Capital City Bank Group (CCBG) Competitors

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

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 4.5%. Capital City Bank Group pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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 28.1% 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.

Which has preferable 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	$663.36M	2.99	$113.69M	$1.12	19.76
Capital City Bank Group	$234.64M	2.80	$52.92M	$3.42	11.26

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 11.74% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Busey	9.48%	9.76%	1.11%
Capital City Bank Group	20.86%	11.74%	1.34%

Which has more risk & volatility, BUSE or CCBG?

First Busey has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capital City Bank Group has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BUSE or CCBG?

In the previous week, First Busey had 15 more articles in the media than Capital City Bank Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for First Busey and 1 mentions for Capital City Bank Group. Capital City Bank Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat First Busey's score of 0.77 indicating that Capital City Bank Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Busey	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	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 analysts recommend BUSE or CCBG?

First Busey currently has a consensus target price of $27.17, suggesting a potential upside of 22.76%. Capital City Bank Group has a consensus target price of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.88%. Given First Busey's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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

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

56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.6% of Capital City Bank Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of Capital City Bank Group shares are held by company 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.