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BUSE vs. FFBC, FRME, HWC, OBK, PPBI, STBA, TOWN, 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), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Towne Bank (TOWN), 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 dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $0.96 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. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 38.4% 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.

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$663.36M3.28$113.69M$1.1221.82
First Financial Bancorp.$1.62B1.54$228.83M$2.5010.43

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

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, indicating a potential upside of 11.86%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus price target of $29.40, indicating a potential upside of 12.79%. Given First Financial Bancorp.'s 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)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
First Financial Bancorp.
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

First Busey has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, First Busey had 12 more articles in the media than First Financial Bancorp.. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for First Busey and 6 mentions for First Financial Bancorp.. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 1.12 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
14 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
First Financial Bancorp.
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

First Financial Bancorp. beats First Busey on 10 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

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BUSE vs. The Competition

MetricFirst BuseyBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.18B$2.57B$12.39B$9.61B
Dividend Yield4.05%3.51%5.42%4.52%
P/E Ratio21.8211.34228.8826.24
Price / Sales3.282.2731.46111.06
Price / Cash9.0811.1719.0628.92
Price / Book1.011.252.286.03
Net Income$113.69M$174.52M$1.01B$265.75M
7 Day Performance-0.02%-0.12%-0.35%-0.46%
1 Month Performance10.42%8.15%3.88%5.40%
1 Year Performance-9.67%9.17%540.12%17.23%

First Busey Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BUSE
First Busey
4.9635 of 5 stars
$24.44
-1.1%
$27.33
+11.9%
-8.7%$2.18B$663.36M21.821,548News Coverage
Positive News
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.2546 of 5 stars
$26.48
-0.2%
$29.40
+11.0%
+0.0%$2.54B$1.62B10.592,090Positive News
FRME
First Merchants
4.8586 of 5 stars
$41.52
-0.2%
$48.25
+16.2%
+6.5%$2.40B$1.07B10.762,120News Coverage
Positive News
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.3428 of 5 stars
$62.92
-0.3%
$67.63
+7.5%
+17.1%$5.33B$2.06B11.593,476Positive News
OBK
Origin Bancorp
2.8308 of 5 stars
$38.89
-0.1%
$43.20
+11.1%
+16.2%$1.21B$347.73M15.811,010News Coverage
Positive News
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
3.5488 of 5 stars
$24.49
+0.3%
$27.50
+12.3%
-4.7%$2.38B$905.41M17.251,325News Coverage
Positive News
High Trading Volume
STBA
S&T Bancorp
3.1775 of 5 stars
$39.51
-0.5%
$42.00
+6.3%
-8.1%$1.52B$564.96M11.591,206News Coverage
Positive News
TOWN
Towne Bank
4.0591 of 5 stars
$36.69
-0.1%
$40.67
+10.8%
+5.9%$2.75B$1.03B15.952,720Positive News
Dividend Announcement
UBSI
United Bankshares
3.3219 of 5 stars
$38.34
-0.3%
$40.50
+5.6%
-1.4%$5.43B$1.63B13.552,553Positive News
WSBC
WesBanco
4.9476 of 5 stars
$32.80
+0.3%
$38.83
+18.4%
+1.8%$3.15B$953.62M19.762,195Positive News
FCF
First Commonwealth Financial
3.0628 of 5 stars
$17.74
-0.4%
$18.90
+6.5%
+3.0%$1.86B$699.69M13.651,545Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:BUSE) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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