OSBC vs. BUSE, CATY, FFBC, FRME, OBK, OCFC, STBA, TOWN, UBSI, and UVSP
Should you be buying Old Second Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Old Second Bancorp include First Busey (BUSE), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Origin Bancorp (OBK), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), and Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Old Second Bancorp vs. Its Competitors
Old Second Bancorp (NASDAQ:OSBC) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.
In the previous week, First Busey had 8 more articles in the media than Old Second Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for First Busey and 1 mentions for Old Second Bancorp. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat Old Second Bancorp's score of 0.59 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Old Second Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $21.38, suggesting a potential upside of 19.68%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 12.44%. Given Old Second Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Old Second Bancorp is more favorable than First Busey.
Old Second Bancorp has a net margin of 24.38% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Old Second Bancorp's return on equity of 12.53% beat First Busey's return on equity.
Old Second Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Old Second Bancorp pays out 13.1% 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. Old Second Bancorp has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and First Busey has raised 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.
Old Second Bancorp has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% 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.
First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Old Second Bancorp. Old Second 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.
67.8% of Old Second Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Old Second Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are held 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.
Summary
Old Second Bancorp beats First Busey on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:OSBC) was last updated on 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff