Midland States Bancorp (MSBI) Competitors

Midland States Bancorp (NASDAQ:MSBI) and Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer MSBI or PWP?

In the previous week, Midland States Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Perella Weinberg Partners. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Midland States Bancorp and 2 mentions for Perella Weinberg Partners. Midland States Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Perella Weinberg Partners' score of 0.38 indicating that Midland States Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Midland States Bancorp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Perella Weinberg Partners	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MSBI or PWP?

Midland States Bancorp received 157 more outperform votes than Perella Weinberg Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.78% of users gave Perella Weinberg Partners an outperform vote while only 46.48% of users gave Midland States Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Midland States Bancorp	Outperform Votes 178 46.48%	Underperform Votes 205 53.52%
Perella Weinberg Partners	Outperform Votes 21 77.78%	Underperform Votes 6 22.22%

Is MSBI or PWP a better dividend stock?

Midland States Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Perella Weinberg Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Midland States Bancorp pays out 53.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Perella Weinberg Partners pays out -11.8% 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MSBI or PWP?

Midland States Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Perella Weinberg Partners. Perella Weinberg Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Midland States Bancorp, 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
Midland States Bancorp	$470.89M	1.12	$75.46M	$2.31	10.65
Perella Weinberg Partners	$648.65M	3.50	-$17.22M	-$2.37	-10.87

Do analysts rate MSBI or PWP?

Midland States Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $27.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.07%. Perella Weinberg Partners has a consensus target price of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.87%. Given Midland States Bancorp's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Midland States Bancorp is more favorable than Perella Weinberg Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Midland States Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Perella Weinberg Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MSBI or PWP?

60.9% of Midland States Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Midland States Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.5% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, MSBI or PWP?

Midland States Bancorp has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perella Weinberg Partners has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MSBI or PWP more profitable?

Midland States Bancorp has a net margin of 12.13% compared to Perella Weinberg Partners' net margin of -11.09%. Midland States Bancorp's return on equity of 8.90% beat Perella Weinberg Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Midland States Bancorp	12.13%	8.90%	0.78%
Perella Weinberg Partners	-11.09%	-295.65%	10.18%

Summary

Midland States Bancorp beats Perella Weinberg Partners on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.