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MOFG vs. BUSE, CNOB, DCOM, FMBH, MBWM, STEL, THFF, TOWN, PFS, and TMP

Should you be buying MidWestOne Financial Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of MidWestOne Financial Group include First Busey (BUSE), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Stellarone (STEL), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), Towne Bank (TOWN), Provident Financial Services (PFS), and Tompkins Financial (TMP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

MidWestOne Financial Group vs. Its Competitors

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

First Busey currently has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 17.97%. MidWestOne Financial Group has a consensus price target of $34.17, indicating a potential upside of 18.80%. Given MidWestOne Financial Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe MidWestOne Financial Group is more favorable than First Busey.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
MidWestOne Financial Group
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, First Busey had 2 more articles in the media than MidWestOne Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Busey and 2 mentions for MidWestOne Financial Group. MidWestOne Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat First Busey's score of 0.03 indicating that MidWestOne Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.4% of MidWestOne Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of MidWestOne Financial Group 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.

First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MidWestOne Financial Group has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than MidWestOne Financial Group. MidWestOne Financial Group 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$663.36M3.11$113.69M$1.1220.69
MidWestOne Financial Group$84.71M7.03-$60.29M-$4.06-7.08

First Busey has a net margin of 9.48% compared to MidWestOne Financial Group's net margin of 0.00%. MidWestOne Financial Group's return on equity of 8.86% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Busey9.48% 8.76% 1.04%
MidWestOne Financial Group N/A 8.86%0.81%

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. MidWestOne Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.97 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. MidWestOne Financial Group pays out -23.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has increased 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.

Summary

First Busey beats MidWestOne Financial Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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MOFG vs. The Competition

MetricMidWestOne Financial GroupBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$595.51M$2.51B$12.65B$10.54B
Dividend Yield3.42%3.66%5.49%4.69%
P/E Ratio-7.0811.0640.1326.71
Price / Sales7.032.6129.97203.04
Price / Cash13.0910.7919.7431.09
Price / Book1.071.212.286.57
Net Income-$60.29M$174.54M$1.01B$276.78M
7 Day Performance1.05%-0.51%0.24%1.96%
1 Month Performance-3.59%-2.47%0.74%9.11%
1 Year Performance4.96%10.21%540.83%31.60%

MidWestOne Financial Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MOFG
MidWestOne Financial Group
3.2138 of 5 stars
$28.76
+1.5%
$34.17
+18.8%
+5.0%$595.51M$84.71M-7.08730Positive News
BUSE
First Busey
4.9131 of 5 stars
$24.55
-0.8%
$27.33
+11.3%
-7.7%$2.20B$663.36M21.921,548
CNOB
ConnectOne Bancorp
4.7967 of 5 stars
$25.57
-0.9%
$30.25
+18.3%
+1.5%$1.30B$534.62M29.39520Positive News
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
3.8666 of 5 stars
$30.94
+0.1%
$36.88
+19.2%
+7.5%$1.36B$646.19M36.83820
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
3.7863 of 5 stars
$39.05
-0.4%
$43.33
+11.0%
+0.3%$940.46M$453.67M11.091,198Positive News
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
4.4405 of 5 stars
$46.59
-0.9%
$55.25
+18.6%
+7.4%$763.68M$361.89M9.24670
STEL
Stellarone
1.7756 of 5 stars
$30.42
+9.7%
$31.00
+1.9%
+21.0%$1.55B$625.45M13.831,025Short Interest ↑
Gap Up
THFF
First Financial Corporation Indiana
3.7854 of 5 stars
$58.35
-0.2%
$57.67
-1.2%
+30.5%$692.79M$307.51M11.16880
TOWN
Towne Bank
4.1543 of 5 stars
$35.72
-0.4%
$40.67
+13.8%
+4.0%$2.69B$1.03B15.532,720
PFS
Provident Financial Services
4.0527 of 5 stars
$19.77
-0.7%
$22.70
+14.8%
+10.6%$2.60B$1.14B11.171,801
TMP
Tompkins Financial
2.8696 of 5 stars
$68.82
-0.5%
$69.00
+0.3%
N/A$998.43M$435.70M12.421,011

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This page (NASDAQ:MOFG) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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