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FCF vs. BUSE, FFBC, NWBI, STBA, TRMK, TRST, UBSI, CBU, FNB, and PFS

Should you be buying First Commonwealth Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Commonwealth Financial include First Busey (BUSE), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Trustmark (TRMK), TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TRST), United Bankshares (UBSI), Community Financial System (CBU), F.N.B. (FNB), and Provident Financial Services (PFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

First Commonwealth Financial vs. Its Competitors

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

First Commonwealth Financial has a net margin of 18.94% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. First Commonwealth Financial's return on equity of 9.71% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Commonwealth Financial18.94% 9.71% 1.18%
First Busey 9.48%8.76%1.04%

First Commonwealth Financial has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Commonwealth Financial$699.69M2.46$142.57M$1.3012.66
First Busey$663.36M3.15$113.69M$1.1220.96

In the previous week, First Commonwealth Financial had 5 more articles in the media than First Busey. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for First Commonwealth Financial and 4 mentions for First Busey. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat First Commonwealth Financial's score of 0.34 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Commonwealth Financial
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
First Busey
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

72.6% of First Commonwealth Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of First Commonwealth Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

First Commonwealth Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. First Commonwealth Financial pays out 41.5% 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. First Commonwealth Financial has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years and First Busey has raised 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.

First Commonwealth Financial currently has a consensus target price of $18.90, indicating a potential upside of 14.86%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 16.41%. Given First Busey's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Busey is more favorable than First Commonwealth Financial.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Commonwealth Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

Summary

First Commonwealth Financial beats First Busey on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FCF vs. The Competition

MetricFirst Commonwealth FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.69B$879.35M$12.71B$21.98B
Dividend Yield3.33%3.15%5.57%3.57%
P/E Ratio12.6617.0422.1633.34
Price / Sales2.462.5930.5893.10
Price / Cash11.0652.2522.3624.54
Price / Book1.191.122.204.66
Net Income$142.57M$54.82M$1.02B$1.02B
7 Day Performance3.65%3.32%1.54%2.21%
1 Month Performance-5.02%-1.54%0.20%2.06%
1 Year Performance-0.99%10.14%538.04%14.04%

First Commonwealth Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FCF
First Commonwealth Financial
4.3263 of 5 stars
$16.46
+1.5%
$18.90
+14.9%
-3.0%$1.69B$699.69M12.661,545
BUSE
First Busey
4.7512 of 5 stars
$23.29
+3.6%
$27.33
+17.4%
-4.4%$2.00B$663.36M20.791,548Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.8831 of 5 stars
$24.30
+2.4%
$29.83
+22.8%
-5.3%$2.27B$1.62B9.722,090Trending News
Earnings Report
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
4.3641 of 5 stars
$12.35
+2.1%
$14.50
+17.4%
-5.5%$1.77B$756.21M11.032,027Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
STBA
S&T Bancorp
4.267 of 5 stars
$35.69
+2.0%
$42.00
+17.7%
-5.4%$1.34B$564.96M10.471,206Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
TRMK
Trustmark
3.2153 of 5 stars
$38.28
+2.1%
$41.00
+7.1%
+12.4%$2.26B$949.48M10.752,500News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
TRST
TrustCo Bank Corp NY
2.1887 of 5 stars
$36.29
+3.4%
N/A+14.0%$661.86M$263.15M12.91820News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
UBSI
United Bankshares
4.2003 of 5 stars
$35.82
+1.7%
$40.50
+13.1%
-2.0%$4.99B$1.63B12.662,553Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
Gap Up
CBU
Community Financial System
4.7186 of 5 stars
$56.05
+0.8%
$68.00
+21.3%
-1.7%$2.94B$940.71M15.272,918Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
FNB
F.N.B.
4.678 of 5 stars
$15.51
+2.8%
$18.83
+21.5%
+7.5%$5.42B$2.57B11.154,280
PFS
Provident Financial Services
4.1046 of 5 stars
$18.65
+2.1%
$22.70
+21.7%
-0.3%$2.39B$839.40M10.531,801News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings

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