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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Does the media favor CARE or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 7 more articles in the media than Carter Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for First Busey and 2 mentions for Carter Bankshares. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Carter Bankshares' score of 1.21 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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	$139.20M	3.23	$24.27M	$1.36	14.60
First Busey	$557.44M	3.93	$113.69M	$1.12	21.97

Which has more volatility & risk, CARE or BUSE?

Carter Bankshares has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CARE or BUSE?

41.5% of Carter Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Carter Bankshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 analysts recommend CARE or BUSE?

Carter Bankshares currently has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.83%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.07%. Given First Busey's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	1 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

Summary

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