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NASDAQ:BUSE

First Busey - BUSE Competitors

$20.09
-0.35 (-1.71%)
(As of 03/23/2023 12:00 AM ET)
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Today's Range
$19.95
$20.84
50-Day Range
$20.09
$24.97
52-Week Range
$19.95
$27.98
Volume
213,186 shs
Average Volume
184,555 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.11 billion
P/E Ratio
8.77
Dividend Yield
4.78%
Price Target
$24.67

BUSE vs. SRCE, EGBN, SBSI, LBAI, OFG, STBA, GABC, PFBC, TCBK, and FBNC

Should you be buying First Busey stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Busey include 1st Source (SRCE), Eagle Bancorp (EGBN), Southside Bancshares (SBSI), Lakeland Bancorp (LBAI), OFG Bancorp (OFG), S&T Bancorp (STBA), German American Bancorp (GABC), Preferred Bank (PFBC), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), and First Bancorp (FBNC). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

First Busey vs.

1st Source (NASDAQ:SRCE) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, First Busey had 4 more articles in the media than 1st Source. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Busey and 0 mentions for 1st Source. 1st Source's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat First Busey's score of -0.05 indicating that 1st Source is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
1st Source Neutral
First Busey Neutral

1st Source pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. 1st Source pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey pays out 41.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. 1st Source has increased its dividend for 35 consecutive years and First Busey has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than 1st Source. First Busey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 1st Source, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
1st Source$385.08 million2.88$120.51 million$4.858.97
First Busey$486.79 million2.28$128.31 million$2.298.77

First Busey received 110 more outperform votes than 1st Source when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.03% of users gave 1st Source an outperform vote while only 56.07% of users gave First Busey an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
1st SourceOutperform Votes
255
59.03%
Underperform Votes
177
40.97%
First BuseyOutperform Votes
365
56.07%
Underperform Votes
286
43.93%

73.2% of 1st Source shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.0% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of 1st Source shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

1st Source has a net margin of 31.30% compared to First Busey's net margin of 26.36%. 1st Source's return on equity of 13.24% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
1st Source 31.30% 13.24% 1.48%
First Busey 26.36% 11.39% 1.06%

1st Source has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

1st Source currently has a consensus price target of $54.50, indicating a potential upside of 25.29%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $24.67, indicating a potential upside of 22.78%. Given 1st Source's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe 1st Source is more favorable than First Busey.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
1st Source
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

1st Source beats First Busey on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BUSE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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 BuseyState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.11B$2.21B$5.79B$5.88B
Dividend Yield4.63%4.08%8.38%4.45%
P/E Ratio8.777.75143.1514.51
Price / Sales2.282.365,997.6466.10
Price / Cash6.047.5431.70102.75
Price / Book0.971.033.454.95
Net Income$128.31M$378.23M$646.63M$190.96M
7 Day Performance-3.04%-2.21%-0.23%0.21%
1 Month Performance-17.73%-16.30%-5.71%-6.24%
1 Year Performance-22.55%-19.34%30.26%-19.14%

First Busey Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SRCE
1st Source
2.4312 of 5 stars
$44.13
-5.4%
$54.50
+23.5%
-8.8%$1.12B$385.08M9.101,150
EGBN
Eagle Bancorp
2.1945 of 5 stars
$34.78
-5.0%
$50.00
+43.8%
-41.3%$1.08B$448.27M7.43507
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
2.0747 of 5 stars
$33.55
-2.8%
$40.50
+20.7%
-17.6%$1.05B$251.88M10.26809
LBAI
Lakeland Bancorp
2.2252 of 5 stars
$15.92
-4.6%
$17.50
+9.9%
-9.1%$1.03B$395.64M9.71681
OFG
OFG Bancorp
2.0834 of 5 stars
$25.81
-2.9%
$33.00
+27.9%
-5.8%$1.23B$641.30M7.502,253
STBA
S&T Bancorp
1.681 of 5 stars
$31.95
-4.3%
$34.50
+8.0%
+4.5%$1.25B$374.60M9.211,182
GABC
German American Bancorp
2.6977 of 5 stars
$33.14
-4.3%
$39.50
+19.2%
-17.6%$977.30M$278.06M11.92894News Coverage
PFBC
Preferred Bank
2.2587 of 5 stars
$57.07
-4.8%
$79.00
+38.4%
-28.4%$858.90M$304.24M6.54279
TCBK
TriCo Bancshares
2.4803 of 5 stars
$42.69
-5.9%
$57.40
+34.5%
0.0%$1.42B$418.55M11.201,231Positive News
FBNC
First Bancorp
2.6047 of 5 stars
$35.33
-5.1%
$44.00
+24.5%
-16.7%$1.44B$408.94M8.581,294
This page (NASDAQ:BUSE) was last updated on 3/24/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff