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$40.80 -0.66 (-1.59%)
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GABC vs. BUSE, FFBC, FMBH, FRME, MBWM, 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), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), 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 superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Busey9.48% 8.76% 1.04%
German American Bancorp 20.84%11.59%1.42%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Busey$663.36M3.32$113.69M$1.1222.09
German American Bancorp$353.70M4.32$83.81M$2.6315.51

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of German American Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of German American Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

First Busey has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, German American Bancorp has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and German American Bancorp has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

First Busey presently has a consensus price target of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 10.48%. German American Bancorp has a consensus price target of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.75%. Given German American Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe German American Bancorp is more favorable than First Busey.

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
German American Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

In the previous week, First Busey had 4 more articles in the media than German American Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for First Busey and 3 mentions for German American Bancorp. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat German American Bancorp's score of 1.36 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
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
German American Bancorp
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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GABC vs. The Competition

MetricGerman American BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.55B$2.67B$12.74B$10.40B
Dividend Yield2.80%3.52%5.40%4.60%
P/E Ratio15.5111.30243.5726.75
Price / Sales4.322.2630.93124.23
Price / Cash12.9211.2022.4261.55
Price / Book1.691.242.336.40
Net Income$83.81M$174.52M$1.01B$271.62M
7 Day Performance-0.27%0.51%0.38%3.46%
1 Month Performance1.67%3.80%3.78%9.87%
1 Year Performance2.77%10.15%537.69%28.45%

German American Bancorp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GABC
German American Bancorp
4.7738 of 5 stars
$40.80
-1.6%
$46.00
+12.7%
+0.3%$1.55B$353.70M15.511,020Positive News
High Trading Volume
BUSE
First Busey
4.9577 of 5 stars
$24.91
+0.9%
$27.33
+9.7%
-9.9%$2.20B$663.36M22.241,548Positive News
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.4437 of 5 stars
$26.34
-0.2%
$29.40
+11.6%
+1.0%$2.53B$1.62B10.542,090Short Interest ↑
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
3.5713 of 5 stars
$40.59
+1.2%
$43.33
+6.8%
-3.5%$962.77M$453.67M11.531,198News Coverage
Positive News
Short Interest ↓
FRME
First Merchants
4.9074 of 5 stars
$40.89
-0.3%
$48.25
+18.0%
+4.1%$2.37B$637.74M10.592,120Positive News
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
4.05 of 5 stars
$48.56
-0.2%
$55.25
+13.8%
+0.8%$790.98M$361.89M9.63670
STBA
S&T Bancorp
3.3907 of 5 stars
$39.38
-0.5%
$42.00
+6.7%
-11.2%$1.52B$384.51M11.551,206Positive News
TCBK
TriCo Bancshares
3.583 of 5 stars
$45.50
+0.8%
$47.60
+4.6%
+0.3%$1.47B$531.04M13.381,201Positive News
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.65 of 5 stars
$36.52
+0.4%
$40.67
+11.4%
+2.9%$2.73B$1.03B15.882,720Positive News
UBSI
United Bankshares
3.6432 of 5 stars
$38.21
-0.2%
$40.50
+6.0%
-2.5%$5.42B$1.63B13.502,553Positive News
WSBC
WesBanco
4.9942 of 5 stars
$32.13
-0.5%
$38.83
+20.9%
+2.3%$3.10B$762.17M19.362,195Trending News
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