QCR (QCRH) Competitors

QCR (NASDAQ:QCRH) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is QCRH or BUSE more profitable?

QCR has a net margin of 19.43% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. QCR's return on equity of 11.71% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
QCR	19.43%	11.71%	1.30%
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of QCRH or BUSE?

70.0% of QCR shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of QCR shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is QCRH or BUSE a better dividend stock?

QCR pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. QCR pays out 3.6% 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 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, QCRH or BUSE?

QCR has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Busey. QCR is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Busey, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
QCR	$597.39M	2.21	$113.85M	$6.64	11.73
First Busey	$663.36M	3.22	$113.69M	$1.12	21.42

Do analysts rate QCRH or BUSE?

QCR presently has a consensus price target of $87.38, indicating a potential upside of 12.15%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 13.94%. Given First Busey's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than QCR.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
QCR	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor QCRH or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 5 more articles in the media than QCR. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Busey and 3 mentions for QCR. QCR's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat First Busey's score of 0.51 indicating that QCR is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
QCR	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
First Busey	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, QCRH or BUSE?

QCR has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

QCR beats First Busey on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.