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PEBO vs. BUSE, CTBI, FFBC, FRME, MBWM, TOWN, UBSI, UVSP, FCF, and OBK

Should 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 (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.

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)
2.43
Peoples Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

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

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.

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%

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 Ratio
First Busey$663.36M3.12$113.69M$1.1220.73
Peoples Bancorp$620.14M1.70$117.21M$2.8610.31

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.

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.

Summary

Peoples Bancorp beats First Busey on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PEBO vs. The Competition

MetricPeoples BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.05B$2.38B$12.56B$10.63B
Dividend Yield5.63%3.72%5.57%4.86%
P/E Ratio10.3110.7621.1627.77
Price / Sales1.702.1630.12127.99
Price / Cash8.3610.4622.3761.42
Price / Book0.941.172.246.48
Net Income$117.21M$174.54M$1.02B$276.73M
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PEBO
Peoples Bancorp
4.2019 of 5 stars
$29.48
-0.5%
$33.13
+12.4%
-3.2%$1.05B$620.14M10.311,479Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
BUSE
First Busey
4.7206 of 5 stars
$23.06
+1.2%
$27.33
+18.5%
-6.2%$2.06B$663.36M20.641,548Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
CTBI
Community Trust Bancorp
4.1852 of 5 stars
$54.76
+0.7%
$64.50
+17.8%
+2.6%$990.98M$376.01M10.77980
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.7694 of 5 stars
$25.18
+1.0%
$29.83
+18.5%
-3.8%$2.41B$1.62B10.082,090
FRME
First Merchants
4.9738 of 5 stars
$37.02
+0.8%
$48.00
+29.7%
-2.0%$2.14B$1.07B9.602,120News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Downgrade
MBWM
Mercantile Bank
4.2091 of 5 stars
$45.47
+0.9%
$55.25
+21.5%
+3.1%$740.03M$361.89M9.04670News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.9492 of 5 stars
$33.47
+0.9%
$41.00
+22.5%
-0.3%$2.52B$1.03B14.622,720News Coverage
Earnings Report
UBSI
United Bankshares
4.0051 of 5 stars
$36.47
+1.1%
$40.50
+11.1%
-3.6%$5.18B$1.63B12.912,553Earnings Report
UVSP
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania
3.4302 of 5 stars
$29.34
+0.9%
$29.00
-1.1%
+9.1%$847.04M$500.41M10.73970News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
FCF
First Commonwealth Financial
4.3971 of 5 stars
$16.35
+1.3%
$18.90
+15.6%
-4.0%$1.71B$699.69M12.581,545News Coverage
Analyst Downgrade
OBK
Origin Bancorp
3.6064 of 5 stars
$33.73
+0.9%
$43.20
+28.1%
N/A$1.05B$619.96M15.061,031Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:PEBO) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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