1st Source (SRCE) Competitors $60.90 -1.09 (-1.76%) Closing price 07/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$60.87 -0.03 (-0.05%) As of 07/25/2025 06:30 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 SRCE vs. BUSE, CTBI, FFBC, FRME, GSBC, IBOC, OBK, STBA, TOWN, and UBSIShould 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 Community Trust Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. First Merchants Great Southern Bancorp International Bancshares Origin Bancorp S&T Bancorp Towne Bank United Bankshares 1st Source (NASDAQ:SRCE) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings. 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 2.5%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. 1st Source pays out 26.7% 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 increased its dividend for 38 consecutive years and First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to SRCE or BUSE? In the previous week, First Busey had 18 more articles in the media than 1st Source. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for First Busey and 11 mentions for 1st Source. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat 1st Source's score of 0.86 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive First Busey 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, SRCE or BUSE? 1st Source has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer SRCE or BUSE? 1st Source currently has a consensus target price of $72.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.23%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.17, suggesting a potential upside of 17.00%. Given 1st Source's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50First Busey 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 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 12.10% beat First Busey's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets 1st Source24.02% 12.10% 1.62% First Busey 9.48%9.76%1.11% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SRCE or BUSE? 74.5% of 1st Source shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.6% of 1st Source shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, SRCE or BUSE? 1st Source has higher revenue and 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio1st Source$574.21M2.60$132.62M$5.6910.70First Busey$557.44M3.73$113.69M$1.1220.73 Summary1st Source beats First Busey on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get 1st Source News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SRCE 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 SRCE 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 SRCE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetric1st SourceBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.52B$2.41B$12.26B$9.50BDividend Yield2.45%3.59%5.54%4.00%P/E Ratio10.6711.5019.0620.08Price / Sales2.602.3826.1199.95Price / Cash10.1510.6321.6358.56Price / Book1.261.192.205.88Net Income$132.62M$174.52M$998.02M$258.89M7 Day Performance-4.17%-1.95%0.58%3.70%1 Month Performance-1.33%1.72%3.45%11.71%1 Year Performance-6.98%5.30%536.27%17.98% 1st Source Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SRCE1st Source3.5972 of 5 stars$60.90-1.8%$72.00+18.2%-2.4%$1.52B$574.21M10.671,205Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementBUSEFirst Busey4.9019 of 5 stars$24.42+1.9%$27.67+13.3%-18.0%$2.19B$663.36M22.821,548Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCTBICommunity Trust Bancorp3.6203 of 5 stars$55.38+1.4%$57.00+2.9%+9.1%$1.00B$256.00M11.56980Positive NewsDividend IncreaseFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.449 of 5 stars$25.78+1.3%$28.75+11.5%-8.1%$2.47B$1.62B10.702,090Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseFRMEFirst Merchants4.7794 of 5 stars$41.73+1.8%$46.40+11.2%-1.6%$2.43B$633.33M11.722,120News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportGSBCGreat Southern Bancorp2.0821 of 5 stars$61.61+2.3%$59.50-3.4%-8.2%$706.54M$224.01M11.001,108Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeIBOCInternational Bancshares2.8284 of 5 stars$70.26+1.3%N/A+1.5%$4.37B$826.01M10.692,336Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsOBKOrigin Bancorp3.418 of 5 stars$37.96+1.8%$42.20+11.2%+8.4%$1.18B$358.20M15.431,010News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementSTBAS&T Bancorp4.069 of 5 stars$39.67+1.2%$41.67+5.0%-16.0%$1.52B$381.33M11.431,206Trending NewsEarnings ReportTOWNTowne Bank3.7644 of 5 stars$35.75+1.0%$40.00+11.9%+7.1%$2.68B$1.03B15.152,720News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastUBSIUnited Bankshares3.8947 of 5 stars$37.95+1.0%$40.63+7.0%-5.6%$5.39B$1.63B14.112,553News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BUSE Competitors CTBI Competitors FFBC Competitors FRME Competitors GSBC Competitors IBOC Competitors OBK Competitors STBA Competitors TOWN Competitors UBSI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SRCE) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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