Peapack-Gladstone Financial (PGC) Competitors $28.75 +0.17 (+0.59%) Closing price 10/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.61 -0.14 (-0.49%) As of 04:02 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PGC vs. BUSE, FFBC, GSBC, STBA, TCBK, TOWN, UVSP, WSBC, PFS, and TMPShould you be buying Peapack-Gladstone Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peapack-Gladstone Financial include First Busey (BUSE), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), S&T Bancorp (STBA), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), Towne Bank (TOWN), Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP), WesBanco (WSBC), Provident Financial Services (PFS), and Tompkins Financial (TMP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Peapack-Gladstone Financial vs. Its Competitors First Busey First Financial Bancorp. Great Southern Bancorp S&T Bancorp TriCo Bancshares Towne Bank Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania WesBanco Provident Financial Services Tompkins Financial First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Peapack-Gladstone Financial (NASDAQ:PGC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk. Do insiders & institutionals believe in BUSE or PGC? 56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of Peapack-Gladstone Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Peapack-Gladstone Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend BUSE or PGC? First Busey presently has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 17.21%. Peapack-Gladstone Financial has a consensus target price of $36.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.38%. Given Peapack-Gladstone Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Peapack-Gladstone Financial is more favorable than First Busey.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) 2.43Peapack-Gladstone Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media refer more to BUSE or PGC? In the previous week, First Busey had 4 more articles in the media than Peapack-Gladstone Financial. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Busey and 4 mentions for Peapack-Gladstone Financial. Peapack-Gladstone Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat First Busey's score of 0.53 indicating that Peapack-Gladstone Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment First Busey 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Peapack-Gladstone Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, BUSE or PGC? First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Peapack-Gladstone Financial. Peapack-Gladstone Financial 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$663.36M3.13$113.69M$1.1220.82Peapack-Gladstone Financial$406.92M1.25$32.99M$1.8315.71 Which has more risk & volatility, BUSE or PGC? First Busey has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peapack-Gladstone Financial has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BUSE or PGC more profitable? First Busey has a net margin of 9.48% compared to Peapack-Gladstone Financial's net margin of 7.62%. First Busey's return on equity of 8.76% beat Peapack-Gladstone Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Busey9.48% 8.76% 1.04% Peapack-Gladstone Financial 7.62%5.25%0.46% Is BUSE or PGC a better dividend stock? First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Peapack-Gladstone Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. 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. Peapack-Gladstone Financial pays out 10.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. SummaryFirst Busey beats Peapack-Gladstone Financial on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Peapack-Gladstone Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PGC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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 PGC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPeapack-Gladstone FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$504.39M$916.89M$12.66B$10.45BDividend Yield0.70%3.13%5.56%4.77%P/E Ratio15.7116.6329.9827.36Price / Sales1.252.4630.39137.65Price / Cash11.4453.4522.8061.86Price / Book0.831.122.326.81Net Income$32.99M$54.76M$1.02B$276.80M7 Day Performance4.74%-0.03%0.27%0.42%1 Month Performance-0.93%-1.64%-0.10%7.86%1 Year Performance-4.90%7.35%535.76%41.24% Peapack-Gladstone Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PGCPeapack-Gladstone Financial4.601 of 5 stars$28.75+0.6%$36.33+26.4%-3.6%$504.39M$406.92M15.71500BUSEFirst Busey4.9044 of 5 stars$23.37+0.9%$27.33+17.0%-7.3%$2.06B$663.36M20.871,548News CoverageDividend AnnouncementFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.816 of 5 stars$26.01-0.2%$29.80+14.6%-2.5%$2.50B$852.23M10.402,090Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeGSBCGreat Southern Bancorp2.6328 of 5 stars$62.41+1.9%$60.50-3.1%+6.4%$693.64M$355.26M10.631,108News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportSTBAS&T Bancorp3.7966 of 5 stars$37.71+0.9%$42.00+11.4%-13.0%$1.43B$564.96M11.061,206News CoverageUpcoming EarningsTCBKTriCo Bancshares3.6926 of 5 stars$44.48+1.0%$47.60+7.0%-4.7%$1.43B$531.04M13.081,201News CoverageUpcoming EarningsTOWNTowne Bank4.4185 of 5 stars$34.37-0.2%$41.00+19.3%-3.6%$2.58B$1.03B14.942,720News CoverageUpcoming EarningsUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania3.618 of 5 stars$30.51+2.2%$29.00-4.9%+5.0%$859.84M$500.41M11.14970News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastWSBCWesBanco4.9507 of 5 stars$33.45+2.0%$38.83+16.1%+7.0%$3.15B$953.62M20.152,195Upcoming EarningsPFSProvident Financial Services3.9546 of 5 stars$20.00+1.6%$22.70+13.5%-1.6%$2.57B$1.14B11.301,801TMPTompkins Financial2.7791 of 5 stars$66.31+1.3%$70.00+5.6%N/A$944.59M$435.70M11.971,011 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Busey Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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