CNB Financial (CCNE) Competitors

CNB Financial (NASDAQ:CCNE) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CCNE or BUSE?

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than CNB Financial. CNB Financial 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
CNB Financial	$364.58M	1.38	$54.58M	$2.38	10.09
First Busey	$557.44M	3.73	$113.69M	$1.12	20.73

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CCNE or BUSE?

52.4% of CNB Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of CNB Financial 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, CCNE or BUSE?

CNB Financial has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CCNE or BUSE a better dividend stock?

CNB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. CNB Financial pays out 30.3% 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. CNB Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor CCNE or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 20 more articles in the media than CNB Financial. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for First Busey and 9 mentions for CNB Financial. CNB Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat First Busey's score of 0.89 indicating that CNB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CNB Financial	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Busey	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend CCNE or BUSE?

CNB Financial currently has a consensus price target of $27.75, suggesting a potential upside of 15.58%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.17, suggesting a potential upside of 17.00%. Given First Busey's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than CNB Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CNB Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is CCNE or BUSE more profitable?

CNB Financial has a net margin of 14.56% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. CNB Financial's return on equity of 9.90% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CNB Financial	14.56%	9.90%	0.89%
First Busey	9.48%	9.76%	1.11%

Summary

First Busey beats CNB Financial on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.