FBIZ vs. CCNE, CTBI, FMBH, FRME, MBWM, OBK, OCFC, SHBI, THFF, and PFS
Should you be buying First Business Financial Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Business Financial Services include CNB Financial (CCNE), Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), First Merchants (FRME), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Origin Bancorp (OBK), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Shore Bancshares (SHBI), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), and Provident Financial Services (PFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
First Business Financial Services vs. Its Competitors
First Business Financial Services (NASDAQ:FBIZ) and CNB Financial (NASDAQ:CCNE) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
In the previous week, First Business Financial Services and First Business Financial Services both had 1 articles in the media. First Business Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled CNB Financial'saverage media sentiment score.
First Business Financial Services has a net margin of 17.59% compared to CNB Financial's net margin of 14.56%. First Business Financial Services' return on equity of 14.22% beat CNB Financial's return on equity.
First Business Financial Services has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CNB Financial has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
First Business Financial Services currently has a consensus price target of $59.67, indicating a potential upside of 18.81%. CNB Financial has a consensus price target of $27.75, indicating a potential upside of 15.43%. Given First Business Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe First Business Financial Services is more favorable than CNB Financial.
60.1% of First Business Financial Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of CNB Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of First Business Financial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of CNB Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
CNB Financial has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Business Financial Services. First Business Financial Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CNB Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
First Business Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. CNB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First Business Financial Services pays out 20.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CNB Financial pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Business Financial Services has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and CNB Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.
Summary
First Business Financial Services beats CNB Financial on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FBIZ) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff