1st Source (SRCE) Competitors

1st Source (NASDAQ:SRCE) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

Is SRCE or BUSE a better dividend stock?

1st Source pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 1st Source pays out 26.6% 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. 1st Source has raised its dividend for 38 consecutive years and First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Which has more risk and volatility, SRCE or BUSE?

1st Source has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer SRCE or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 11 more articles in the media than 1st Source. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for First Busey and 5 mentions for 1st Source. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat 1st Source's score of 1.17 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
1st Source	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Busey	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate SRCE or BUSE?

1st Source presently has a consensus price target of $72.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.22%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 10.75%. Given 1st Source's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe 1st Source is more favorable than First Busey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
1st Source	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has better earnings & valuation, SRCE or BUSE?

1st Source has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Busey. 1st Source 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
1st Source	$574.21M	2.74	$132.62M	$5.71	11.24
First Busey	$663.36M	3.31	$113.69M	$1.12	22.04

Is SRCE or BUSE more profitable?

1st Source has a net margin of 24.02% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. 1st Source's return on equity of 11.94% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
1st Source	24.02%	11.94%	1.61%
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%

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

74.5% of 1st Source shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of 1st Source shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

1st Source beats First Busey on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.