First Busey (BUSE) Competitors

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and F.N.B. (NYSE:FNB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BUSE or FNB?

F.N.B. received 54 more outperform votes than First Busey when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.70% of users gave F.N.B. an outperform vote while only 54.39% of users gave First Busey an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Busey	Outperform Votes 378 54.39%	Underperform Votes 317 45.61%
F.N.B.	Outperform Votes 432 62.70%	Underperform Votes 257 37.30%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BUSE or FNB?

56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.3% of F.N.B. shares are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of First Busey shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of F.N.B. shares are held by 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.

Is BUSE or FNB a better dividend stock?

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. F.N.B. pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. First Busey pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. F.N.B. pays out 38.1% 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.

Does the media refer more to BUSE or FNB?

In the previous week, F.N.B. had 20 more articles in the media than First Busey. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for F.N.B. and 3 mentions for First Busey. F.N.B.'s average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat First Busey's score of 0.44 indicating that F.N.B. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Busey	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
F.N.B.	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer BUSE or FNB?

First Busey currently has a consensus price target of $28.75, suggesting a potential upside of 18.56%. F.N.B. has a consensus price target of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 25.21%. Given F.N.B.'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe F.N.B. is more favorable than First Busey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
F.N.B.	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more risk & volatility, BUSE or FNB?

First Busey has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F.N.B. has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BUSE or FNB?

F.N.B. has higher revenue and earnings than First Busey. F.N.B. 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	$462.29M	2.98	$113.69M	$1.97	12.31
F.N.B.	$2.57B	2.07	$465.33M	$1.26	11.73

Is BUSE or FNB more profitable?

F.N.B. has a net margin of 18.12% compared to First Busey's net margin of 17.14%. First Busey's return on equity of 8.94% beat F.N.B.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Busey	17.14%	8.94%	1.00%
F.N.B.	18.12%	8.30%	1.08%

Summary

F.N.B. beats First Busey on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.