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Burke & Herbert Financial Services' return on equity of 15.39% beat First Busey's return on equity.
In the previous week, First Busey had 7 more articles in the media than Burke & Herbert Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for First Busey and 2 mentions for Burke & Herbert Financial Services. Burke & Herbert Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat First Busey's score of -0.15 indicating that Burke & Herbert Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Burke & Herbert Financial Services beats First Busey on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:BHRB) was last updated on 10/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff