S&T Bancorp (STBA) Competitors

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

Is STBA or BUSE more profitable?

S&T Bancorp has a net margin of 23.84% compared to First Busey's net margin of 8.32%. S&T Bancorp's return on equity of 9.71% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
S&T Bancorp	23.84%	9.71%	1.38%
First Busey	8.32%	8.46%	0.96%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, STBA or BUSE?

S&T Bancorp has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% 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 recommend STBA or BUSE?

S&T Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $41.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.32%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 15.47%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

Which has higher valuation and 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	$3.47	11.29
First Busey	$663.36M	3.23	$113.69M	$1.07	22.39

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 4.2%. S&T Bancorp pays out 39.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey pays out 93.5% 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.

Does the media refer more to STBA or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 11 more articles in the media than S&T Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for First Busey and 2 mentions for S&T Bancorp. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat S&T Bancorp's score of 0.31 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
S&T Bancorp	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
First Busey	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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