Question 1

Do analysts prefer BUSE or GABC?

Accepted Answer

First Busey presently has a consensus target price of $27.83, indicating a potential downside of 6.60%. German American Bancorp has a consensus target price of $47.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.03%. Given German American Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 German American Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75

Question 2

Is BUSE or GABC a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. German American Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. First Busey pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. German American Bancorp pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and German American Bancorp has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Question 3

Which has better valuation & earnings, BUSE or GABC?

Accepted Answer

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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio First Busey $1.04B 2.41 $135.26M $2.25 13.24 German American Bancorp $487.40M 3.67 $112.64M $3.61 13.20

Question 4

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BUSE or GABC?

Accepted Answer

56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of German American Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of German American Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Question 5

Is BUSE or GABC more profitable?

Accepted Answer

German American Bancorp has a net margin of 27.09% compared to First Busey's net margin of 19.16%. German American Bancorp's return on equity of 11.98% beat First Busey's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Busey 19.16% 10.19% 1.36% German American Bancorp 27.09% 11.98% 1.62%

Question 6

Which has more risk and volatility, BUSE or GABC?

Accepted Answer

First Busey has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, German American Bancorp has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 7

Does the media favor BUSE or GABC?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, First Busey had 3 more articles in the media than German American Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for First Busey and 3 mentions for German American Bancorp. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat German American Bancorp's score of 0.63 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive German American Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Question 8

Do analysts prefer FMBH or GABC?

Accepted Answer

First Mid Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $49.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.85%. German American Bancorp has a consensus price target of $47.67, suggesting a potential upside of 0.03%. Given First Mid Bancshares' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe First Mid Bancshares is more favorable than German American Bancorp. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score First Mid Bancshares 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75

Question 9

Is FMBH or GABC a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

First Mid Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. German American Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. First Mid Bancshares pays out 25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. German American Bancorp pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Mid Bancshares has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years and German American Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. German American Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Question 10

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FMBH or GABC?

Accepted Answer

German American Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Mid Bancshares. First Mid Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than German American Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio First Mid Bancshares $466.04M 2.75 $91.75M $3.97 12.12 German American Bancorp $487.40M 3.67 $112.64M $3.61 13.20

Question 11

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FMBH or GABC?

Accepted Answer

47.6% of First Mid Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of German American Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of First Mid Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of German American Bancorp shares are owned by 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.

Question 12

Is FMBH or GABC more profitable?

Accepted Answer

German American Bancorp has a net margin of 27.09% compared to First Mid Bancshares' net margin of 19.95%. German American Bancorp's return on equity of 11.98% beat First Mid Bancshares' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Mid Bancshares 19.95% 10.44% 1.23% German American Bancorp 27.09% 11.98% 1.62%

Question 13

Which has more risk and volatility, FMBH or GABC?

Accepted Answer

First Mid Bancshares has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, German American Bancorp has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 14

Does the media prefer FMBH or GABC?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, German American Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than First Mid Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for German American Bancorp and 1 mentions for First Mid Bancshares. First Mid Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat German American Bancorp's score of 0.63 indicating that First Mid Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment First Mid Bancshares Very Positive German American Bancorp Positive

Question 15

Do analysts recommend GABC or FRME?

Accepted Answer

German American Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $47.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.03%. First Merchants has a consensus target price of $49.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.18%. Given First Merchants' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Merchants 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 First Merchants 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33

Question 16

Is GABC or FRME a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

German American Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. German American Bancorp pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Merchants pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. German American Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and First Merchants has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Question 17

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GABC or FRME?

Accepted Answer

First Merchants has higher revenue and earnings than German American Bancorp. First Merchants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than German American Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio German American Bancorp $487.40M 3.67 $112.64M $3.61 13.20 First Merchants $1.05B 2.62 $226M $3.40 12.85

Question 18

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GABC or FRME?

Accepted Answer

46.9% of German American Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of First Merchants shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of German American Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of First Merchants shares are owned 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.

Question 19

Is GABC or FRME more profitable?

Accepted Answer

German American Bancorp has a net margin of 27.09% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 18.87%. German American Bancorp's return on equity of 11.98% beat First Merchants' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets German American Bancorp 27.09% 11.98% 1.62% First Merchants 18.87% 9.58% 1.21%

Question 20

Which has more risk & volatility, GABC or FRME?

Accepted Answer

German American Bancorp has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Merchants has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 21

Does the media prefer GABC or FRME?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, First Merchants had 2 more articles in the media than German American Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First Merchants and 3 mentions for German American Bancorp. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat German American Bancorp's score of 0.63 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment German American Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive First Merchants 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Question 22

Do analysts prefer MBWM or GABC?

Accepted Answer

Mercantile Bank currently has a consensus price target of $56.80, indicating a potential downside of 0.51%. German American Bancorp has a consensus price target of $47.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.03%. Given German American Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe German American Bancorp is more favorable than Mercantile Bank. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mercantile Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 German American Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75

Question 23

Is MBWM or GABC a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

Mercantile Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. German American Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Mercantile Bank pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. German American Bancorp pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Mercantile Bank has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years and German American Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Mercantile Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Question 24

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MBWM or GABC?

