Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC) Competitors

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Great Southern Bancorp (NASDAQ:GSBC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BUSE or GSBC?

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of Great Southern Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BUSE or GSBC more profitable?

Great Southern Bancorp has a net margin of 19.18% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Great Southern Bancorp's return on equity of 11.17% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%
Great Southern Bancorp	19.18%	11.17%	1.15%

Is BUSE or GSBC a better dividend stock?

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Great Southern Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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. Great Southern Bancorp pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BUSE or GSBC?

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Great Southern Bancorp. Great Southern 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	$663.36M	3.27	$113.69M	$1.12	21.72
Great Southern Bancorp	$355.26M	1.98	$61.81M	$5.87	10.56

Does the media refer more to BUSE or GSBC?

In the previous week, First Busey had 4 more articles in the media than Great Southern Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for First Busey and 2 mentions for Great Southern Bancorp. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat Great Southern Bancorp's score of 1.56 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Great Southern Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, BUSE or GSBC?

First Busey has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Southern Bancorp has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BUSE or GSBC?

First Busey currently has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 12.34%. Great Southern Bancorp has a consensus target price of $60.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.37%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than Great Southern Bancorp.

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
Great Southern Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

First Busey beats Great Southern Bancorp on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.