Peoples Bancorp (PEBO) Competitors $29.48 -0.16 (-0.54%) As of 10:31 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PEBO vs. BUSE, CTBI, FFBC, FRME, MBWM, TOWN, UBSI, UVSP, FCF, and OBKShould you be buying Peoples Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peoples Bancorp include First Busey (BUSE), Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP), First Commonwealth Financial (FCF), and Origin Bancorp (OBK). Peoples Bancorp vs. Its Competitors First Busey Community Trust Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. First Merchants Mercantile Bank Towne Bank United Bankshares Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania First Commonwealth Financial Origin Bancorp First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Do analysts recommend BUSE or PEBO? First Busey presently has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 17.71%. Peoples Bancorp has a consensus price target of $33.13, indicating a potential upside of 12.36%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than Peoples Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score First Busey 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43Peoples Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media prefer BUSE or PEBO? In the previous week, Peoples Bancorp had 24 more articles in the media than First Busey. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Peoples Bancorp and 4 mentions for First Busey. Peoples Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat First Busey's score of 0.35 indicating that Peoples Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment First Busey 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Peoples Bancorp 6 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BUSE or PEBO? 56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of Peoples Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Peoples Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is BUSE or PEBO more profitable? Peoples Bancorp has a net margin of 16.57% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Peoples Bancorp's return on equity of 9.45% beat First Busey's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Busey9.48% 8.76% 1.04% Peoples Bancorp 16.57%9.45%1.15% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BUSE or PEBO? Peoples Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Busey. Peoples 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$663.36M3.12$113.69M$1.1220.73Peoples Bancorp$620.14M1.70$117.21M$2.8610.31 Is BUSE or PEBO a better dividend stock? First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Peoples Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. 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. Peoples Bancorp pays out 57.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Peoples Bancorp has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Peoples Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility & risk, BUSE or PEBO? First Busey has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peoples Bancorp has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPeoples Bancorp beats First Busey on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PEBO 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 PEBO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPeoples BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.05B$2.38B$12.56B$10.63BDividend Yield5.63%3.72%5.57%4.86%P/E Ratio10.3110.7621.1627.77Price / Sales1.702.1630.12127.99Price / Cash8.3610.4622.3761.42Price / Book0.941.172.246.48Net Income$117.21M$174.54M$1.02B$276.73M7 Day Performance6.54%3.29%0.87%-0.23%1 Month Performance-2.67%-2.88%-1.19%1.29%1 Year Performance-4.78%5.44%535.97%33.75% Peoples Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEBOPeoples Bancorp4.2019 of 5 stars$29.48-0.5%$33.13+12.4%-3.2%$1.05B$620.14M10.311,479Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionBUSEFirst Busey4.7206 of 5 stars$23.06+1.2%$27.33+18.5%-6.2%$2.06B$663.36M20.641,548Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑CTBICommunity Trust Bancorp4.1852 of 5 stars$54.76+0.7%$64.50+17.8%+2.6%$990.98M$376.01M10.77980FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.7694 of 5 stars$25.18+1.0%$29.83+18.5%-3.8%$2.41B$1.62B10.082,090FRMEFirst Merchants4.9738 of 5 stars$37.02+0.8%$48.00+29.7%-2.0%$2.14B$1.07B9.602,120News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeMBWMMercantile Bank4.2091 of 5 stars$45.47+0.9%$55.25+21.5%+3.1%$740.03M$361.89M9.04670News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastTOWNTowne Bank3.9492 of 5 stars$33.47+0.9%$41.00+22.5%-0.3%$2.52B$1.03B14.622,720News CoverageEarnings ReportUBSIUnited Bankshares4.0051 of 5 stars$36.47+1.1%$40.50+11.1%-3.6%$5.18B$1.63B12.912,553Earnings ReportUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania3.4302 of 5 stars$29.34+0.9%$29.00-1.1%+9.1%$847.04M$500.41M10.73970News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementFCFFirst Commonwealth Financial4.3971 of 5 stars$16.35+1.3%$18.90+15.6%-4.0%$1.71B$699.69M12.581,545News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeOBKOrigin Bancorp3.6064 of 5 stars$33.73+0.9%$43.20+28.1%N/A$1.05B$619.96M15.061,031Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Busey Alternatives Community Trust Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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