Peapack-Gladstone Financial (PGC) Competitors $29.79 -0.17 (-0.57%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.56 -0.22 (-0.76%) As of 04:20 PM 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 superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and risk. 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 4.1%. 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. Does the media favor BUSE or PGC? In the previous week, First Busey had 3 more articles in the media than Peapack-Gladstone Financial. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for First Busey and 3 mentions for Peapack-Gladstone Financial. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Peapack-Gladstone Financial's score of 0.68 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment First Busey 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Peapack-Gladstone Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate BUSE or PGC? First Busey currently has a consensus target price of $27.67, indicating a potential upside of 13.53%. 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 probable 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) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Peapack-Gladstone Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BUSE or PGC? 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of Peapack-Gladstone Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Peapack-Gladstone Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger 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$663.36M3.29$113.69M$1.0722.78Peapack-Gladstone Financial$406.92M1.30$32.99M$1.8016.55 Which has more risk & volatility, BUSE or PGC? First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Peapack-Gladstone Financial has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BUSE or PGC more profitable? 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% SummaryFirst Busey beats Peapack-Gladstone Financial on 12 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PGC 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 PGC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPeapack-Gladstone FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$531.37M$884.55M$12.11B$9.41BDividend Yield0.67%3.14%5.56%4.03%P/E Ratio16.5518.5418.3720.09Price / Sales1.302.0326.0799.01Price / Cash11.9949.4621.6858.27Price / Book0.861.122.315.65Net Income$32.99M$54.19M$997.60M$257.91M7 Day PerformanceN/A0.56%0.42%2.09%1 Month Performance11.74%8.26%4.37%11.13%1 Year Performance15.20%15.09%541.75%18.40% Peapack-Gladstone Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PGCPeapack-Gladstone Financial4.2907 of 5 stars$29.79-0.6%$37.33+25.3%+10.7%$531.37M$406.92M16.55500Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBUSEFirst Busey4.6157 of 5 stars$24.42+1.9%$27.67+13.3%-12.2%$2.19B$663.36M22.821,548Upcoming EarningsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.5627 of 5 stars$25.78+1.3%$28.75+11.5%-5.4%$2.47B$1.62B10.702,090Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGSBCGreat Southern Bancorp2.58 of 5 stars$61.61+2.3%$59.50-3.4%-2.6%$706.54M$224.01M11.001,108News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeSTBAS&T Bancorp2.8901 of 5 stars$39.67+1.2%$41.67+5.0%-1.4%$1.52B$381.33M11.431,206News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTCBKTriCo Bancshares3.4817 of 5 stars$43.01+1.3%$47.80+11.1%-6.8%$1.41B$531.04M12.541,201News CoverageUpcoming EarningsTOWNTowne Bank3.5203 of 5 stars$35.75+1.0%$40.00+11.9%+14.7%$2.68B$1.03B15.152,720News CoverageUpcoming EarningsUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania2.9879 of 5 stars$32.02+1.1%$29.00-9.4%+17.6%$924.74M$500.41M11.99970Upcoming EarningsWSBCWesBanco4.9574 of 5 stars$33.41+1.3%$38.71+15.9%-0.9%$3.20B$649.20M21.842,195Positive NewsPFSProvident Financial Services4.2448 of 5 stars$18.78+1.3%$23.60+25.7%+3.7%$2.45B$789.01M16.911,801News CoverageUpcoming EarningsTMPTompkins Financial3.3318 of 5 stars$66.82+1.2%$69.00+3.3%N/A$964.21M$435.70M13.001,011Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies First Busey Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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