SRCE vs. BUSE, CTBI, FFBC, FRME, GSBC, IBOC, OBK, STBA, TOWN, and UBSI
Should you be buying 1st Source stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of 1st Source include First Busey (BUSE), Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), International Bancshares (IBOC), Origin Bancorp (OBK), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Towne Bank (TOWN), and United Bankshares (UBSI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
1st Source vs. Its Competitors
First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and 1st Source (NASDAQ:SRCE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.
First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 1st Source has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.
1st Source has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
First Busey presently has a consensus price target of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 16.96%. 1st Source has a consensus price target of $72.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.25%. Given 1st Source's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe 1st Source is more favorable than First Busey.
First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. 1st Source pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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 pays out 26.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and 1st Source has increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years.
In the previous week, First Busey and First Busey both had 3 articles in the media. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat 1st Source's score of 0.01 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the media.
56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.5% of 1st Source shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of 1st Source shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Summary
1st Source beats First Busey on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:SRCE) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff