Capital City Bank Group (CCBG) Competitors

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Capital City Bank Group (NASDAQ:CCBG) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Do analysts prefer BUSE or CCBG?

First Busey presently has a consensus price target of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.07%. Capital City Bank Group has a consensus price target of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.97%. Given First Busey's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than Capital City Bank Group.

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
Capital City Bank Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BUSE or CCBG?

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Capital City Bank Group. Capital City Bank Group 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	$557.44M	3.93	$113.69M	$1.12	21.97
Capital City Bank Group	$270.63M	2.73	$52.92M	$3.42	12.65

Which has more risk and volatility, BUSE or CCBG?

First Busey has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capital City Bank Group has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BUSE or CCBG more profitable?

Capital City Bank Group has a net margin of 20.86% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Capital City Bank Group's return on equity of 11.56% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%
Capital City Bank Group	20.86%	11.56%	1.34%

Does the media favor BUSE or CCBG?

In the previous week, First Busey had 6 more articles in the media than Capital City Bank Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for First Busey and 3 mentions for Capital City Bank Group. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Capital City Bank Group's score of 0.82 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Capital City Bank Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.6% of Capital City Bank Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of Capital City Bank Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BUSE or CCBG a better dividend stock?

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Capital City Bank Group pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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. Capital City Bank Group pays out 30.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Capital City Bank Group has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Summary

First Busey beats Capital City Bank Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.