CNB Financial (CCNE) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer CCNE or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 3 more articles in the media than CNB Financial. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Busey and 1 mentions for CNB Financial. CNB Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat First Busey's score of 1.12 indicating that CNB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CNB Financial	Positive
First Busey	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, CCNE or BUSE?

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than CNB Financial. CNB Financial 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
CNB Financial	$364.58M	1.37	$54.58M	$2.38	10.02
First Busey	$663.36M	3.12	$113.69M	$1.12	20.72

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CCNE or BUSE?

52.4% of CNB Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of CNB Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate CCNE or BUSE?

CNB Financial presently has a consensus target price of $27.75, suggesting a potential upside of 16.33%. First Busey has a consensus target price of $27.17, suggesting a potential upside of 17.05%. Given First Busey's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Busey is more favorable than CNB Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CNB Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, CCNE or BUSE?

CNB Financial has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CCNE or BUSE more profitable?

CNB Financial has a net margin of 14.56% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. CNB Financial's return on equity of 9.90% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CNB Financial	14.56%	9.90%	0.89%
First Busey	9.48%	8.76%	1.04%

Is CCNE or BUSE a better dividend stock?

CNB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. CNB Financial pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. CNB Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and First Busey has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. First Busey is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

First Busey beats CNB Financial on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.