Farmers National Banc (FMNB) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BUSE or FMNB?

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.7% of Farmers National Banc shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.0% of Farmers National Banc shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BUSE or FMNB more profitable?

Farmers National Banc has a net margin of 18.19% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Farmers National Banc's return on equity of 12.02% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%
Farmers National Banc	18.19%	12.02%	0.99%

Do analysts rate BUSE or FMNB?

First Busey presently has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 23.18%. Farmers National Banc has a consensus price target of $15.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.05%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than Farmers National Banc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Farmers National Banc	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more risk & volatility, BUSE or FMNB?

First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Farmers National Banc has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BUSE or FMNB a better dividend stock?

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Farmers National Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. 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. Farmers National Banc pays out 50.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Farmers National Banc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor BUSE or FMNB?

In the previous week, First Busey had 6 more articles in the media than Farmers National Banc. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for First Busey and 1 mentions for Farmers National Banc. Farmers National Banc's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat First Busey's score of 0.30 indicating that Farmers National Banc is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Busey	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Farmers National Banc	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, BUSE or FMNB?

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Farmers National Banc. Farmers National Banc 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 Busey	$663.36M	2.98	$113.69M	$1.12	19.81
Farmers National Banc	$269.45M	1.90	$45.95M	$1.34	10.14

Summary

First Busey beats Farmers National Banc on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.