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FMBH vs. BUSE, CTBI, FFBC, FRME, OBK, STBA, TCBK, THFF, TOWN, and UBSI

Should you be buying First Mid Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Mid Bancshares include First Busey (BUSE), Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Origin Bancorp (OBK), S&T Bancorp (STBA), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), Towne Bank (TOWN), and United Bankshares (UBSI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

First Mid Bancshares vs. Its Competitors

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

First Busey presently has a consensus target price of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.20%. First Mid Bancshares has a consensus target price of $43.33, suggesting a potential upside of 7.77%. Given First Busey's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than First Mid 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 Mid Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

In the previous week, First Busey had 12 more articles in the media than First Mid Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for First Busey and 4 mentions for First Mid Bancshares. First Mid Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat First Busey's score of 1.50 indicating that First Mid Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Busey
13 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
First Mid Bancshares
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

First Mid Bancshares has a net margin of 18.32% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. First Mid Bancshares' return on equity of 10.09% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Busey9.48% 8.76% 1.04%
First Mid Bancshares 18.32%10.09%1.15%

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. First Mid Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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 Mid Bancshares pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and First Mid Bancshares has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

First Busey has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Mid Bancshares has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of First Mid Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of First Mid Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than First Mid Bancshares. First Mid 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$663.36M3.30$113.69M$1.1221.95
First Mid Bancshares$453.67M2.13$78.90M$3.5211.42

Summary

First Mid Bancshares beats First Busey on 10 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

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FMBH vs. The Competition

MetricFirst Mid BancsharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$970.45M$958.04M$12.61B$9.77B
Dividend Yield2.47%2.98%5.42%4.50%
P/E Ratio11.4216.64228.7926.38
Price / Sales2.132.2031.43110.80
Price / Cash9.3116.8619.0628.92
Price / Book1.081.132.346.58
Net Income$78.90M$54.21M$1.01B$265.84M
7 Day Performance-0.57%-0.48%-0.16%-0.07%
1 Month Performance7.34%7.67%4.09%5.83%
1 Year Performance-0.17%13.16%540.35%17.88%

First Mid Bancshares Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
2.6616 of 5 stars
$40.21
-0.6%
$43.33
+7.8%
+0.4%$970.45M$453.67M11.421,198Positive News
BUSE
First Busey
4.978 of 5 stars
$23.91
-1.1%
$27.17
+13.6%
-8.7%$2.15B$663.36M21.351,548News Coverage
Positive News
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
4.2087 of 5 stars
$58.10
-0.9%
$64.50
+11.0%
+15.7%$1.06B$376.01M11.44980News Coverage
Positive News
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.3395 of 5 stars
$26.50
-0.2%
$29.40
+10.9%
+0.0%$2.54B$1.62B10.602,090
FRME
First Merchants
4.7295 of 5 stars
$41.05
-1.7%
$48.25
+17.5%
+6.5%$2.41B$1.07B10.632,120News Coverage
Positive News
OBK
Origin Bancorp
2.9302 of 5 stars
$38.44
-0.6%
$43.20
+12.4%
+16.2%$1.20B$347.73M15.631,010News Coverage
Positive News
STBA
S&T Bancorp
2.7561 of 5 stars
$39.05
-0.4%
$42.00
+7.6%
-8.1%$1.50B$564.96M11.451,206News Coverage
Positive News
TCBK
TriCo Bancshares
2.654 of 5 stars
$44.44
-1.0%
$47.60
+7.1%
-0.1%$1.46B$531.04M13.071,201News Coverage
Positive News
THFF
First Financial Corporation Indiana
3.1501 of 5 stars
$57.96
-0.7%
$57.67
-0.5%
+32.0%$691.48M$307.51M11.08880Positive News
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.7643 of 5 stars
$36.73
-1.3%
$40.67
+10.7%
+5.9%$2.79B$1.03B15.972,720Positive News
Dividend Announcement
UBSI
United Bankshares
3.1913 of 5 stars
$38.14
-1.5%
$40.50
+6.2%
-1.4%$5.49B$1.63B13.482,553Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:FMBH) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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