CNB Financial (CCNE) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to CCNE or BUSE?

In the previous week, First Busey had 2 more articles in the media than CNB Financial. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for First Busey and 7 mentions for CNB Financial. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat CNB Financial's score of 0.86 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CNB Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Busey	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 4.1%. CNB Financial pays out 30.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey pays out 93.5% 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.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CCNE or BUSE?

52.4% of CNB Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of CNB Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, CCNE or BUSE?

CNB Financial has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Busey has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & 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	$2.33	10.22
First Busey	$663.36M	3.25	$113.69M	$1.07	22.53

Is CCNE or BUSE more profitable?

CNB Financial has a net margin of 14.50% compared to First Busey's net margin of 8.32%. CNB Financial's return on equity of 9.80% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CNB Financial	14.50%	9.80%	0.88%
First Busey	8.32%	8.46%	0.96%

Do analysts rate CCNE or BUSE?

CNB Financial currently has a consensus price target of $26.25, suggesting a potential upside of 10.20%. First Busey has a consensus price target of $27.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.75%. Given First Busey's higher probable 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

Summary

First Busey beats CNB Financial on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.