Farmers National Banc (FMNB) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, FMNB or BUSE?

Farmers National Banc has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FMNB or BUSE?

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
Farmers National Banc	$174.72M	3.03	$45.95M	$1.28	10.98
First Busey	$663.36M	3.23	$113.69M	$1.07	22.39

Is FMNB or BUSE a better dividend stock?

Farmers National Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Farmers National Banc pays out 53.1% 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 Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Farmers National Banc is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in FMNB or BUSE?

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

Does the media prefer FMNB or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 12 more articles in the media than Farmers National Banc. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for First Busey and 1 mentions for Farmers National Banc. Farmers National Banc's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat First Busey's score of 1.11 indicating that Farmers National Banc is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Farmers National Banc	Very Positive
First Busey	Positive

Do analysts recommend FMNB or BUSE?

Farmers National Banc currently has a consensus target price of $15.33, suggesting a potential upside of 9.06%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 15.47%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than Farmers National Banc.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Farmers National Banc	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is FMNB or BUSE more profitable?

Farmers National Banc has a net margin of 17.63% compared to First Busey's net margin of 8.32%. Farmers National Banc's return on equity of 11.93% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Farmers National Banc	17.63%	11.93%	0.97%
First Busey	8.32%	8.46%	0.96%

Summary

First Busey beats Farmers National Banc on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.