S&T Bancorp (STBA) Competitors

S&T Bancorp (NASDAQ:STBA) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of STBA or BUSE?

65.2% of S&T Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of S&T Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend STBA or BUSE?

S&T Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.12%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.17, indicating a potential upside of 12.40%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than S&T Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
S&T Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
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 STBA or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 5 more articles in the media than S&T Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for First Busey and 2 mentions for S&T Bancorp. S&T Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat First Busey's score of 1.62 indicating that S&T Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
S&T Bancorp	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
First Busey	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, STBA or BUSE?

S&T Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is STBA or BUSE a better dividend stock?

S&T Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. S&T Bancorp pays out 39.9% 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. S&T Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years and First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years.

Is STBA or BUSE more profitable?

S&T Bancorp has a net margin of 23.39% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. S&T Bancorp's return on equity of 9.32% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
S&T Bancorp	23.39%	9.32%	1.35%
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%

Which has better valuation & earnings, STBA or BUSE?

S&T Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Busey. S&T Bancorp 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
S&T Bancorp	$564.96M	2.66	$131.26M	$3.41	11.50
First Busey	$663.36M	3.25	$113.69M	$1.12	21.58

Summary

S&T Bancorp beats First Busey on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.