Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer BUSE or MPB?

First Busey presently has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.75%. Mid Penn Bancorp has a consensus target price of $34.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.16%. Given Mid Penn Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mid Penn Bancorp 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
Mid Penn Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BUSE or MPB?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, BUSE or MPB?

First Busey has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mid Penn Bancorp has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, BUSE or MPB?

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
First Busey	$663.36M	3.31	$113.69M	$1.12	22.04
Mid Penn Bancorp	$309.08M	2.25	$49.44M	$2.39	12.64

Is BUSE or MPB 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 8.76% beat Mid Penn Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%
Mid Penn Bancorp	13.69%	8.13%	0.95%

Is BUSE or MPB a better dividend stock?

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Mid Penn Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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. Mid Penn Bancorp pays out 33.5% 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 favor BUSE or MPB?

In the previous week, First Busey had 11 more articles in the media than Mid Penn Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for First Busey and 3 mentions for Mid Penn Bancorp. Mid Penn Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat First Busey's score of 1.41 indicating that Mid Penn Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Busey	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mid Penn Bancorp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

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