First Community Bancshares (FCBC) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BUSE or FCBC?

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than First Community Bancshares. First Community Bancshares 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
First Busey	$663.36M	3.32	$113.69M	$1.12	22.04
First Community Bancshares	$185.53M	3.76	$51.60M	$2.73	13.95

Does the media favor BUSE or FCBC?

In the previous week, First Busey had 15 more articles in the media than First Community Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for First Busey and 1 mentions for First Community Bancshares. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat First Community Bancshares' score of 0.84 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Busey	Very Positive
First Community Bancshares	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BUSE or FCBC?

56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of First Community Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of First Community Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BUSE or FCBC a better dividend stock?

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. First Community Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Busey pays out 89.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Community Bancshares pays out 45.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and First Community Bancshares has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility & risk, BUSE or FCBC?

First Busey has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Community Bancshares has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BUSE or FCBC?

First Busey currently has a consensus price target of $27.17, suggesting a potential upside of 10.03%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than First Community Bancshares.

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)	2.50
First Community Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is BUSE or FCBC more profitable?

First Community Bancshares has a net margin of 27.07% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. First Community Bancshares' return on equity of 9.68% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%
First Community Bancshares	27.07%	9.68%	1.54%

Summary

First Busey beats First Community Bancshares on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.