First Community Bancshares (FCBC) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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	4.01	$51.60M	$2.77	14.71
First Busey	$663.36M	3.24	$113.69M	$1.07	22.43

Do analysts rate FCBC or BUSE?

First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 15.28%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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 Community Bancshares	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

Is FCBC or BUSE more profitable?

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 Community Bancshares	27.24%	10.09%	1.60%
First Busey	8.32%	8.46%	0.96%

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

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

Which has more volatility & risk, FCBC or BUSE?

First Community Bancshares has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% 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.

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 3.0%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. First Community Bancshares pays out 44.8% 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. First Community Bancshares has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer FCBC or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 8 more articles in the media than First Community Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for First Busey and 1 mentions for First Community Bancshares. First Community Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat First Busey's score of 0.26 indicating that First Community Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

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