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$29.79 -0.63 (-2.07%)
Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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PGC vs. BUSE, FFBC, GSBC, STBA, TCBK, TOWN, UVSP, WSBC, PFS, and TMP

Should 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 (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Peapack-Gladstone Financial (NASDAQ:PGC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Peapack-Gladstone Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. First Busey pays out 93.5% 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 11.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, First Busey had 10 more articles in the media than Peapack-Gladstone Financial. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for First Busey and 3 mentions for Peapack-Gladstone Financial. Peapack-Gladstone Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat First Busey's score of 1.02 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
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

First Busey currently has a consensus target price of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.47%. Peapack-Gladstone Financial has a consensus target price of $37.33, indicating a potential upside of 25.32%. Given Peapack-Gladstone Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.33

First Busey has a net margin of 8.32% compared to Peapack-Gladstone Financial's net margin of 7.71%. First Busey's return on equity of 8.46% beat Peapack-Gladstone Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Busey8.32% 8.46% 0.96%
Peapack-Gladstone Financial 7.71%5.27%0.47%

First Busey has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peapack-Gladstone Financial has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 Ratio
First Busey$663.36M3.23$113.69M$1.0722.39
Peapack-Gladstone Financial$406.92M1.30$32.99M$1.8016.55

Summary

First Busey beats Peapack-Gladstone Financial on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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PGC vs. The Competition

MetricPeapack-Gladstone FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$539.53M$876.29M$12.06B$9.10B
Dividend Yield0.66%3.12%5.53%4.00%
P/E Ratio16.5519.3220.0420.27
Price / Sales1.302.1525.4299.27
Price / Cash12.1849.2721.6458.16
Price / Book0.861.122.285.49
Net Income$32.99M$54.19M$992.82M$250.45M
7 Day Performance-1.91%-1.11%-0.22%4.77%
1 Month Performance5.64%5.33%2.78%7.66%
1 Year Performance23.61%20.72%536.08%16.39%

Peapack-Gladstone Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PGC
Peapack-Gladstone Financial
4.3577 of 5 stars
$29.79
-2.1%
$37.33
+25.3%
+25.0%$539.53M$406.92M16.55500
BUSE
First Busey
4.7784 of 5 stars
$24.00
-1.6%
$27.67
+15.3%
-5.6%$2.18B$663.36M22.431,548News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.5711 of 5 stars
$25.49
-1.4%
$28.75
+12.8%
+9.0%$2.48B$1.62B10.582,090Analyst Downgrade
GSBC
Great Southern Bancorp
2.4154 of 5 stars
$61.84
-1.1%
$59.50
-3.8%
+5.9%$716.86M$355.26M11.041,108Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
STBA
S&T Bancorp
2.6553 of 5 stars
$39.46
-1.0%
$41.67
+5.6%
+10.5%$1.53B$564.96M11.371,206Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
TCBK
TriCo Bancshares
3.7173 of 5 stars
$42.38
-1.4%
$47.80
+12.8%
+2.1%$1.41B$531.04M12.361,201News Coverage
Positive News
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.7552 of 5 stars
$35.59
-1.1%
$40.00
+12.4%
+21.2%$2.70B$1.03B15.082,720
UVSP
Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania
3.1545 of 5 stars
$32.01
-2.1%
$29.00
-9.4%
+31.3%$944.38M$500.41M11.99970Positive News
WSBC
WesBanco
4.9371 of 5 stars
$33.33
-1.1%
$38.71
+16.2%
+11.5%$3.22B$953.62M21.782,195
PFS
Provident Financial Services
3.8697 of 5 stars
$18.56
-1.6%
$23.60
+27.2%
+16.3%$2.46B$1.14B16.721,801
TMP
Tompkins Financial
3.2787 of 5 stars
$66.27
-0.6%
$69.00
+4.1%
N/A$962.20M$435.70M12.891,011

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This page (NASDAQ:PGC) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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