Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BUSE or CTBI?

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Community Trust Bancorp. Community Trust Bancorp 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	3.86	$113.69M	$1.12	21.58
Community Trust Bancorp	$376.01M	2.82	$82.81M	$5.08	11.54

Do analysts prefer BUSE or CTBI?

First Busey currently has a consensus price target of $27.17, indicating a potential upside of 12.40%. Community Trust Bancorp has a consensus price target of $64.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.99%. Given First Busey's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than Community Trust Bancorp.

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
Community Trust Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is BUSE or CTBI more profitable?

Community Trust Bancorp has a net margin of 23.33% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Community Trust Bancorp's return on equity of 11.77% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%
Community Trust Bancorp	23.33%	11.77%	1.47%

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

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.2% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer BUSE or CTBI?

In the previous week, First Busey had 1 more articles in the media than Community Trust Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for First Busey and 8 mentions for Community Trust Bancorp. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Community Trust Bancorp's score of 1.05 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
Community Trust Bancorp	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, BUSE or CTBI?

First Busey has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Community Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BUSE or CTBI a better dividend stock?

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Community Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. 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. Community Trust Bancorp pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Community Trust Bancorp has raised its dividend for 44 consecutive years.

Summary

First Busey beats Community Trust Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.