CNB Financial (CCNE) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, BUSE or CCNE?

First Busey has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNB Financial has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BUSE or CCNE 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 9.79% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%
CNB Financial	14.56%	9.79%	0.89%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BUSE or CCNE?

56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.4% of CNB Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of CNB Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer BUSE or CCNE?

First Busey presently has a consensus price target of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 13.28%. CNB Financial has a consensus price target of $27.75, suggesting a potential upside of 10.16%. Given First Busey's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than CNB Financial.

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
CNB Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to BUSE or CCNE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 5 more articles in the media than CNB Financial. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Busey and 3 mentions for CNB Financial. CNB Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat First Busey's score of 0.51 indicating that CNB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BUSE or CCNE?

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
First Busey	$663.36M	3.24	$113.69M	$1.12	21.54
CNB Financial	$364.58M	2.04	$54.58M	$2.38	10.58

Is BUSE or CCNE a better dividend stock?

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. CNB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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 pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and CNB Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

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