Midland States Bancorp (MSBI) Competitors $18.70 +0.31 (+1.69%) As of 07/3/2025 01:04 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock MSBI vs. BUSE, CATY, CTBI, FMBH, IBCP, OCFC, PEBO, STEL, TOWN, and ASBShould you be buying Midland States Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Midland States Bancorp include First Busey (BUSE), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Independent Bank (IBCP), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Peoples Bancorp (PEBO), Stellarone (STEL), Towne Bank (TOWN), and Associated Banc (ASB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Midland States Bancorp vs. Its Competitors First Busey Cathay General Bancorp Community Trust Bancorp First Mid Bancshares Independent Bank OceanFirst Financial Peoples Bancorp Stellarone Towne Bank Associated Banc First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Midland States Bancorp (NASDAQ:MSBI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability. Which has higher valuation and earnings, BUSE or MSBI? First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Midland States Bancorp. Midland States 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirst Busey$663.36M3.29$113.69M$1.0722.77Midland States Bancorp$489.48M0.82-$13.43M-$1.01-18.51 Do institutionals and insiders believe in BUSE or MSBI? 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.9% of Midland States Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Midland States Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, BUSE or MSBI? First Busey has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Midland States Bancorp has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer BUSE or MSBI? In the previous week, First Busey had 10 more articles in the media than Midland States Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for First Busey and 6 mentions for Midland States Bancorp. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Midland States Bancorp's score of -0.27 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Midland States Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is BUSE or MSBI more profitable? First Busey has a net margin of 8.32% compared to Midland States Bancorp's net margin of -2.59%. First Busey's return on equity of 8.46% beat Midland States Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Busey8.32% 8.46% 0.96% Midland States Bancorp -2.59%-1.81%-0.16% Do analysts rate BUSE or MSBI? First Busey presently has a consensus target price of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 13.57%. Midland States Bancorp has a consensus target price of $21.33, suggesting a potential upside of 14.08%. Given Midland States Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Midland States 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) 2.50Midland States Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is BUSE or MSBI a better dividend stock? First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Midland States Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. 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. Midland States Bancorp pays out -122.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Midland States Bancorp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Midland States Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryFirst Busey beats Midland States Bancorp on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Midland States Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MSBI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MSBI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 MSBI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMidland States BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$402.24M$877.18M$12.04B$9.01BDividend Yield6.74%3.16%5.57%4.04%P/E Ratio-18.5119.4020.0720.30Price / Sales0.822.3225.91103.84Price / Cash4.1349.0521.5057.47Price / Book0.591.132.285.68Net Income-$13.43M$53.76M$1.00B$249.13M7 Day Performance5.23%4.36%2.21%3.30%1 Month Performance12.99%8.34%4.45%5.20%1 Year Performance-16.59%28.16%540.85%21.38% Midland States Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MSBIMidland States Bancorp4.312 of 5 stars$18.70+1.7%$21.33+14.1%-16.6%$402.24M$489.48M-18.51970BUSEFirst Busey4.5826 of 5 stars$22.89-1.4%$27.33+19.4%+2.7%$2.05B$663.36M21.391,548Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCATYCathay General Bancorp3.9307 of 5 stars$45.53-0.3%$50.17+10.2%+31.2%$3.19B$742.38M11.501,266News CoveragePositive NewsCTBICommunity Trust Bancorp3.5605 of 5 stars$52.92-0.3%$57.00+7.7%+32.1%$958.38M$376.01M11.05980News CoveragePositive NewsFMBHFirst Mid Bancshares2.6041 of 5 stars$37.49-1.9%$43.83+16.9%+22.2%$899.39M$453.67M11.161,198High Trading VolumeIBCPIndependent Bank3.1601 of 5 stars$32.41-0.6%$36.67+13.1%+32.8%$671.57M$216.85M10.32920OCFCOceanFirst Financial4.3334 of 5 stars$17.61-0.6%$20.67+17.4%+20.8%$1.03B$692.36M11.51960News CoverageAnalyst RevisionPEBOPeoples Bancorp3.4158 of 5 stars$30.54-0.1%$36.00+17.9%+9.2%$1.09B$620.14M9.701,479Analyst RevisionSTELStellarone1.8502 of 5 stars$28.08+1.3%$29.00+3.3%+33.4%$1.55B$625.45M12.731,025Gap UpTOWNTowne Bank3.8529 of 5 stars$34.18-0.5%$40.00+17.0%+32.2%$2.56B$1.03B14.482,720ASBAssociated Banc4.6755 of 5 stars$24.40-0.2%$26.00+6.6%+25.7%$4.05B$1.05B28.374,000News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Busey Competitors Cathay General Bancorp Competitors Community Trust Bancorp Competitors First Mid Bancshares Competitors Independent Bank Competitors OceanFirst Financial Competitors Peoples Bancorp Competitors Stellarone Competitors Towne Bank Competitors Associated Banc 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:MSBI) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s RevengeElon Musk and President Trump's new feud is all over the news... 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