FCF vs. BUSE, FFBC, NWBI, STBA, TRST, UBSI, WSFS, 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), TrustCo Bank Corp NY (TRST), United Bankshares (UBSI), WSFS Financial (WSFS), 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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.
First Commonwealth Financial has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
First Commonwealth Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
First Commonwealth Financial currently has a consensus price target of $18.90, indicating a potential upside of 7.62%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.70%. Given First Busey's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than First Commonwealth Financial.
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 company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
First Commonwealth Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 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.
In the previous week, First Busey had 2 more articles in the media than First Commonwealth Financial. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for First Busey and 8 mentions for First Commonwealth Financial. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat First Commonwealth Financial's score of 1.08 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
First Commonwealth Financial beats First Busey on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:FCF) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff