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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

German American Bancorp (NASDAQ:GABC) 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, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, First Busey had 16 more articles in the media than German American Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for First Busey and 10 mentions for German American Bancorp. German American Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat First Busey's score of 0.93 indicating that German American Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
German American Bancorp
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
First Busey
9 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
2 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 12.40% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
German American Bancorp20.84% 12.40% 1.48%
First Busey 9.48%9.76%1.11%

46.9% of German American Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of German American 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 is poised for long-term growth.

German American Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $45.20, indicating a potential upside of 14.46%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.17, indicating a potential upside of 18.92%. Given First Busey's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than German American Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
German American Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

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
German American Bancorp$353.70M4.18$83.81M$2.4815.92
First Busey$663.36M3.08$113.69M$1.1220.40

German American Bancorp has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

German American Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. German American Bancorp pays out 46.8% 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. German American Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

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

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GABC 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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GABC vs. The Competition

MetricGerman American BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.49B$2.43B$12.16B$9.56B
Dividend Yield2.89%3.58%5.56%4.03%
P/E Ratio15.0811.3618.9920.10
Price / Sales4.182.5626.0867.55
Price / Cash12.5210.6421.5758.75
Price / Book1.641.182.175.83
Net Income$83.81M$174.52M$999.65M$259.10M
7 Day Performance-2.90%-2.13%-1.17%-2.35%
1 Month Performance2.54%1.39%2.42%9.75%
1 Year Performance-3.09%3.93%539.11%17.02%

German American Bancorp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GABC
German American Bancorp
4.7682 of 5 stars
$39.49
-1.8%
$45.20
+14.5%
-1.1%$1.49B$353.70M15.081,020Positive News
Earnings Report
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
BUSE
First Busey
4.915 of 5 stars
$23.03
-0.8%
$27.17
+18.0%
-17.3%$2.06B$663.36M20.561,548Analyst Revision
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.4432 of 5 stars
$25.21
+1.4%
$29.00
+15.0%
-8.6%$2.41B$852.23M10.082,090Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
3.3423 of 5 stars
$39.37
+1.5%
$43.33
+10.1%
+1.6%$944.45M$330.72M11.181,198Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FRME
First Merchants
4.7073 of 5 stars
$40.05
+0.6%
$46.20
+15.4%
-1.6%$2.34B$1.07B10.382,120Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
GSBC
Great Southern Bancorp
2.2484 of 5 stars
$59.38
+0.1%
$60.50
+1.9%
-7.1%$681.09M$355.26M10.121,108Positive News
STBA
S&T Bancorp
4.0539 of 5 stars
$37.68
+0.0%
$42.00
+11.5%
-15.1%$1.44B$564.96M11.051,206Earnings Report
TCBK
TriCo Bancshares
3.5258 of 5 stars
$43.55
+1.8%
$47.60
+9.3%
-8.8%$1.43B$394.54M12.811,201Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.6131 of 5 stars
$35.70
+0.3%
$40.67
+13.9%
+6.3%$2.68B$717.45M15.522,720Earnings Report
UBSI
United Bankshares
3.8693 of 5 stars
$36.81
+1.7%
$40.50
+10.0%
-6.1%$5.23B$1.12B13.012,553Positive News
Earnings Report
WSBC
WesBanco
4.9575 of 5 stars
$32.19
+0.8%
$38.71
+20.3%
-1.0%$3.08B$953.62M21.042,195News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report

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This page (NASDAQ:GABC) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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