Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB) Competitors

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Burke & Herbert Financial Services (NASDAQ:BHRB) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BUSE or BHRB?

56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Burke & Herbert Financial Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, BUSE or BHRB?

First Busey has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Burke & Herbert Financial Services has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BUSE or BHRB more profitable?

Burke & Herbert Financial Services has a net margin of 20.93% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Burke & Herbert Financial Services' return on equity of 15.39% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%
Burke & Herbert Financial Services	20.93%	15.39%	1.44%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BUSE or BHRB?

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Burke & Herbert Financial Services. Burke & Herbert Financial Services 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	$663.36M	3.18	$113.69M	$1.12	21.13
Burke & Herbert Financial Services	$330.23M	2.76	$35.71M	$6.89	8.82

Does the media favor BUSE or BHRB?

In the previous week, First Busey had 3 more articles in the media than Burke & Herbert Financial Services. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Busey and 1 mentions for Burke & Herbert Financial Services. Burke & Herbert Financial Services' average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat First Busey's score of 1.15 indicating that Burke & Herbert Financial Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Busey	Positive
Burke & Herbert Financial Services	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer BUSE or BHRB?

First Busey currently has a consensus target price of $27.17, indicating a potential upside of 14.82%. Burke & Herbert Financial Services has a consensus target price of $71.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.99%. Given Burke & Herbert Financial Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Burke & Herbert Financial Services is more favorable than First Busey.

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
Burke & Herbert Financial Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is BUSE or BHRB a better dividend stock?

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Burke & Herbert Financial Services pays an annual dividend of $2.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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. Burke & Herbert Financial Services pays out 31.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Burke & Herbert Financial Services has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Burke & Herbert Financial Services beats First Busey on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.