Midland States Bancorp (MSBI) Competitors $18.00 -0.54 (-2.91%) Closing price 07/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.02 +0.02 (+0.08%) As of 07/24/2025 04:10 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 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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment. Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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$663.36M3.15$113.69M$1.0721.80Midland States Bancorp$489.48M0.79$38.04M-$1.01-17.82 Is BUSE or MSBI more profitable? First Busey has a net margin of 9.48% compared to Midland States Bancorp's net margin of -2.59%. First Busey's return on equity of 9.76% beat Midland States Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Busey9.48% 9.76% 1.11% Midland States Bancorp -2.59%-1.89%-0.16% Do analysts recommend BUSE or MSBI? First Busey currently has a consensus price target of $27.17, indicating a potential upside of 16.45%. Midland States Bancorp has a consensus price target of $20.67, indicating a potential upside of 14.81%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than Midland States Bancorp.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 Which has more volatility and risk, BUSE or MSBI? First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Midland States Bancorp has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer BUSE or MSBI? In the previous week, First Busey had 19 more articles in the media than Midland States Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for First Busey and 5 mentions for Midland States Bancorp. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Midland States Bancorp's score of -0.08 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 9 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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, 5.3% of Midland States Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 4.3%. Midland States Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. 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 raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Midland States Bancorp has raised 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 15 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$398.89M$888.86M$12.31B$9.47BDividend Yield6.69%3.09%5.53%3.99%P/E Ratio-17.8216.9019.0619.95Price / Sales0.792.2925.92101.76Price / CashN/A48.9821.8458.97Price / Book0.641.112.275.90Net Income$38.04M$54.19M$998.01M$258.42M7 Day Performance-2.60%-0.59%0.88%2.12%1 Month Performance5.26%5.21%4.39%12.46%1 Year Performance-30.74%10.20%540.85%19.56% Midland States Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MSBIMidland States Bancorp4.1968 of 5 stars$18.00-2.9%$20.67+14.8%-29.4%$398.89M$489.48M-17.82970News CoverageEarnings ReportBUSEFirst Busey4.9223 of 5 stars$24.14-0.9%$27.67+14.6%-14.7%$2.18B$663.36M11.181,548Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastCATYCathay General Bancorp4.1577 of 5 stars$48.09-0.2%$50.17+4.3%+8.7%$3.38B$1.39B11.931,266Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCTBICommunity Trust Bancorp3.6519 of 5 stars$56.86-0.1%$59.50+4.6%+10.8%$1.03B$376.01M11.21980Positive NewsDividend IncreaseFMBHFirst Mid Bancshares3.6353 of 5 stars$38.83-0.1%$43.83+12.9%+1.0%$931.53M$453.67M11.561,198News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseIBCPIndependent Bank3.9597 of 5 stars$34.17+0.1%$36.67+7.3%-1.2%$708.00M$323.14M10.88920News CoverageDividend AnnouncementGap DownOCFCOceanFirst Financial4.3321 of 5 stars$18.62-0.3%$20.67+11.0%+0.7%$1.09B$692.36M12.17960News CoverageEarnings ReportPEBOPeoples Bancorp4.0843 of 5 stars$31.55-0.2%$35.25+11.7%-12.6%$1.12B$620.14M10.021,479Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementSTELStellarone2.4042 of 5 stars$31.89+15.0%$29.00-9.0%+17.6%$1.55B$625.45M14.411,025Gap UpTOWNTowne Bank3.8294 of 5 stars$35.78-0.4%$40.00+11.8%+12.9%$2.68B$1.03B15.162,720News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastASBAssociated Banc4.6974 of 5 stars$25.58-0.9%$27.22+6.4%+9.2%$4.28B$2.39B11.534,000News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings Report 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 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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