1st Source (SRCE) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BUSE or SRCE?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Busey	$557.44M	3.89	$113.69M	$1.12	21.72
1st Source	$574.21M	2.70	$132.62M	$5.71	11.05

Is BUSE or SRCE 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
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%
1st Source	24.02%	11.94%	1.61%

Which has more risk and volatility, BUSE or SRCE?

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

Is BUSE or SRCE a better dividend stock?

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 1st Source pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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.

Does the media refer more to BUSE or SRCE?

In the previous week, 1st Source had 3 more articles in the media than First Busey. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for 1st Source and 5 mentions for First Busey. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat 1st Source's score of 1.38 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
1st Source	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer BUSE or SRCE?

First Busey currently has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 12.34%. 1st Source has a consensus target price of $72.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.07%. 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
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
1st Source	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BUSE or SRCE?

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.

Summary

1st Source beats First Busey on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.