MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG) Competitors $27.61 +0.19 (+0.69%) Closing price 10/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.61 0.00 (0.00%) As of 10/17/2025 04:31 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MOFG vs. BUSE, CNOB, DCOM, FMBH, MBWM, STEL, THFF, TOWN, PFS, and TMPShould 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 ConnectOne Bancorp Dime Community Bancshares First Mid Bancshares Mercantile Bank Stellarone First Financial Corporation Indiana Towne Bank Provident Financial Services Tompkins Financial First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and MidWestOne Financial Group (NASDAQ:MOFG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders believe in BUSE or MOFG? 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate BUSE or MOFG? First Busey currently has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 21.64%. MidWestOne Financial Group has a consensus target price of $34.17, indicating a potential upside of 23.75%. Given MidWestOne Financial Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 2.43MidWestOne Financial Group 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BUSE or MOFG? 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 RatioFirst Busey$663.36M3.02$113.69M$1.1220.06MidWestOne Financial Group$206.03M2.78-$60.29M-$4.06-6.80 Which has more risk and volatility, BUSE or MOFG? First Busey has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MidWestOne Financial Group has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BUSE or MOFG more profitable? 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% Is BUSE or MOFG a better dividend stock? First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. MidWestOne Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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. Does the media refer more to BUSE or MOFG? In the previous week, First Busey had 4 more articles in the media than MidWestOne Financial Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for First Busey and 3 mentions for MidWestOne Financial Group. MidWestOne Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 0.56 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral MidWestOne Financial Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryFirst Busey beats MidWestOne Financial Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get MidWestOne Financial Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MOFG 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. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 MOFG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMidWestOne Financial GroupBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$571.69M$2.37B$12.55B$10.56BDividend Yield3.51%3.81%5.60%4.81%P/E Ratio-6.8010.0728.5527.12Price / Sales2.782.2329.72132.79Price / Cash12.5610.2022.2260.81Price / Book1.021.142.236.52Net Income-$60.29M$174.54M$1.02B$276.93M7 Day Performance-1.29%-1.08%0.22%1.93%1 Month Performance-7.44%-6.69%-2.52%2.19%1 Year Performance-7.01%1.41%533.63%34.99% MidWestOne Financial Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MOFGMidWestOne Financial Group3.2984 of 5 stars$27.61+0.7%$34.17+23.7%-7.8%$571.69M$206.03M-6.80730Upcoming EarningsBUSEFirst Busey4.8731 of 5 stars$23.37+0.9%$27.33+17.0%-14.4%$2.06B$663.36M20.871,548Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↑CNOBConnectOne Bancorp4.742 of 5 stars$26.28+3.3%$30.25+15.1%-12.1%$1.28B$534.62M30.21520News CoverageUpcoming EarningsDCOMDime Community Bancshares3.962 of 5 stars$30.64+1.3%$37.17+21.3%-11.5%$1.33B$358.33M36.48820News CoverageFMBHFirst Mid Bancshares3.719 of 5 stars$37.62+0.4%$43.33+15.2%-11.1%$899.42M$453.67M10.691,198MBWMMercantile Bank4.307 of 5 stars$45.74+1.9%$55.25+20.8%-6.1%$729.42M$234.68M9.08670Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSTELStellarone3.0945 of 5 stars$31.10+12.1%$31.00-0.3%+8.8%$1.55B$625.45M14.141,025Short Interest ↓Gap UpTHFFFirst Financial Corporation Indiana4.056 of 5 stars$54.55+0.3%$57.67+5.7%+14.9%$644.67M$307.51M10.43880News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeTOWNTowne Bank3.9201 of 5 stars$34.37-0.2%$41.00+19.3%-4.7%$2.58B$749.92M14.942,720News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradePFSProvident Financial Services4.413 of 5 stars$20.00+1.6%$22.70+13.5%-8.4%$2.57B$1.14B11.301,801TMPTompkins Financial3.4263 of 5 stars$66.31+1.3%$70.00+5.6%N/A$944.59M$435.70M11.971,011News CoverageUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BUSE Competitors CNOB Competitors DCOM Competitors FMBH Competitors MBWM Competitors STEL Competitors THFF Competitors TOWN Competitors PFS Competitors TMP Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:MOFG) was last updated on 10/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersREVEALED: Something Big Happening Behind White House DoorsWhat I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBuy alert: Move $1,000 before Tesla’s Optimus launchElon's $1,000,000,000,000 payday Elon Musk just made his biggest insider purchase of Tesla stock ever. 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