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HBT Financial (HBT) Competitors

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HBT vs. BUSE, CTBI, FCBC, FFBC, IBOC, MBWM, OBK, STEL, THFF, and TOWN

Should you be buying HBT Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HBT Financial include First Busey (BUSE), Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), First Community Bancshares (FCBC), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), International Bancshares (IBOC), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Stellarone (STEL), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), and Towne Bank (TOWN). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

HBT Financial vs. Its Competitors

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

HBT Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. HBT Financial pays out 34.7% 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. HBT Financial has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years and 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.

HBT Financial has a net margin of 26.22% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. HBT Financial's return on equity of 13.98% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HBT Financial26.22% 13.98% 1.55%
First Busey 9.48%8.76%1.04%

78.6% of HBT Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 59.8% of HBT Financial 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than HBT Financial. HBT Financial 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
HBT Financial$287.27M2.83$71.78M$2.4210.67
First Busey$663.36M3.26$113.69M$1.1221.71

In the previous week, First Busey had 6 more articles in the media than HBT Financial. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Busey and 2 mentions for HBT Financial. HBT Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat First Busey's score of 0.76 indicating that HBT Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
HBT Financial
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
First Busey
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

HBT Financial currently has a consensus price target of $28.80, indicating a potential upside of 11.58%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 12.44%. Given First Busey's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than HBT Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
HBT Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

HBT Financial has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Busey beats HBT Financial on 9 of the 17 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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HBT vs. The Competition

MetricHBT FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$816.36M$942.83M$12.67B$10.50B
Dividend Yield3.24%3.01%5.43%4.58%
P/E Ratio10.6717.21241.0626.62
Price / Sales2.832.3730.8691.77
Price / Cash9.6455.0322.8861.85
Price / Book1.501.152.316.45
Net Income$71.78M$54.35M$1.01B$271.57M
7 Day Performance0.04%0.29%0.28%2.55%
1 Month Performance-2.90%-0.05%1.51%7.22%
1 Year Performance12.32%13.15%540.33%29.60%

HBT Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HBT
HBT Financial
4.157 of 5 stars
$25.81
-0.4%
$28.80
+11.6%
+12.2%$816.36M$287.27M10.67730
BUSE
First Busey
4.9357 of 5 stars
$24.44
-0.7%
$27.33
+11.8%
-8.7%$2.19B$663.36M21.821,548
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
4.4272 of 5 stars
$56.42
-0.9%
$64.50
+14.3%
+14.3%$1.03B$376.01M11.11980Positive News
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
1.919 of 5 stars
$37.07
-0.2%
N/A-16.8%$680.03M$185.53M13.58630News Coverage
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.5138 of 5 stars
$25.51
-1.7%
$29.40
+15.2%
+2.0%$2.49B$1.62B10.202,090
IBOC
International Bancshares
3.527 of 5 stars
$69.64
-1.4%
N/A+14.0%$4.39B$1.04B10.522,336Positive News
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
4.0755 of 5 stars
$47.45
-0.6%
$55.25
+16.4%
+5.6%$775.40M$234.68M9.41670Analyst Downgrade
OBK
Origin Bancorp
3.2436 of 5 stars
$35.23
-0.5%
$43.20
+22.6%
+9.6%$1.10B$347.73M14.321,010
STEL
Stellarone
2.9396 of 5 stars
$30.96
+11.6%
$31.00
+0.1%
+15.0%$1.55B$625.45M14.071,025Gap Up
THFF
First Financial Corporation Indiana
2.6663 of 5 stars
$57.94
-0.7%
$57.67
-0.5%
+31.7%$691.48M$307.51M11.08880
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.6856 of 5 stars
$35.54
-1.0%
$40.67
+14.4%
+5.3%$2.69B$749.92M15.452,720Positive News

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