Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend MPB or BUSE?

Mid Penn Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $36.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.23%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.17, suggesting a potential upside of 17.00%. Given Mid Penn Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mid Penn Bancorp is more favorable than First Busey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mid Penn Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MPB or BUSE?

43.1% of Mid Penn Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Mid Penn Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MPB or BUSE more profitable?

Mid Penn Bancorp has a net margin of 13.69% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. First Busey's return on equity of 9.76% beat Mid Penn Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mid Penn Bancorp	13.69%	8.60%	0.99%
First Busey	9.48%	9.76%	1.11%

Which has more volatility & risk, MPB or BUSE?

Mid Penn Bancorp has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MPB or BUSE a better dividend stock?

Mid Penn Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Mid Penn Bancorp pays out 27.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey pays out 93.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MPB or BUSE?

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Mid Penn Bancorp. Mid Penn Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Busey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mid Penn Bancorp	$309.08M	1.69	$49.44M	$2.88	9.38
First Busey	$663.36M	3.13	$113.69M	$1.07	21.70

Does the media favor MPB or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 19 more articles in the media than Mid Penn Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for First Busey and 9 mentions for Mid Penn Bancorp. Mid Penn Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat First Busey's score of 0.79 indicating that Mid Penn Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mid Penn Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Busey	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

First Busey beats Mid Penn Bancorp on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.