BUSE vs. FFIN, UBSI, ABCB, IBOC, BANF, FULT, TCBI, CATY, FIBK, and CBU
Should you be buying First Busey stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Busey include First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), United Bankshares (UBSI), Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), International Bancshares (IBOC), BancFirst (BANF), Fulton Financial (FULT), Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK), and Community Bank System (CBU). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
First Busey vs.
First Financial Bankshares (NASDAQ:FFIN) and First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
First Financial Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. First Financial Bankshares pays out 49.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey pays out 49.5% 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 14 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
69.8% of First Financial Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of First Financial Bankshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of First Busey 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.
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.
In the previous week, First Busey had 3 more articles in the media than First Financial Bankshares. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for First Busey and 4 mentions for First Financial Bankshares. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat First Financial Bankshares' score of 0.43 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
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.
First Financial Bankshares currently has a consensus price target of $40.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.05%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.70%. Given First Busey's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than First Financial Bankshares.
First Financial Bankshares has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
First Busey beats First Financial Bankshares on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:BUSE) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff