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MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG) Competitors

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$29.19 -0.22 (-0.75%)
Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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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 superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

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 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.

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$663.36M3.30$113.69M$1.1221.97
MidWestOne Financial Group$206.03M2.93-$60.29M-$4.06-7.19

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%

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.4% of MidWestOne Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of MidWestOne Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

First Busey presently has a consensus price target of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.07%. MidWestOne Financial Group has a consensus price target of $34.17, suggesting a potential upside of 17.05%. 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)
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

In the previous week, First Busey had 2 more articles in the media than MidWestOne Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First Busey and 3 mentions for MidWestOne Financial Group. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat MidWestOne Financial Group's score of 1.31 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
4 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
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

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$604.53M$2.58B$12.64B$10.18B
Dividend Yield3.32%3.56%5.41%4.60%
P/E Ratio-7.1911.29246.0026.02
Price / Sales2.932.5530.8191.11
Price / Cash13.2811.0219.2529.91
Price / Book1.081.242.316.25
Net Income-$60.29M$174.52M$1.01B$270.76M
7 Day Performance-3.89%-1.22%0.75%2.54%
1 Month Performance2.39%4.33%3.27%5.73%
1 Year Performance1.42%11.31%543.65%25.85%

MidWestOne Financial Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MOFG
MidWestOne Financial Group
3.4505 of 5 stars
$29.19
-0.7%
$34.17
+17.0%
+1.4%$604.53M$206.03M-7.19730Positive News
BUSE
First Busey
4.9404 of 5 stars
$24.91
+0.9%
$27.33
+9.7%
-6.5%$2.20B$663.36M22.241,548Positive News
DCOM
Dime Community Bancshares
3.9989 of 5 stars
$31.00
+1.2%
$36.88
+19.0%
+19.7%$1.34B$646.19M36.91820
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
3.6487 of 5 stars
$40.59
+1.2%
$43.33
+6.8%
+0.2%$962.77M$453.67M11.531,198Short Interest ↓
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
4.1294 of 5 stars
$48.56
-0.2%
$55.25
+13.8%
+8.1%$790.98M$361.89M9.63670Positive News
STEL
Stellarone
2.2144 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
2.7856 of 5 stars
$58.68
+0.1%
$57.67
-1.7%
+33.5%$694.76M$245.75M11.22880Positive News
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.4829 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
3.4848 of 5 stars
$31.36
+0.6%
$29.00
-7.5%
+10.4%$898.15M$500.41M11.45970Positive News
PFS
Provident Financial Services
3.9349 of 5 stars
$19.88
-0.6%
$22.70
+14.2%
+8.2%$2.61B$1.14B11.231,801Insider Trade
TMP
Tompkins Financial
3.3883 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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