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First Busey (BUSE) Competitors

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$23.13 +0.27 (+1.18%)
As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Financial Bankshares28.76% 13.43% 1.56%
First Busey 16.94%8.94%0.98%

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.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Financial Bankshares$636.07M8.32$198.98M$1.4525.53
First Busey$601.76M2.19$122.57M$1.9411.92

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
First Financial BanksharesOutperform Votes
312
48.98%
Underperform Votes
325
51.02%
First BuseyOutperform Votes
376
54.41%
Underperform Votes
315
45.59%

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.

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

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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BUSE vs. The Competition

MetricFirst BuseyState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.32B$3.20B$11.76B$9.15B
Dividend Yield4.38%3.77%5.84%4.03%
P/E Ratio11.9216.5125.0917.36
Price / Sales2.192.3728.4978.03
Price / Cash6.739.8717.2735.97
Price / Book1.001.272.654.79
Net Income$122.57M$410.53M$1.04B$225.00M
7 Day Performance5.33%4.70%2.92%2.62%
1 Month Performance-4.18%-0.09%0.91%3.81%
1 Year Performance-2.16%17.07%14.70%20.10%

First Busey Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BUSE
First Busey
4.8505 of 5 stars
$23.13
+1.2%
$30.00
+29.7%
-2.2%$1.32B$601.76M11.921,479Dividend Increase
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
FFIN
First Financial Bankshares
3.7841 of 5 stars
$34.37
-1.2%
$40.00
+16.4%
+26.7%$4.91B$509.47M23.701,500Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
UBSI
United Bankshares
2.1377 of 5 stars
$36.13
+1.1%
$40.00
+10.7%
+5.4%$4.89B$1.03B13.692,635Upcoming Earnings
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
2.4395 of 5 stars
$59.54
+0.2%
$69.17
+16.2%
+25.8%$4.11B$1.08B12.402,765
IBOC
International Bancshares
4.136 of 5 stars
$63.13
+0.7%
N/A+24.8%$3.93B$836.41M9.822,200Positive News
BANF
BancFirst
2.2531 of 5 stars
$111.09
+0.2%
$113.33
+2.0%
+33.0%$3.68B$618.74M17.862,109Positive News
FULT
Fulton Financial
2.4847 of 5 stars
$19.35
+1.5%
$19.50
+0.8%
+29.6%$3.52B$1.13B12.253,400Upcoming Earnings
TCBI
Texas Capital Bancshares
2.3133 of 5 stars
$73.27
+0.0%
$74.75
+2.0%
+26.6%$3.39B$894.52M407.061,987Upcoming Earnings
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
3.8095 of 5 stars
$45.67
+0.2%
$47.75
+4.6%
+13.2%$3.25B$748.47M11.501,246Upcoming Earnings
FIBK
First Interstate BancSystem
4.1807 of 5 stars
$30.14
-1.3%
$35.00
+16.1%
+11.7%$3.15B$990.70M13.223,585Short Interest ↑
CBU
Community Bank System
4.7427 of 5 stars
$58.87
+0.3%
$65.25
+10.8%
+28.2%$3.09B$726.98M18.342,849Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:BUSE) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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