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MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS) Competitors

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$29.34 -0.30 (-1.01%)
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MCBS vs. BUSE, FCBC, FFBC, FMBH, GSBC, OBK, PPBI, QCRH, NIC, and TMP

Should you be buying MetroCity Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MetroCity Bankshares include First Busey (BUSE), First Community Bancshares (FCBC), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), QCR (QCRH), Nicolet Bankshares (NIC), and Tompkins Financial (TMP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

MetroCity Bankshares vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, First Busey had 28 more articles in the media than MetroCity Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for First Busey and 1 mentions for MetroCity Bankshares. MetroCity Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat First Busey's score of 0.89 indicating that MetroCity Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Busey Positive
MetroCity Bankshares Very Positive

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. MetroCity Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. 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. MetroCity Bankshares pays out 39.1% 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.

First Busey has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MetroCity Bankshares has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

First Busey currently has a consensus price target of $27.17, suggesting a potential upside of 17.00%. MetroCity Bankshares has a consensus price target of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 15.88%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than MetroCity Bankshares.

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
MetroCity Bankshares
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than MetroCity Bankshares. MetroCity Bankshares 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
First Busey$557.44M3.73$113.69M$1.1220.73
MetroCity Bankshares$144.66M5.15$64.50M$2.5611.46

MetroCity Bankshares has a net margin of 27.98% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. MetroCity Bankshares' return on equity of 15.77% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Busey9.48% 9.76% 1.11%
MetroCity Bankshares 27.98%15.77%1.83%

56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.3% of MetroCity Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 27.5% of MetroCity Bankshares shares are held 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.

Summary

First Busey beats MetroCity Bankshares on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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MCBS vs. The Competition

MetricMetroCity BanksharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$752.92M$2.00B$12.28B$9.50B
Dividend Yield3.02%2.60%5.54%4.01%
P/E Ratio11.4611.9919.0320.05
Price / Sales5.152.4826.1190.19
Price / Cash11.1312.5921.6358.56
Price / Book1.761.202.205.87
Net Income$64.50M$154.64M$997.25M$258.55M
7 Day Performance0.14%-0.46%0.60%3.73%
1 Month Performance3.13%4.38%3.44%11.75%
1 Year Performance-8.23%12.68%536.57%18.03%

MetroCity Bankshares Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MCBS
MetroCity Bankshares
3.5785 of 5 stars
$29.34
-1.0%
$34.00
+15.9%
-4.7%$752.92M$144.66M11.46220Positive News
Earnings Report
Gap Down
BUSE
First Busey
4.9036 of 5 stars
$24.14
-0.9%
$27.67
+14.6%
-18.0%$2.18B$663.36M22.561,548Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FCBC
First Community Bancshares
2.9348 of 5 stars
$40.78
+1.1%
N/A-13.1%$737.19M$155.82M14.72630News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.4688 of 5 stars
$24.59
-1.1%
$28.75
+16.9%
-8.1%$2.38B$840.71M10.202,090Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Gap Up
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
3.5446 of 5 stars
$38.83
-0.1%
$43.83
+12.9%
-1.3%$932.69M$453.67M11.561,198News Coverage
Earnings Report
Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
GSBC
Great Southern Bancorp
2.315 of 5 stars
$60.42
-0.1%
$60.50
+0.1%
-8.2%$693.92M$355.26M10.311,108Positive News
OBK
Origin Bancorp
3.4257 of 5 stars
$37.87
-0.7%
$42.20
+11.4%
+8.4%$1.19B$358.20M15.391,010News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
3.7206 of 5 stars
$21.95
-0.7%
$27.25
+24.1%
-15.5%$2.14B$905.41M14.541,325News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
QCRH
QCR
3.671 of 5 stars
$75.27
+0.2%
$85.33
+13.4%
+0.4%$1.27B$597.39M11.321,013News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
NIC
Nicolet Bankshares
1.7741 of 5 stars
$138.39
-1.3%
$145.33
+5.0%
+30.5%$2.11B$520.63M15.89860Insider Trade
TMP
Tompkins Financial
2.7371 of 5 stars
$65.13
-0.5%
$69.00
+5.9%
N/A$945.31M$435.70M12.671,011News Coverage
Dividend Announcement

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This page (NASDAQ:MCBS) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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