First Mid Bancshares (FMBH) Competitors

First Mid Bancshares (NASDAQ:FMBH) and Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Is FMBH or BUR more profitable?

Burford Capital has a net margin of 34.81% compared to First Mid Bancshares' net margin of 17.39%. First Mid Bancshares' return on equity of 10.10% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Mid Bancshares	17.39%	10.10%	1.09%
Burford Capital	34.81%	8.07%	4.28%

Does the media favor FMBH or BUR?

In the previous week, Burford Capital had 4 more articles in the media than First Mid Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Burford Capital and 5 mentions for First Mid Bancshares. First Mid Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Burford Capital's score of 0.81 indicating that First Mid Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Mid Bancshares	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Burford Capital	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, FMBH or BUR?

Burford Capital has higher revenue and earnings than First Mid Bancshares. First Mid Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burford Capital, 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 Mid Bancshares	$318.63M	2.59	$78.90M	$3.29	10.47
Burford Capital	$341.23M	8.72	$610.52M	$0.65	20.85

Do analysts recommend FMBH or BUR?

First Mid Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $45.00, suggesting a potential upside of 30.66%. Burford Capital has a consensus target price of $19.50, suggesting a potential upside of 43.86%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than First Mid Bancshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Mid Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Burford Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FMBH or BUR?

47.6% of First Mid Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of First Mid Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.9% of Burford Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FMBH or BUR?

First Mid Bancshares received 178 more outperform votes than Burford Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.09% of users gave Burford Capital an outperform vote while only 52.04% of users gave First Mid Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Mid Bancshares	Outperform Votes 191 52.04%	Underperform Votes 176 47.96%
Burford Capital	Outperform Votes 13 59.09%	Underperform Votes 9 40.91%

Which has more volatility & risk, FMBH or BUR?

First Mid Bancshares has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Burford Capital has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FMBH or BUR a better dividend stock?

First Mid Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. First Mid Bancshares pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Burford Capital pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Burford Capital beats First Mid Bancshares on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.