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$31.38 -0.16 (-0.51%)
Closing price 08/14/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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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

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

In the previous week, Five Star Bancorp and Five Star Bancorp both had 2 articles in the media. Five Star Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat First Busey's score of 1.15 indicating that Five Star Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Five Star Bancorp
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
First Busey
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Five Star Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.54%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.17, indicating a potential upside of 15.90%. 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
Five Star Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

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 12.89% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Five Star Bancorp22.14% 12.89% 1.25%
First Busey 9.48%8.76%1.04%

Five Star Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Five Star Bancorp pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 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.

Five Star Bancorp has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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
Five Star Bancorp$213.40M3.14$45.67M$2.4512.81
First Busey$663.36M3.15$113.69M$1.1220.93

46.9% of Five Star Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 21.7% of Five Star Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Five Star Bancorp and First Busey tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FSBC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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$673.95M$1.95B$12.42B$9.84B
Dividend Yield2.54%3.39%5.54%4.07%
P/E Ratio12.8117.9919.6925.74
Price / Sales3.142.5725.79115.83
Price / Cash13.6211.6121.7659.48
Price / Book1.611.262.296.15
Net Income$45.67M$198.60M$1.00B$265.06M
7 Day Performance5.30%3.90%1.75%2.60%
1 Month Performance4.50%1.64%2.42%2.83%
1 Year Performance14.48%13.60%542.40%25.58%

Five Star Bancorp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FSBC
Five Star Bancorp
4.2296 of 5 stars
$31.38
-0.5%
$35.00
+11.5%
+16.7%$673.95M$213.40M12.81180Positive News
BUSE
First Busey
4.9556 of 5 stars
$22.31
+0.8%
$27.17
+21.8%
-4.9%$1.98B$663.36M19.921,548Positive News
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
3.7151 of 5 stars
$45.52
+1.5%
$49.71
+9.2%
+18.0%$3.14B$1.39B11.001,266Positive News
FRME
First Merchants
4.9137 of 5 stars
$37.49
+1.0%
$46.20
+23.2%
+11.4%$2.16B$1.07B9.712,120Positive News
HBNC
Horizon Bancorp (IN)
4.519 of 5 stars
$15.20
+1.3%
$18.00
+18.4%
+14.3%$660.67M$203.08M12.99910Positive News
IBCP
Independent Bank
4.0866 of 5 stars
$30.11
+0.1%
$36.00
+19.6%
-1.0%$623.49M$323.14M9.81920Positive News
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
4.0551 of 5 stars
$27.47
+2.1%
$34.00
+23.8%
+7.2%$683.30M$235.98M10.73220Gap Up
MOFG
MidWestOne Financial Group
2.9881 of 5 stars
$27.04
+1.2%
$34.17
+26.4%
+12.4%$556.44M$84.71M-6.66730
OBK
Origin Bancorp
3.7173 of 5 stars
$35.74
+1.2%
$43.20
+20.9%
+24.9%$1.11B$358.20M14.531,010Positive News
STEL
Stellarone
1.6535 of 5 stars
$28.87
+4.1%
$31.00
+7.4%
+23.3%$1.55B$625.45M13.121,025Short Interest ↑
Gap Up
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.6168 of 5 stars
$34.99
+1.4%
$40.67
+16.2%
+17.8%$2.59B$1.03B15.212,720Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:FSBC) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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