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FCBC vs. BUSE, CTBI, FRME, GSBC, IBCP, MBWM, STBA, TOWN, PRK, and TMP

Should you be buying First Community Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Community Bancshares include First Busey (BUSE), Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), First Merchants (FRME), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), Independent Bank (IBCP), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Towne Bank (TOWN), Park National (PRK), and Tompkins Financial (TMP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

First Community Bancshares vs. Its Competitors

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

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

In the previous week, First Busey had 3 more articles in the media than First Community Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for First Busey and 3 mentions for First Community Bancshares. First Community Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat First Busey's score of 0.86 indicating that First Community Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

First Community Bancshares has a net margin of 27.24% compared to First Busey's net margin of 8.32%. First Community Bancshares' return on equity of 10.09% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Busey8.32% 8.46% 0.96%
First Community Bancshares 27.24%10.09%1.60%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Busey$663.36M3.29$113.69M$1.0722.78
First Community Bancshares$185.53M3.97$51.60M$2.7714.56

First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Community Bancshares has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 3.1%. 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. First Community Bancshares pays out 44.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and First Community Bancshares has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

First Busey presently has a consensus price target of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.53%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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 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

Summary

First Busey beats First Community Bancshares on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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FCBC vs. The Competition

MetricFirst Community BancsharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$748.16M$2.00B$12.11B$9.41B
Dividend Yield3.03%2.60%5.56%4.03%
P/E Ratio14.5612.2218.3720.09
Price / Sales3.972.3426.0799.01
Price / Cash12.9512.5621.6858.27
Price / Book1.401.222.315.65
Net Income$51.60M$154.64M$997.60M$257.91M
7 Day Performance-0.05%1.41%0.42%2.09%
1 Month Performance8.07%9.05%4.37%11.13%
1 Year Performance-1.97%18.19%541.75%18.40%

First Community Bancshares Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
3.2144 of 5 stars
$40.33
-1.5%
N/A-4.2%$748.16M$185.53M14.56630News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
BUSE
First Busey
4.6157 of 5 stars
$24.00
-1.6%
$27.67
+15.3%
-12.2%$2.18B$663.36M22.431,548Upcoming Earnings
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
3.482 of 5 stars
$55.28
-1.5%
$57.00
+3.1%
+13.8%$1.02B$376.01M11.54980News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
FRME
First Merchants
4.7277 of 5 stars
$40.27
-1.2%
$46.40
+15.2%
+2.7%$2.38B$1.07B11.312,120News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
GSBC
Great Southern Bancorp
2.58 of 5 stars
$61.84
-1.1%
$59.50
-3.8%
-2.6%$716.86M$355.26M11.041,108News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
High Trading Volume
IBCP
Independent Bank
3.2885 of 5 stars
$33.93
-1.9%
$36.67
+8.1%
+7.8%$716.94M$323.14M10.81920Upcoming Earnings
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
3.358 of 5 stars
$48.96
-1.7%
$52.83
+7.9%
-1.6%$808.68M$361.89M10.16670Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
STBA
S&T Bancorp
2.8901 of 5 stars
$39.46
-1.0%
$41.67
+5.6%
-1.4%$1.53B$564.96M11.371,206News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.5203 of 5 stars
$35.59
-1.1%
$40.00
+12.4%
+14.7%$2.70B$1.03B15.082,720News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
PRK
Park National
1.5527 of 5 stars
$174.49
-1.6%
$177.75
+1.9%
+0.1%$2.87B$528.91M18.741,790
TMP
Tompkins Financial
3.3318 of 5 stars
$66.27
-0.6%
$69.00
+4.1%
N/A$962.20M$435.70M12.891,011Upcoming Earnings

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This page (NASDAQ:FCBC) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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