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MOFG vs. BUSE, DCOM, FMBH, MBWM, STEL, THFF, TOWN, UVSP, 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), Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Stellarone (STEL), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), Towne Bank (TOWN), Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP), 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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

First Busey has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MidWestOne Financial Group has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

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. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat MidWestOne Financial Group's score of 1.75 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
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
MidWestOne Financial Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. MidWestOne Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. 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 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 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$663.36M3.28$113.69M$1.1221.82
MidWestOne Financial Group$206.03M2.92-$60.29M-$4.06-7.14

First Busey presently has a consensus target price of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.84%. MidWestOne Financial Group has a consensus target price of $34.17, suggesting a potential upside of 17.82%. Given MidWestOne Financial Group's higher possible 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)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
MidWestOne Financial Group
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

Summary

First Busey beats MidWestOne Financial Group on 14 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$600.59M$2.55B$12.64B$10.27B
Dividend Yield3.32%3.55%5.40%4.60%
P/E Ratio-7.1411.23244.6526.41
Price / Sales2.922.7330.7388.61
Price / Cash13.2811.0219.2529.91
Price / Book1.081.242.316.28
Net Income-$60.29M$174.52M$1.01B$270.38M
7 Day Performance-4.51%-1.58%0.66%2.70%
1 Month Performance1.72%3.94%3.19%5.99%
1 Year Performance0.76%10.91%543.58%25.94%

MidWestOne Financial Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MOFG
MidWestOne Financial Group
3.5325 of 5 stars
$29.00
-0.7%
$34.17
+17.8%
+1.4%$600.59M$206.03M-7.14730Positive News
BUSE
First Busey
4.9431 of 5 stars
$24.91
+0.9%
$27.33
+9.7%
-6.5%$2.20B$663.36M22.241,548Positive News
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
3.9813 of 5 stars
$31.00
+1.2%
$36.88
+19.0%
+19.7%$1.34B$646.19M36.91820Positive News
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
3.6777 of 5 stars
$40.59
+1.2%
$43.33
+6.8%
+0.2%$962.77M$453.67M11.531,198Short Interest ↓
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
4.1547 of 5 stars
$48.56
-0.2%
$55.25
+13.8%
+8.1%$790.98M$361.89M9.63670Positive News
STEL
Stellarone
2.2225 of 5 stars
$31.54
+13.7%
$31.00
-1.7%
+17.2%$1.55B$625.45M14.341,025Short Interest ↓
Gap Up
THFF
First Financial Corporation Indiana
2.8067 of 5 stars
$58.68
+0.1%
$57.67
-1.7%
+33.5%$694.76M$245.75M11.22880Positive News
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.6704 of 5 stars
$36.52
+0.4%
$40.67
+11.4%
+6.8%$2.73B$1.03B15.882,720Positive News
Short Interest ↑
UVSP
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania
3.4959 of 5 stars
$31.36
+0.6%
$29.00
-7.5%
+10.4%$898.15M$500.41M11.45970Positive News
PFS
Provident Financial Services
4.0052 of 5 stars
$19.88
-0.6%
$22.70
+14.2%
+8.2%$2.61B$1.14B11.231,801News Coverage
Insider Trade
TMP
Tompkins Financial
3.4321 of 5 stars
$69.76
-0.2%
$69.00
-1.1%
N/A$1.01B$435.70M12.591,011Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:MOFG) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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