Accepted Answer

German American Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Mercantile Bank. Mercantile Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than German American Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Mercantile Bank $371.80M 2.65 $88.75M $5.57 10.25 German American Bancorp $487.40M 3.67 $112.64M $3.61 13.20

Question 25

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MBWM or GABC?

Accepted Answer

58.6% of Mercantile Bank shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of German American Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Mercantile Bank shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of German American Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Question 26

Is MBWM or GABC more profitable?

Accepted Answer

German American Bancorp has a net margin of 27.09% compared to Mercantile Bank's net margin of 24.19%. Mercantile Bank's return on equity of 13.73% beat German American Bancorp's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mercantile Bank 24.19% 13.73% 1.44% German American Bancorp 27.09% 11.98% 1.62%

Question 27

Which has more risk and volatility, MBWM or GABC?

Accepted Answer

Mercantile Bank has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, German American Bancorp has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 28

Does the media prefer MBWM or GABC?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, German American Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Mercantile Bank. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for German American Bancorp and 2 mentions for Mercantile Bank. Mercantile Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat German American Bancorp's score of 0.63 indicating that Mercantile Bank is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mercantile Bank 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive German American Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Question 29

Do analysts recommend GABC or STBA?

Accepted Answer

German American Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $47.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.03%. S&T Bancorp has a consensus price target of $46.60, indicating a potential downside of 5.40%. Given German American Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe German American Bancorp is more favorable than S&T Bancorp. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score German American Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 S&T Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.29

Question 30

Is GABC or STBA a better dividend stock?

Accepted Answer

German American Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. S&T Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. German American Bancorp pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. S&T Bancorp pays out 41.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. German American Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and S&T Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years.

Question 31

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GABC or STBA?

Accepted Answer

S&T Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than German American Bancorp. German American Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than S&T Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio German American Bancorp $487.40M 3.67 $112.64M $3.61 13.20 S&T Bancorp $568.51M 3.12 $134.23M $3.57 13.80

Question 32

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GABC or STBA?

Accepted Answer

46.9% of German American Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of S&T Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of German American Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of S&T Bancorp shares are held by company 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.

Question 33

Is GABC or STBA more profitable?

Accepted Answer

German American Bancorp has a net margin of 27.09% compared to S&T Bancorp's net margin of 23.71%. German American Bancorp's return on equity of 11.98% beat S&T Bancorp's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets German American Bancorp 27.09% 11.98% 1.62% S&T Bancorp 23.71% 9.35% 1.38%

Question 34

Which has more risk & volatility, GABC or STBA?

Accepted Answer

German American Bancorp has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, S&T Bancorp has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

Question 35

Does the media favor GABC or STBA?

Accepted Answer

In the previous week, German American Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than S&T Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for German American Bancorp and 2 mentions for S&T Bancorp. S&T Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat German American Bancorp's score of 0.63 indicating that S&T Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment German American Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive S&T Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Metric	German American Bancorp	BANKS Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$1.76B	$3.20B	$13.83B	$12.24B
Dividend Yield	2.65%	3.15%	5.72%	6.10%
P/E Ratio	13.20	11.43	20.45	24.18
Price / Sales	3.67	2.65	135.91	102.02
Price / Cash	11.96	11.37	19.26	54.37
Price / Book	1.54	1.31	2.26	6.35
Net Income	$112.64M	$217.17M	$1.14B	$337.63M
7 Day Performance	5.91%	3.91%	0.88%	-0.30%
1 Month Performance	8.67%	5.93%	1.34%	0.36%
1 Year Performance	21.59%	28.61%	15.14%	26.94%

Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
GABC German American Bancorp	3.6563 of 5 stars	$47.65 +1.8%	$47.67 +0.0%	+22.1%	$1.76B	$487.40M	13.20	1,020	High Trading Volume
BUSE First Busey	4.3313 of 5 stars	$28.27 +0.0%	$27.50 -2.7%	+28.1%	$2.39B	$1.04B	12.55	1,948	News Coverage Analyst Forecast
FMBH First Mid Bancshares	3.8856 of 5 stars	$45.88 +0.0%	$49.50 +7.9%	+29.7%	$1.22B	$466.04M	11.54	1,170
FRME First Merchants	3.8012 of 5 stars	$41.15 0.0%	$48.33 +17.5%	+16.8%	$2.59B	$1.05B	12.09	2,086	Analyst Forecast
MBWM Mercantile Bank	3.4015 of 5 stars	$54.26 +0.9%	$56.20 +3.6%	+24.7%	$933.36M	$371.80M	9.70	670	Positive News Analyst Forecast

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Do analysts prefer BUSE or GABC?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BUSE or GABC?

Which has better valuation & earnings, BUSE or GABC?

Is BUSE or GABC more profitable?

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Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FMBH or GABC?

Which has more risk and volatility, FMBH or GABC?

Is FMBH or GABC more profitable?

Is FMBH or GABC a better dividend stock?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, FMBH or GABC?

Do analysts prefer FMBH or GABC?

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Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GABC or FRME?

Which has more risk & volatility, GABC or FRME?

Does the media prefer GABC or FRME?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GABC or FRME?

Is GABC or FRME more profitable?

Do analysts recommend GABC or FRME?

Is GABC or FRME a better dividend stock?

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Do institutionals and insiders believe in MBWM or GABC?

Is MBWM or GABC a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk and volatility, MBWM or GABC?

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