Northrim BanCorp (NRIM) Competitors

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

Is NRIM or BUSE a better dividend stock?

Northrim BanCorp pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Northrim BanCorp pays out 32.0% 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. Northrim BanCorp has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years and First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Is NRIM or BUSE more profitable?

Northrim BanCorp has a net margin of 20.11% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Northrim BanCorp's return on equity of 16.35% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northrim BanCorp	20.11%	16.35%	1.45%
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NRIM or BUSE?

66.0% of Northrim BanCorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of Northrim 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, NRIM or BUSE?

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Northrim BanCorp. Northrim 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
Northrim BanCorp	$195.96M	2.58	$36.97M	$7.99	11.46
First Busey	$663.36M	3.32	$113.69M	$1.12	22.05

Does the media favor NRIM or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 8 more articles in the media than Northrim BanCorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for First Busey and 1 mentions for Northrim BanCorp. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Northrim BanCorp's score of 1.33 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northrim BanCorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Busey	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate NRIM or BUSE?

Northrim BanCorp currently has a consensus target price of $104.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.60%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.66%. Given Northrim BanCorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Northrim BanCorp is more favorable than First Busey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northrim BanCorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 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

Which has more volatility and risk, NRIM or BUSE?

Northrim BanCorp has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Northrim BanCorp beats First Busey on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.