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Five Star Bancorp (FSBC) Competitors

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FSBC vs. BUSE, CATY, FRME, HBNC, IBCP, MCBS, MOFG, OBK, STEL, and TOWN

Should you be buying Five Star Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Five Star Bancorp include First Busey (BUSE), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Merchants (FRME), Horizon Bancorp (IN) (HBNC), Independent Bank (IBCP), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Stellarone (STEL), and Towne Bank (TOWN). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Five Star Bancorp vs. Its Competitors

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

First Busey has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Five Star Bancorp has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of Five Star Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of Five Star Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Five Star Bancorp. Five Star Bancorp 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$663.36M3.13$113.69M$1.0721.70
Five Star Bancorp$131.69M4.92$45.67M$2.4512.41

In the previous week, First Busey had 17 more articles in the media than Five Star Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for First Busey and 11 mentions for Five Star Bancorp. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Five Star Bancorp's score of 0.68 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Busey
11 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Five Star Bancorp
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Five Star Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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. Five Star Bancorp pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

First Busey currently has a consensus target price of $27.17, indicating a potential upside of 17.00%. Five Star Bancorp has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.15%. Given First Busey's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than Five Star Bancorp.

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
Five Star Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Five Star Bancorp has a net margin of 22.14% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Five Star Bancorp's return on equity of 13.05% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Busey9.48% 9.76% 1.11%
Five Star Bancorp 22.14%13.05%1.28%

Summary

First Busey beats Five Star Bancorp 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

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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FSBC vs. The Competition

MetricFive Star BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$645.84M$1.86B$12.39B$9.51B
Dividend Yield2.63%3.34%5.53%3.99%
P/E Ratio12.3611.7119.0620.02
Price / Sales4.922.8526.36103.02
Price / Cash13.1411.5621.8458.97
Price / Book1.631.262.275.88
Net Income$45.67M$198.60M$998.01M$258.50M
7 Day Performance0.91%-0.95%0.78%2.03%
1 Month Performance8.90%5.02%4.25%12.52%
1 Year Performance3.95%5.73%540.68%19.07%

Five Star Bancorp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
4.4346 of 5 stars
$30.40
+2.4%
$35.00
+15.2%
+4.6%$645.84M$131.69M12.36180News Coverage
Earnings Report
BUSE
First Busey
4.8991 of 5 stars
$24.14
-0.9%
$27.67
+14.6%
-14.7%$2.18B$663.36M22.561,548Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
4.0537 of 5 stars
$48.09
-0.2%
$50.17
+4.3%
+8.7%$3.38B$1.39B12.141,266News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FRME
First Merchants
4.7234 of 5 stars
$40.90
+0.7%
$46.40
+13.4%
+0.3%$2.37B$1.07B11.492,120News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
HBNC
Horizon Bancorp (IN)
4.5059 of 5 stars
$15.85
-0.4%
$17.33
+9.4%
+2.4%$700.71M$359.45M15.54910News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
IBCP
Independent Bank
3.9893 of 5 stars
$34.17
+0.1%
$36.67
+7.3%
-1.2%$707.21M$323.14M10.88920News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
3.6405 of 5 stars
$30.53
+4.2%
$34.00
+11.4%
-2.8%$744.26M$235.98M11.93220Earnings Report
MOFG
MidWestOne Financial Group
2.1843 of 5 stars
$30.03
-0.4%
$34.83
+16.0%
+5.6%$627.43M$206.03M-8.48730News Coverage
Earnings Report
Gap Down
OBK
Origin Bancorp
3.4508 of 5 stars
$37.87
-0.7%
$42.20
+11.4%
+3.6%$1.19B$358.20M15.391,010News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
STEL
Stellarone
1.7555 of 5 stars
$31.89
+15.0%
$29.00
-9.0%
+17.6%$1.55B$625.45M14.411,025News Coverage
Earnings Report
Gap Up
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.7666 of 5 stars
$35.78
-0.4%
$40.00
+11.8%
+12.9%$2.69B$1.03B15.162,720News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:FSBC) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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