Midland States Bancorp (MSBI) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MSBI or BUSE?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Midland States Bancorp	$489.48M	0.80	$38.04M	-$0.77	-23.61
First Busey	$557.44M	3.78	$113.69M	$1.12	21.13

Which has more volatility & risk, MSBI or BUSE?

Midland States Bancorp has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MSBI or BUSE a better dividend stock?

Midland States Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Midland States Bancorp pays out -161.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Midland States Bancorp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Midland States Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer MSBI or BUSE?

Midland States Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $20.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.68%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.17, indicating a potential upside of 14.82%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than Midland States Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Midland States Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
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 believe in MSBI or BUSE?

60.9% of Midland States Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Midland States Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by 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 MSBI or BUSE more profitable?

First Busey has a net margin of 9.48% compared to Midland States Bancorp's net margin of -1.50%. First Busey's return on equity of 8.76% beat Midland States Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Midland States Bancorp	-1.50%	-1.23%	-0.10%
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%

Does the media prefer MSBI or BUSE?

In the previous week, Midland States Bancorp and Midland States Bancorp both had 4 articles in the media. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Midland States Bancorp's score of 0.80 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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)	Positive
First Busey	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

First Busey beats Midland States Bancorp on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.