Cass Information Systems (CASS) Competitors

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

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

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CASS or BUSE?

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
Cass Information Systems	$199.19M	3.10	$19.17M	$1.52	30.40
First Busey	$663.36M	3.29	$113.69M	$1.07	22.77

Do analysts recommend CASS or BUSE?

Cass Information Systems presently has a consensus price target of $46.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.44%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.57%. Given First Busey's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than Cass Information Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cass Information Systems	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

Does the media prefer CASS or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 12 more articles in the media than Cass Information Systems. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for First Busey and 3 mentions for Cass Information Systems. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Cass Information Systems' score of 0.12 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cass Information Systems	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
First Busey	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, CASS or BUSE?

Cass Information Systems has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CASS or BUSE a better dividend stock?

Cass Information Systems pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Cass Information Systems pays out 81.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Busey pays out 93.5% 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 has raised its dividend for 23 consecutive years and First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Is CASS or BUSE more profitable?

Cass Information Systems has a net margin of 10.71% compared to First Busey's net margin of 8.32%. Cass Information Systems' return on equity of 8.84% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cass Information Systems	10.71%	8.84%	0.89%
First Busey	8.32%	8.46%	0.96%

Summary

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