Peapack-Gladstone Financial (PGC) Competitors $27.33 -0.33 (-1.19%) As of 10:08 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 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 Peapack-Gladstone Financial (NASDAQ:PGC) 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, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk. Do analysts prefer PGC or BUSE? Peapack-Gladstone Financial presently has a consensus price target of $36.33, suggesting a potential upside of 32.94%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.59%. Given Peapack-Gladstone Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Peapack-Gladstone Financial is more favorable than First Busey.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Peapack-Gladstone Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00First Busey 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Is PGC or BUSE 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 Peapack-Gladstone Financial7.62% 5.25% 0.46% First Busey 9.48%8.76%1.04% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PGC or BUSE? 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 RatioPeapack-Gladstone Financial$406.92M1.19$32.99M$1.8314.93First Busey$663.36M3.12$113.69M$1.1220.75 Which has more risk and volatility, PGC or BUSE? Peapack-Gladstone Financial has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PGC or BUSE a better dividend stock? Peapack-Gladstone Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Peapack-Gladstone Financial pays out 10.9% 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. First Busey has increased 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. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PGC or BUSE? 72.8% of Peapack-Gladstone Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Peapack-Gladstone Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer PGC or BUSE? In the previous week, Peapack-Gladstone Financial had 1 more articles in the media than First Busey. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Peapack-Gladstone Financial and 3 mentions for First Busey. Peapack-Gladstone Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat First Busey's score of -0.56 indicating that Peapack-Gladstone Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Peapack-Gladstone Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral First Busey 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative SummaryPeapack-Gladstone Financial and First Busey tied by winning 10 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. 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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$482.37M$922.42M$12.61B$10.61BDividend Yield0.72%3.07%5.54%4.71%P/E Ratio14.9316.9730.2427.54Price / Sales1.192.3430.07202.58Price / Cash11.1553.4222.5761.55Price / Book0.791.122.296.78Net Income$32.99M$54.76M$1.02B$275.79M7 Day Performance1.30%0.38%0.30%2.99%1 Month Performance-5.53%-1.75%0.32%9.50%1 Year Performance-0.55%12.52%539.75%35.97% Peapack-Gladstone Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PGCPeapack-Gladstone Financial4.5963 of 5 stars$27.33-1.2%$36.33+32.9%+1.3%$482.37M$406.92M14.93500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBUSEFirst Busey4.8522 of 5 stars$23.50-2.1%$27.33+16.3%-5.4%$2.14B$663.36M20.981,548Analyst ForecastFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.7994 of 5 stars$25.47-1.4%$29.40+15.4%+6.0%$2.47B$1.62B10.192,090Analyst ForecastGSBCGreat Southern Bancorp2.7258 of 5 stars$61.02-2.2%$60.50-0.9%+10.7%$706.53M$226.53M10.401,108News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSTBAS&T Bancorp3.6823 of 5 stars$37.64-1.6%$42.00+11.6%-5.2%$1.47B$384.51M11.041,206Analyst ForecastTCBKTriCo Bancshares3.8591 of 5 stars$44.56-0.7%$47.60+6.8%+5.0%$1.46B$531.04M13.111,201Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTOWNTowne Bank4.2491 of 5 stars$34.75-2.4%$40.67+17.0%+1.9%$2.67B$1.03B15.112,720Analyst ForecastUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania3.246 of 5 stars$30.16-1.5%$29.00-3.8%+10.2%$882.30M$500.41M11.01970WSBCWesBanco4.9 of 5 stars$32.00-1.0%$38.83+21.4%+15.7%$3.10B$762.17M19.282,195Analyst ForecastPFSProvident Financial Services4.1121 of 5 stars$19.37-1.2%$22.70+17.2%+8.6%$2.56B$839.40M10.941,801Analyst ForecastTMPTompkins Financial2.873 of 5 stars$66.47-3.1%$69.00+3.8%N/A$990.64M$435.70M12.001,011 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Busey Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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