Cass Information Systems (CASS) Competitors

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

Is BUSE or CASS a better dividend stock?

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Cass Information Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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. Cass Information Systems pays out 66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Cass Information Systems has increased its dividend for 23 consecutive years.

Which has better valuation and earnings, BUSE or CASS?

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Cass Information Systems. Cass Information Systems 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
First Busey	$663.36M	3.13	$113.69M	$1.12	20.79
Cass Information Systems	$199.19M	2.51	$19.17M	$1.86	20.30

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BUSE or CASS?

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.1% of Cass Information Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Cass Information Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BUSE or CASS more profitable?

Cass Information Systems has a net margin of 13.22% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Cass Information Systems' return on equity of 9.02% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%
Cass Information Systems	13.22%	9.02%	0.91%

Do analysts prefer BUSE or CASS?

First Busey presently has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 17.36%. Cass Information Systems has a consensus target price of $46.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.18%. Given Cass Information Systems' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Cass Information Systems is more favorable than First Busey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Cass Information Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more volatility & risk, BUSE or CASS?

First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cass Information Systems has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BUSE or CASS?

In the previous week, Cass Information Systems had 1 more articles in the media than First Busey. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Cass Information Systems and 5 mentions for First Busey. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Cass Information Systems' score of 0.27 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Cass Information Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

First Busey beats Cass Information Systems on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.