Community Financial System (CBU) Competitors

Community Financial System has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Busey. First Busey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Community Financial System, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Community Financial System pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. First Busey pays out 46.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Community Financial System pays out 45.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Community Financial System has increased its dividend for 33 consecutive years.

In the previous week, First Busey had 5 more articles in the media than Community Financial System. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Busey and 3 mentions for Community Financial System. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Community Financial System's score of 0.26 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.8% of Community Financial System shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of First Busey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Community Financial System shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Community Financial System has a net margin of 21.26% compared to First Busey's net margin of 19.16%. Community Financial System's return on equity of 11.24% beat First Busey's return on equity.

First Busey currently has a consensus target price of $29.60, suggesting a potential downside of 1.30%. Community Financial System has a consensus target price of $69.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1.54%. Given Community Financial System's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Community Financial System is more favorable than First Busey.

First Busey has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Community Financial System has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Community Financial System pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 35.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Community Financial System pays out 45.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Financial Bancorp. has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Community Financial System has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years. First Financial Bancorp. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

First Financial Bancorp. has higher revenue and earnings than Community Financial System. First Financial Bancorp. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Community Financial System, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.8% of Community Financial System shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Community Financial System shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

First Financial Bancorp. currently has a consensus price target of $33.67, suggesting a potential downside of 5.75%. Community Financial System has a consensus price target of $69.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1.54%. Given Community Financial System's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Community Financial System is more favorable than First Financial Bancorp..

In the previous week, First Financial Bancorp. and First Financial Bancorp. both had 3 articles in the media. First Financial Bancorp.'s average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Community Financial System's score of 0.26 indicating that First Financial Bancorp. is being referred to more favorably in the media.

First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Community Financial System has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

Community Financial System has a net margin of 21.26% compared to First Financial Bancorp.'s net margin of 20.92%. Community Financial System's return on equity of 11.24% beat First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity.

Community Financial System pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Community Financial System pays out 45.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Merchants pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Community Financial System has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years and First Merchants has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. First Merchants is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, First Merchants had 3 more articles in the media than Community Financial System. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for First Merchants and 3 mentions for Community Financial System. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Community Financial System's score of 0.26 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

First Merchants has higher revenue and earnings than Community Financial System. First Merchants is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Community Financial System, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Community Financial System has a net margin of 21.26% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 18.87%. Community Financial System's return on equity of 11.24% beat First Merchants' return on equity.

Community Financial System has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Merchants has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

73.8% of Community Financial System shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.9% of First Merchants shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Community Financial System shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of First Merchants shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Community Financial System presently has a consensus target price of $69.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1.54%. First Merchants has a consensus target price of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.89%. Given First Merchants' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Merchants is more favorable than Community Financial System.

Community Financial System presently has a consensus target price of $69.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1.54%. S&T Bancorp has a consensus target price of $46.60, suggesting a potential downside of 6.74%. Given Community Financial System's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Community Financial System is more favorable than S&T Bancorp.

Community Financial System has higher revenue and earnings than S&T Bancorp. S&T Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Community Financial System, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Community Financial System has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, S&T Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, S&T Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Community Financial System. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for S&T Bancorp and 3 mentions for Community Financial System. S&T Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Community Financial System's score of 0.26 indicating that S&T Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

73.8% of Community Financial System shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.2% of S&T Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Community Financial System shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of S&T Bancorp 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.

S&T Bancorp has a net margin of 23.71% compared to Community Financial System's net margin of 21.26%. Community Financial System's return on equity of 11.24% beat S&T Bancorp's return on equity.

Community Financial System pays an annual dividend of $1.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. S&T Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Community Financial System pays out 45.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. S&T Bancorp pays out 41.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Community Financial System has raised its dividend for 33 consecutive years and S&T Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. S&T Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.