BUSE vs. SRCE, SYBT, FBNC, STBA, TCBK, VBTX, PFBC, HTLF, EFSC, and PEBO
Should you be buying First Busey stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Busey include 1st Source (SRCE), Stock Yards Bancorp (SYBT), First Bancorp (FBNC), S&T Bancorp (STBA), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), Veritex (VBTX), Preferred Bank (PFBC), Heartland Financial USA (HTLF), Enterprise Financial Services (EFSC), and Peoples Bancorp (PEBO). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and 1st Source (NASDAQ:SRCE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
First Busey received 116 more outperform votes than 1st Source when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.30% of users gave 1st Source an outperform vote while only 54.72% of users gave First Busey an outperform vote.
In the previous week, First Busey had 2 more articles in the media than 1st Source. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Busey and 2 mentions for 1st Source. First Busey's average media sentiment score of -0.05 beat 1st Source's score of -0.67 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the media.
First Busey pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 1st Source pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. First Busey pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 1st Source pays out 27.0% 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 lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Busey. 1st Source 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 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 1st Source has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
First Busey currently has a consensus price target of $24.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.41%. 1st Source has a consensus price target of $53.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.40%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than 1st Source.
1st Source has a net margin of 24.61% compared to First Busey's net margin of 20.37%. 1st Source's return on equity of 12.49% beat First Busey's return on equity.
56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of 1st Source shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.3% of 1st Source shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
First Busey and 1st Source tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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