Merchants Bancorp (MBIN) Competitors $31.74 +0.27 (+0.86%) As of 12:03 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MBIN vs. BUSE, CATY, FFBC, FMBH, FULT, HWC, STBA, TOWN, UBSI, and HOMBShould you be buying Merchants Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Merchants Bancorp include First Busey (BUSE), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Fulton Financial (FULT), Hancock Whitney (HWC), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), and Home BancShares (HOMB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Merchants Bancorp vs. Its Competitors First Busey Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. First Mid Bancshares Fulton Financial Hancock Whitney S&T Bancorp Towne Bank United Bankshares Home BancShares Merchants Bancorp (NASDAQ:MBIN) 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 valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings. Does the media favor MBIN or BUSE? In the previous week, First Busey had 7 more articles in the media than Merchants Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for First Busey and 3 mentions for Merchants Bancorp. Merchants Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat First Busey's score of 0.17 indicating that Merchants Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Merchants Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral First Busey 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is MBIN or BUSE more profitable? Merchants Bancorp has a net margin of 18.06% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Merchants Bancorp's return on equity of 16.06% beat First Busey's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Merchants Bancorp18.06% 16.06% 1.34% First Busey 9.48%8.76%1.04% Do analysts rate MBIN or BUSE? Merchants Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.02%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.36%. Given Merchants Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Merchants Bancorp is more favorable than First Busey.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Merchants Bancorp 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25First Busey 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Is MBIN or BUSE a better dividend stock? Merchants Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Merchants Bancorp pays out 8.8% 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. Merchants Bancorp has raised its dividend for 8 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. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MBIN or BUSE? Merchants Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Busey. Merchants 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 RatioMerchants Bancorp$1.45B1.00$320.39M$4.556.98First Busey$663.36M3.13$113.69M$1.1220.79 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MBIN or BUSE? 24.6% of Merchants Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 34.8% of Merchants 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, MBIN or BUSE? Merchants Bancorp has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMerchants Bancorp beats First Busey on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Merchants Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MBIN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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.Skip Chart MBIN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMerchants BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.45B$885.01M$12.59B$10.63BDividend Yield1.29%3.21%5.61%4.85%P/E Ratio6.9716.7521.3427.39Price / Sales1.002.2629.84189.83Price / Cash4.3722.0519.3430.35Price / Book0.921.112.286.70Net Income$320.39M$54.82M$1.02B$276.34M7 Day Performance-2.49%-1.76%-0.49%0.29%1 Month Performance-1.49%-3.84%-1.27%4.13%1 Year Performance-26.48%8.52%572.40%33.94% Merchants Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MBINMerchants Bancorp4.2429 of 5 stars$31.74+0.9%$40.00+26.0%-29.9%$1.45B$1.45B6.97480News CoverageUpcoming EarningsBUSEFirst Busey4.8401 of 5 stars$22.79+1.5%$27.33+19.9%-10.4%$2.00B$663.36M20.351,548Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑CATYCathay General Bancorp4.3737 of 5 stars$47.47+2.4%$50.17+5.7%+2.1%$3.20B$1.39B11.471,266FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.8053 of 5 stars$24.93+2.2%$29.83+19.7%-6.7%$2.34B$1.62B9.972,090Upcoming EarningsFMBHFirst Mid Bancshares3.171 of 5 stars$35.97+1.5%$43.33+20.5%-8.1%$850.47M$453.67M10.221,198FULTFulton Financial4.1399 of 5 stars$17.66+2.0%$21.10+19.5%-2.4%$3.15B$1.86B10.333,400News CoverageShort Interest ↑HWCHancock Whitney4.7064 of 5 stars$60.49+2.5%$70.00+15.7%+8.4%$5.00B$2.06B11.143,476Earnings ReportInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionSTBAS&T Bancorp4.2708 of 5 stars$35.81+0.9%$42.00+17.3%-9.8%$1.36B$564.96M10.501,206Upcoming EarningsTOWNTowne Bank4.0131 of 5 stars$33.18+2.2%$41.00+23.6%-4.0%$2.44B$1.03B14.432,720Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeUBSIUnited Bankshares3.9866 of 5 stars$36.08+1.5%$40.50+12.3%-5.0%$5.03B$1.63B12.752,553Upcoming EarningsHOMBHome BancShares3.9822 of 5 stars$27.16+1.6%$33.00+21.5%+2.7%$5.27B$1.47B12.402,552Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Busey Alternatives Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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