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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.
German American Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $45.20, indicating a potential upside of 10.00%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.38%. Given First Busey's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than German American Bancorp.
German American Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. German American Bancorp pays out 46.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey pays out 93.5% 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 increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.
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 company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, First Busey had 5 more articles in the media than German American Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for First Busey and 1 mentions for German American Bancorp. German American Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat First Busey's score of 0.41 indicating that German American Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
German American Bancorp has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
German American Bancorp has a net margin of 19.78% compared to First Busey's net margin of 8.32%. German American Bancorp's return on equity of 11.53% beat First Busey's return on equity.
Summary
German American Bancorp beats First Busey on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:GABC) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff