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$39.31 +0.73 (+1.89%)
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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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, German American Bancorp has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

First Busey currently has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 16.41%. German American Bancorp has a consensus price target of $46.33, indicating a potential upside of 17.87%. Given German American Bancorp's higher possible 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)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
German American Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

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$663.36M3.15$113.69M$1.1220.96
German American Bancorp$298.84M4.93$83.81M$2.6314.95

In the previous week, First Busey and First Busey both had 4 articles in the media. German American Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat First Busey's score of 1.04 indicating that German American Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Busey
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
German American Bancorp
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. German American Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. 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.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of German American Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

German American Bancorp beats First Busey on 10 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$1.47B$2.38B$12.71B$10.67B
Dividend Yield2.97%3.73%5.56%4.81%
P/E Ratio14.9510.7222.2130.71
Price / Sales4.932.6430.60173.93
Price / Cash12.0210.4322.3661.44
Price / Book1.631.202.206.61
Net Income$83.81M$174.54M$1.02B$277.10M
7 Day Performance2.99%4.59%1.57%2.56%
1 Month Performance-1.75%-0.51%0.23%3.77%
1 Year Performance0.46%9.52%538.07%33.01%

German American Bancorp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GABC
German American Bancorp
4.752 of 5 stars
$39.31
+1.9%
$46.33
+17.9%
-1.5%$1.47B$298.84M14.951,020Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
BUSE
First Busey
4.7478 of 5 stars
$22.79
+1.5%
$27.33
+19.9%
-4.4%$2.00B$663.36M20.351,548Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.8817 of 5 stars
$24.93
+2.2%
$29.83
+19.7%
-5.3%$2.34B$1.62B9.972,090Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
3.4602 of 5 stars
$35.97
+1.5%
$43.33
+20.5%
-3.8%$850.47M$453.67M10.221,198News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
FRME
First Merchants
4.9786 of 5 stars
$36.71
+1.5%
$48.00
+30.8%
+3.5%$2.09B$1.07B9.512,120Trending News
Earnings Report
GSBC
Great Southern Bancorp
2.2762 of 5 stars
$60.57
+2.5%
$60.50
-0.1%
-0.7%$669.62M$355.26M10.321,108Positive News
Analyst Forecast
STBA
S&T Bancorp
4.3292 of 5 stars
$35.81
+0.9%
$42.00
+17.3%
-5.4%$1.36B$564.96M10.501,206Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
TCBK
TriCo Bancshares
3.7668 of 5 stars
$42.26
+1.4%
$47.60
+12.6%
-1.6%$1.36B$531.04M12.431,201Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
TOWN
Towne Bank
4.0523 of 5 stars
$33.18
+2.2%
$41.00
+23.6%
+2.4%$2.44B$1.03B14.432,720News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
UBSI
United Bankshares
4.1962 of 5 stars
$36.08
+1.5%
$40.50
+12.3%
-2.0%$5.03B$1.63B12.752,553Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
Gap Up
WSBC
WesBanco
4.9501 of 5 stars
$32.40
+1.3%
$39.17
+20.9%
+3.1%$3.07B$953.62M19.522,195Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:GABC) was last updated on 10/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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