Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI) Competitors $54.59 -0.95 (-1.71%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$54.55 -0.04 (-0.07%) As of 07/11/2025 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 First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Community Trust Bancorp (NASDAQ:CTBI) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Do analysts rate BUSE or CTBI? First Busey presently has a consensus price target of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.47%. Community Trust Bancorp has a consensus price target of $57.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.41%. 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) 2.50Community Trust Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to BUSE or CTBI? In the previous week, First Busey had 11 more articles in the media than Community Trust Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for First Busey and 2 mentions for Community Trust Bancorp. Community Trust Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat First Busey's score of 1.11 indicating that Community Trust Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment First Busey 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, BUSE or CTBI? First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Community Trust Bancorp has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirst Busey$663.36M3.23$113.69M$1.0722.39Community Trust Bancorp$376.01M2.63$82.81M$4.7911.40 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 4.2%. Community Trust Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. 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 pays out 39.2% 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. Is BUSE or CTBI more profitable? Community Trust Bancorp has a net margin of 22.49% compared to First Busey's net margin of 8.32%. Community Trust Bancorp's return on equity of 11.40% beat First Busey's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Busey8.32% 8.46% 0.96% Community Trust Bancorp 22.49%11.40%1.42% SummaryCommunity Trust Bancorp beats First Busey on 10 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$988.68M$1.99B$12.08B$9.11BDividend Yield3.44%2.63%5.54%4.01%P/E Ratio11.4012.3819.2020.26Price / Sales2.632.5225.66166.10Price / Cash10.9112.4121.4557.67Price / Book1.301.212.285.49Net Income$82.81M$154.64M$992.82M$250.45M7 Day Performance-2.75%-0.67%-0.20%4.79%1 Month Performance7.99%7.55%3.93%9.59%1 Year Performance21.58%22.47%539.45%16.41% Community Trust Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CTBICommunity Trust Bancorp3.3996 of 5 stars$54.59-1.7%$57.00+4.4%+21.6%$988.68M$376.01M11.40980Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBUSEFirst Busey4.8231 of 5 stars$24.36+1.3%$27.67+13.6%-5.9%$2.18B$663.36M22.771,500News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4101 of 5 stars$25.84+0.9%$28.75+11.3%+8.3%$2.47B$1.62B10.722,090Analyst DowngradeFMBHFirst Mid Bancshares3.1945 of 5 stars$39.69+0.7%$43.83+10.5%+11.7%$952.04M$453.67M11.811,198GSBCGreat Southern Bancorp2.4266 of 5 stars$62.46+1.0%$59.50-4.7%+5.7%$716.42M$355.26M11.151,108Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeMBWMMercantile Bank3.2302 of 5 stars$49.76+1.6%$52.83+6.2%+14.0%$808.02M$361.89M10.32670High Trading VolumeSTBAS&T Bancorp2.6803 of 5 stars$39.84+1.2%$41.67+4.6%+10.6%$1.53B$381.33M11.481,180Analyst DowngradeTHFFFirst Financial Corporation Indiana3.096 of 5 stars$56.94+1.9%$55.67-2.2%+36.7%$674.80M$231.89M12.32880Analyst ForecastTOWNTowne Bank3.7438 of 5 stars$35.99+1.6%$40.00+11.2%+19.3%$2.70B$1.03B15.252,720Positive NewsUBSIUnited Bankshares2.7905 of 5 stars$38.41+0.9%$40.63+5.8%+10.2%$5.46B$1.63B14.282,553Positive NewsUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania3.0965 of 5 stars$32.69+4.4%$29.00-11.3%+30.5%$943.94M$500.41M12.24970Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Busey Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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