Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) Competitors $56.94 +0.14 (+0.25%) Closing price 07/18/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.96 +0.02 (+0.04%) As of 07/18/2025 04:34 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 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) 3.00First 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCommunity Trust Bancorp$376.01M2.74$82.81M$5.0811.21First Busey$475.63M4.59$113.69M$1.0722.78 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 Bancorp23.33% 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. SummaryCommunity Trust Bancorp beats First Busey on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Community Trust Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CTBI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address 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$2.02B$12.10B$9.41BDividend Yield3.30%2.60%5.56%4.04%P/E Ratio11.2112.4819.1619.78Price / Sales2.742.5726.2394.60Price / Cash11.3812.5921.6358.18Price / Book1.361.222.315.65Net Income$82.81M$154.64M$997.60M$257.97M7 Day Performance4.30%1.41%0.65%3.74%1 Month Performance13.34%8.79%4.57%11.95%1 Year Performance16.16%18.08%541.98%19.22% Community Trust Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CTBICommunity Trust Bancorp3.4759 of 5 stars$56.94+0.2%$59.50+4.5%+16.2%$1.03B$376.01M11.21980News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastBUSEFirst Busey4.5737 of 5 stars$24.08-0.8%$27.67+14.9%-9.7%$2.15B$663.36M22.481,548Upcoming EarningsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4707 of 5 stars$25.56-0.7%$28.75+12.5%-4.4%$2.45B$1.62B10.612,090Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeFMBHFirst Mid Bancshares3.5378 of 5 stars$39.18-1.2%$43.83+11.9%+4.4%$939.90M$453.67M11.661,198News CoveragePositive NewsGSBCGreat Southern Bancorp2.626 of 5 stars$60.84-1.2%$59.50-2.2%-1.8%$697.69M$224.01M10.861,108News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastMBWMMercantile Bank3.3632 of 5 stars$49.07-1.7%$52.83+7.7%+1.3%$794.28M$361.89M10.15670Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSTBAS&T Bancorp2.9012 of 5 stars$39.40-0.9%$41.67+5.8%-5.1%$1.51B$381.33M11.381,206News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTHFFFirst Financial Corporation Indiana3.0669 of 5 stars$56.04-1.2%$55.67-0.7%+28.8%$664.13M$231.89M12.13880News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeTOWNTowne Bank3.7596 of 5 stars$35.66-0.8%$40.00+12.2%+15.5%$2.67B$1.03B15.112,720News CoverageUpcoming EarningsUBSIUnited Bankshares3.0152 of 5 stars$37.83-1.1%$40.63+7.4%+1.0%$5.37B$1.63B14.062,553News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania3.3175 of 5 stars$31.97-1.1%$29.00-9.3%+18.8%$923.15M$500.41M11.97970Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Busey Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. Alternatives First Mid Bancshares Alternatives Great Southern Bancorp Alternatives Mercantile Bank Alternatives S&T Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Corporation Indiana Alternatives Towne Bank Alternatives United Bankshares Alternatives Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CTBI) was last updated on 7/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe big winner of Crypto week?It’s Crypto Week at the White House — and the sector is moving from fringe to full-scale adoption. 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