Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer CTBI or BUSE?

In the previous week, Community Trust Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than First Busey. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Community Trust Bancorp and 7 mentions for First Busey. Community Trust Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat First Busey's score of 0.49 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	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Busey	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer CTBI or BUSE?

Community Trust Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $59.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.50%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.53%. Given First Busey's higher possible 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
Community Trust Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Community Trust Bancorp	$376.01M	2.74	$82.81M	$5.08	11.21
First Busey	$475.63M	4.59	$113.69M	$1.07	22.78

Is CTBI or BUSE more profitable?

Community Trust Bancorp has a net margin of 23.33% compared to First Busey's net margin of 8.32%. Community Trust Bancorp's return on equity of 11.92% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Community Trust Bancorp	23.33%	11.92%	1.49%
First Busey	8.32%	8.46%	0.96%

Which has more risk and volatility, CTBI or BUSE?

Community Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

60.2% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Community Trust Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CTBI or BUSE a better dividend stock?

Community Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Community Trust Bancorp pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey pays out 93.5% 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.

Summary

Community Trust Bancorp beats First Busey on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.