Cass Information Systems (CASS) Competitors

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

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 4.0%. Cass Information Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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 more risk and volatility, BUSE or CASS?

First Busey has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cass Information Systems has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BUSE or CASS?

First Busey presently has a consensus price target of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 10.44%. Cass Information Systems has a consensus price target of $48.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.85%. Given First Busey's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than Cass Information Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Cass Information Systems	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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 institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BUSE or CASS?

56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.1% of Cass Information Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Cass Information Systems 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.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BUSE or CASS?

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Cass Information Systems. First Busey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cass Information Systems, 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	$557.44M	3.95	$113.69M	$1.12	22.10
Cass Information Systems	$199.19M	2.90	$19.17M	$1.86	23.49

Does the media refer more to BUSE or CASS?

In the previous week, First Busey had 13 more articles in the media than Cass Information Systems. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for First Busey and 2 mentions for Cass Information Systems. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Cass Information Systems' score of 1.21 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cass Information Systems	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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