Carter Bankshares (CARE) Competitors

Carter Bankshares (NASDAQ:CARE) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Is CARE or BUSE more profitable?

Carter Bankshares has a net margin of 12.58% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. First Busey's return on equity of 8.76% beat Carter Bankshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carter Bankshares	12.58%	7.68%	0.65%
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CARE or BUSE?

41.5% of Carter Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Carter Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, CARE or BUSE?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Carter Bankshares	$243.10M	1.79	$24.27M	$1.36	14.12
First Busey	$663.36M	3.21	$113.69M	$1.12	21.35

Does the media favor CARE or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 13 more articles in the media than Carter Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for First Busey and 1 mentions for Carter Bankshares. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Carter Bankshares' score of 0.93 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Carter Bankshares	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Busey	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend CARE or BUSE?

Carter Bankshares presently has a consensus price target of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.98%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.17, indicating a potential upside of 13.62%. Given First Busey's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than Carter Bankshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Carter Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, CARE or BUSE?

Carter Bankshares has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Busey beats Carter Bankshares on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.