Capital City Bank Group (CCBG) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend CCBG or BUSE?

Capital City Bank Group presently has a consensus price target of $45.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.58%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 21.64%. Given First Busey's higher possible upside, 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
Capital City Bank Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has more volatility & risk, CCBG or BUSE?

Capital City Bank Group has a beta of 0.35, indicating that its share price is 65% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CCBG or BUSE 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
Capital City Bank Group	20.86%	11.56%	1.34%
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CCBG or BUSE?

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
Capital City Bank Group	$234.64M	2.91	$52.92M	$3.42	11.69
First Busey	$663.36M	3.02	$113.69M	$1.12	20.06

Does the media prefer CCBG or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 3 more articles in the media than Capital City Bank Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for First Busey and 4 mentions for Capital City Bank Group. Capital City Bank Group's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat First Busey's score of 0.03 indicating that Capital City Bank Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Capital City Bank Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Busey	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CCBG or BUSE a better dividend stock?

Capital City Bank Group pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Capital City Bank Group pays out 30.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years and First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CCBG or BUSE?

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

Summary

First Busey beats Capital City Bank Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.