GABC vs. BUSE, FFBC, FMBH, FRME, GSBC, STBA, TCBK, TOWN, UBSI, and WSBC
Should you be buying German American Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of German American Bancorp include First Busey (BUSE), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), First Merchants (FRME), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), S&T Bancorp (STBA), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), and WesBanco (WSBC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
German American Bancorp vs. Its Competitors
First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and German American Bancorp (NASDAQ:GABC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.
German American Bancorp has a net margin of 20.84% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. German American Bancorp's return on equity of 11.59% beat First Busey's return on equity.
First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than German American Bancorp. German American 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.
First Busey has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, German American Bancorp has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
First Busey currently has a consensus price target of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 10.66%. German American Bancorp has a consensus price target of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.69%. Given German American Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe German American Bancorp is more favorable than First Busey.
56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of German American Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of German American Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. German American Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. 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. German American Bancorp pays out 44.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and German American Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.
In the previous week, First Busey had 7 more articles in the media than German American Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for First Busey and 4 mentions for German American Bancorp. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat German American Bancorp's score of 0.98 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
First Busey and German American Bancorp tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:GABC) was last updated on 9/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff