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$159.54 +2.45 (+1.56%)
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PRK vs. BUSE, FFBC, FRME, GSBC, NBTB, NWBI, STBA, TOWN, UBSI, and TMP

Should you be buying Park National stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Park National include First Busey (BUSE), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), NBT Bancorp (NBTB), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), and Tompkins Financial (TMP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Park National vs. Its Competitors

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Park National (NYSE:PRK) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of Park National shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Park National shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Park National had 19 more articles in the media than First Busey. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Park National and 3 mentions for First Busey. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Park National's score of 0.05 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
First Busey
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Park National
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
14 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Park National has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Busey. Park National 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 Busey$663.36M3.15$113.69M$1.1220.96
Park National$543.45M4.72$151.42M$10.2915.50

First Busey currently has a consensus price target of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 16.41%. Park National has a consensus price target of $177.75, suggesting a potential upside of 11.41%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than Park National.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Busey
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
Park National
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Park National pays an annual dividend of $4.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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. Park National pays out 41.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Park National has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Park National has a net margin of 23.46% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Park National's return on equity of 12.31% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Busey9.48% 8.76% 1.04%
Park National 23.46%12.31%1.50%

First Busey has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Park National has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Busey beats Park National on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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PRK vs. The Competition

MetricPark NationalNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.56B$524.66M$12.73B$22.10B
Dividend Yield2.68%2.67%5.54%3.55%
P/E Ratio17.1411.1822.4233.37
Price / Sales4.722.6430.2383.20
Price / Cash18.7211.3122.5724.64
Price / Book2.071.302.204.66
Net Income$151.42M$23.34M$1.02B$1.02B
7 Day Performance2.88%0.29%1.62%2.22%
1 Month Performance-3.72%-3.91%0.01%1.79%
1 Year Performance-4.25%9.75%542.49%14.02%

Park National Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PRK
Park National
2.3782 of 5 stars
$159.54
+1.6%
$177.75
+11.4%
-4.4%$2.56B$543.45M17.141,790Trending News
BUSE
First Busey
4.7435 of 5 stars
$22.79
+1.5%
$27.33
+19.9%
-2.9%$2.00B$663.36M20.351,548Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.88 of 5 stars
$24.93
+2.2%
$29.83
+19.7%
-1.2%$2.34B$1.62B9.972,090Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
FRME
First Merchants
4.9786 of 5 stars
$36.71
+1.5%
$48.00
+30.8%
+4.3%$2.09B$1.07B9.512,120Trending News
Earnings Report
GSBC
Great Southern Bancorp
2.3087 of 5 stars
$60.57
+2.5%
$60.50
-0.1%
+2.4%$669.62M$355.26M10.321,108Positive News
Analyst Forecast
NBTB
NBT Bancorp
4.7687 of 5 stars
$39.65
+1.0%
$52.00
+31.1%
-6.1%$2.06B$788.49M14.312,083News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
NWBI
Northwest Bancshares
4.247 of 5 stars
$12.17
+0.7%
$14.50
+19.1%
-3.8%$1.77B$756.21M10.872,027News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
STBA
S&T Bancorp
4.3294 of 5 stars
$35.81
+0.9%
$42.00
+17.3%
-3.7%$1.36B$564.96M10.501,206Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
TOWN
Towne Bank
4.0618 of 5 stars
$33.18
+2.2%
$41.00
+23.6%
+3.6%$2.44B$1.03B14.432,720News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
UBSI
United Bankshares
4.2003 of 5 stars
$36.08
+1.5%
$40.50
+12.3%
-1.8%$5.03B$1.63B12.752,553Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Upgrade
TMP
Tompkins Financial
3.7616 of 5 stars
$64.18
+1.7%
$70.00
+9.1%
N/A$911.10M$435.70M11.581,011News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Increase

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This page (NYSE:PRK) was last updated on 10/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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