First Community Bancshares (FCBC) Competitors

First Community Bancshares (NASDAQ:FCBC) 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 dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Which has better earnings and valuation, FCBC or BUSE?

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 Community Bancshares	$185.53M	3.29	$51.60M	$2.73	12.21
First Busey	$663.36M	3.13	$113.69M	$1.12	20.82

Which has more risk and volatility, FCBC or BUSE?

First Community Bancshares has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FCBC or BUSE?

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

Do analysts rate FCBC or BUSE?

First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 17.21%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than First Community Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Community Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the media favor FCBC or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 2 more articles in the media than First Community Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for First Busey and 4 mentions for First Community Bancshares. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat First Community Bancshares' score of 0.36 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Community Bancshares	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
First Busey	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FCBC or BUSE a better dividend stock?

First Community Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. First Community Bancshares pays out 45.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Is FCBC or BUSE 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 Community Bancshares	27.07%	9.68%	1.54%
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%

Summary

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