First Busey (BUSE) Competitors

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

Is BUSE or FFIN a better dividend stock?

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. First Financial Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. First Busey pays out 49.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bankshares pays out 49.7% 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 Bankshares has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to BUSE or FFIN?

In the previous week, First Financial Bankshares had 4 more articles in the media than First Busey. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First Financial Bankshares and 1 mentions for First Busey. First Financial Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat First Busey's score of 0.67 indicating that First Financial Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BUSE or FFIN?

56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of First Financial Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of First Financial Bankshares shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend BUSE or FFIN?

First Busey currently has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.28%. First Financial Bankshares has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.71%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than First Financial Bankshares.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
First Financial Bankshares	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is BUSE or FFIN more profitable?

First Financial Bankshares has a net margin of 28.76% compared to First Busey's net margin of 16.94%. First Financial Bankshares' return on equity of 13.43% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Busey	16.94%	8.94%	0.98%
First Financial Bankshares	28.76%	13.43%	1.56%

Which has more volatility and risk, BUSE or FFIN?

First Busey has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Financial Bankshares has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BUSE or FFIN?

First Financial Bankshares has higher revenue and earnings than First Busey. First Busey is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Financial Bankshares, 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	$454.14M	3.02	$122.57M	$1.94	12.44
First Financial Bankshares	$509.47M	10.23	$198.98M	$1.45	25.14

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BUSE or FFIN?

First Busey received 64 more outperform votes than First Financial Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.41% of users gave First Busey an outperform vote while only 48.98% of users gave First Financial Bankshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Busey	Outperform Votes 376 54.41%	Underperform Votes 315 45.59%
First Financial Bankshares	Outperform Votes 312 48.98%	Underperform Votes 325 51.02%

Summary

First Financial Bankshares beats First Busey on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.