Enterprise Bancorp (EBTC) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, EBTC or BUSE?

Enterprise Bancorp has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, EBTC or BUSE?

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Enterprise Bancorp. Enterprise 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
Enterprise Bancorp	$253.15M	1.96	$38.73M	$3.27	12.12
First Busey	$475.63M	4.54	$113.69M	$1.07	22.53

Does the media prefer EBTC or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 8 more articles in the media than Enterprise Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for First Busey and 1 mentions for Enterprise Bancorp. Enterprise Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat First Busey's score of 0.87 indicating that Enterprise Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Enterprise Bancorp	Very Positive
First Busey	Positive

Is EBTC or BUSE a better dividend stock?

Enterprise Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Enterprise Bancorp pays out 30.6% 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. Enterprise Bancorp has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years and First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in EBTC or BUSE?

38.9% of Enterprise Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 21.7% of Enterprise Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EBTC or BUSE more profitable?

Enterprise Bancorp has a net margin of 15.74% compared to First Busey's net margin of 8.32%. Enterprise Bancorp's return on equity of 11.18% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Enterprise Bancorp	15.74%	11.18%	0.85%
First Busey	8.32%	8.46%	0.96%

Do analysts prefer EBTC or BUSE?

First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.75%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than Enterprise Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Enterprise Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

First Busey beats Enterprise Bancorp on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.