Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) Competitors $56.91 -0.24 (-0.42%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.88 -0.03 (-0.05%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CTBI vs. BUSE, FFBC, FMBH, GSBC, MBWM, STBA, THFF, TOWN, UBSI, and UVSPShould you be buying Community Trust Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Community Trust Bancorp include First Busey (BUSE), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), S&T Bancorp (STBA), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), and Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Community Trust Bancorp vs. Its Competitors First Busey First Financial Bancorp. First Mid Bancshares Great Southern Bancorp Mercantile Bank S&T Bancorp First Financial Corporation Indiana Towne Bank United Bankshares Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Community Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:CTBI) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings. Which has higher earnings & valuation, CTBI or BUSE? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCommunity Trust Bancorp$264.82M3.89$82.81M$5.0811.20First Busey$663.36M3.30$113.69M$1.1221.97 Which has more volatility and risk, CTBI or BUSE? Community Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CTBI or BUSE a better dividend stock? Community Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Community Trust Bancorp pays out 41.7% 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. Community Trust Bancorp has raised its dividend for 44 consecutive years and First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CTBI or BUSE? 60.2% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned 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. Does the media favor CTBI or BUSE? In the previous week, First Busey had 8 more articles in the media than Community Trust Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for First Busey and 2 mentions for Community Trust Bancorp. Community Trust Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat First Busey's score of 1.77 indicating that Community Trust Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Community Trust Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive First Busey 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts prefer CTBI or BUSE? Community Trust Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $64.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.34%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.07%. Given Community Trust Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Community Trust Bancorp is more favorable than First Busey.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Community Trust Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00First Busey 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is CTBI or BUSE 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 Community Trust Bancorp23.33% 11.77% 1.47% First Busey 9.48%8.76%1.04% SummaryCommunity Trust Bancorp beats First Busey on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CTBI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CTBI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCommunity Trust BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.03B$2.01B$12.63B$10.16BDividend Yield3.27%2.58%5.42%4.60%P/E Ratio11.2011.92245.6125.97Price / Sales3.892.7130.4885.61Price / Cash11.4812.9322.1259.91Price / Book1.361.242.326.29Net Income$82.81M$156.23M$1.01B$270.77M7 Day Performance-2.50%-0.49%1.05%3.32%1 Month Performance1.64%3.37%3.15%6.40%1 Year Performance18.61%20.42%543.64%28.24% Community Trust Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CTBICommunity Trust Bancorp4.2531 of 5 stars$56.91-0.4%$64.50+13.3%+20.3%$1.03B$264.82M11.20980Positive NewsBUSEFirst Busey4.9617 of 5 stars$24.68-0.4%$27.33+10.8%-4.4%$2.20B$663.36M22.041,548Positive NewsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4341 of 5 stars$26.38-1.2%$29.40+11.4%+6.3%$2.53B$1.62B10.552,090Positive NewsShort Interest ↑FMBHFirst Mid Bancshares3.5884 of 5 stars$40.12-1.3%$43.33+8.0%+4.7%$962.88M$453.67M11.401,198Positive NewsShort Interest ↓GSBCGreat Southern Bancorp2.3795 of 5 stars$63.49-1.2%$60.50-4.7%+14.3%$719.34M$355.26M10.821,108News CoveragePositive NewsMBWMMercantile Bank4.0289 of 5 stars$48.68-0.2%$55.25+13.5%+13.2%$791.05M$361.89M9.66670News CoveragePositive NewsSTBAS&T Bancorp3.6198 of 5 stars$39.58-0.9%$42.00+6.1%-3.7%$1.52B$564.96M11.611,206Positive NewsTHFFFirst Financial Corporation Indiana3.0074 of 5 stars$58.63-2.2%$57.67-1.6%+38.7%$694.77M$307.51M11.21880News CoveragePositive NewsTOWNTowne Bank3.5828 of 5 stars$36.36-0.6%$40.67+11.8%+10.1%$2.73B$1.03B15.812,720Positive NewsShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeUBSIUnited Bankshares3.4072 of 5 stars$38.27-1.0%$40.50+5.8%+5.4%$5.42B$1.63B13.522,553Positive NewsUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania3.6248 of 5 stars$31.18-2.3%$29.00-7.0%+15.2%$898.30M$500.41M11.38970Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Busey Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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