TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TRST) Competitors

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

Is BUSE or TRST a better dividend stock?

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. TrustCo Bank Corp NY pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. 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. TrustCo Bank Corp NY pays out 51.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BUSE or TRST?

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than TrustCo Bank Corp NY. TrustCo Bank Corp NY 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	3.94	$113.69M	$1.12	22.01
TrustCo Bank Corp NY	$263.15M	2.91	$48.83M	$2.81	14.44

Is BUSE or TRST more profitable?

TrustCo Bank Corp NY has a net margin of 19.84% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. First Busey's return on equity of 8.76% beat TrustCo Bank Corp NY's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%
TrustCo Bank Corp NY	19.84%	7.85%	0.85%

Do analysts recommend BUSE or TRST?

First Busey presently has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.90%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than TrustCo Bank Corp NY.

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
TrustCo Bank Corp NY	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility & risk, BUSE or TRST?

First Busey has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TrustCo Bank Corp NY has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BUSE or TRST?

56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.6% of TrustCo Bank Corp NY shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of TrustCo Bank Corp NY shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer BUSE or TRST?

In the previous week, First Busey had 10 more articles in the media than TrustCo Bank Corp NY. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for First Busey and 5 mentions for TrustCo Bank Corp NY. TrustCo Bank Corp NY's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat First Busey's score of 1.41 indicating that TrustCo Bank Corp NY is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Busey	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TrustCo Bank Corp NY	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

First Busey beats TrustCo Bank Corp NY on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.