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BUSE vs. FFBC, FRME, HWC, RNST, STBA, TOWN, TRMK, UBSI, WSBC, and FCF

Should you be buying First Busey stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Busey include First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Renasant (RNST), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Towne Bank (TOWN), Trustmark (TRMK), United Bankshares (UBSI), WesBanco (WSBC), and First Commonwealth Financial (FCF). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

First Busey vs. Its Competitors

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

First Financial Bancorp. has a net margin of 19.41% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 10.57% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Busey9.48% 8.76% 1.04%
First Financial Bancorp. 19.41%10.57%1.42%

First Busey presently has a consensus price target of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 16.13%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus price target of $29.83, suggesting a potential upside of 21.79%. Given First Financial Bancorp.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Financial Bancorp. is more favorable than First Busey.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
First Financial Bancorp.
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

First Financial Bancorp. has higher revenue and earnings than First Busey. First Financial Bancorp. 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 Ratio
First Busey$663.36M3.16$113.69M$1.1221.01
First Financial Bancorp.$852.23M2.75$228.83M$2.509.80

In the previous week, First Busey had 2 more articles in the media than First Financial Bancorp.. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Busey and 6 mentions for First Financial Bancorp.. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 0.25 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
First Financial Bancorp.
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 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. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 40.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and First Financial Bancorp. has increased 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.

Summary

First Financial Bancorp. beats First Busey on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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BUSE vs. The Competition

MetricFirst BuseyBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.10B$2.39B$12.63B$10.57B
Dividend Yield4.29%3.76%5.59%4.88%
P/E Ratio21.0310.7921.2227.16
Price / Sales3.162.5530.57166.65
Price / Cash8.5610.4422.4061.65
Price / Book0.971.182.246.48
Net Income$113.69M$174.54M$1.02B$276.42M
7 Day Performance0.93%-0.48%-0.66%-1.95%
1 Month Performance-4.13%-2.61%-1.34%0.89%
1 Year Performance-5.21%5.75%535.61%31.35%

First Busey Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BUSE
First Busey
4.8454 of 5 stars
$23.55
+1.3%
$27.33
+16.1%
-6.2%$2.10B$663.36M21.031,548Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.7823 of 5 stars
$24.93
+2.2%
$29.83
+19.7%
-3.1%$2.34B$1.62B9.972,090Upcoming Earnings
FRME
First Merchants
4.9575 of 5 stars
$36.71
+1.5%
$48.00
+30.8%
-1.2%$2.09B$1.07B9.512,120Analyst Downgrade
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.7512 of 5 stars
$60.49
+2.5%
$70.00
+15.7%
+11.3%$5.00B$2.06B11.143,476Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
RNST
Renasant
4.5784 of 5 stars
$35.36
+1.8%
$43.00
+21.6%
+7.3%$3.36B$771.83M10.812,330News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
STBA
S&T Bancorp
4.2492 of 5 stars
$35.81
+0.9%
$42.00
+17.3%
-7.4%$1.36B$564.96M10.501,206Upcoming Earnings
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.9796 of 5 stars
$33.18
+2.2%
$41.00
+23.6%
-0.5%$2.44B$1.03B14.432,720
TRMK
Trustmark
3.2676 of 5 stars
$38.33
+1.9%
$41.00
+7.0%
+13.0%$2.27B$949.48M10.772,500Upcoming Earnings
UBSI
United Bankshares
4.0079 of 5 stars
$36.08
+1.5%
$40.50
+12.3%
-2.6%$5.03B$1.63B12.752,553Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
WSBC
WesBanco
4.9447 of 5 stars
$32.40
+1.3%
$39.17
+20.9%
+2.7%$3.07B$953.62M19.522,195News Coverage
Analyst Downgrade
Short Interest ↑
FCF
First Commonwealth Financial
4.3831 of 5 stars
$16.13
+0.2%
$18.90
+17.2%
-3.7%$1.68B$699.69M12.411,545News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade

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This page (NASDAQ:BUSE) was last updated on 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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