Northrim BanCorp (NRIM) Competitors

First Busey (NASDAQ:BUSE) and Northrim BanCorp (NASDAQ:NRIM) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.

Is BUSE or NRIM more profitable?

Northrim BanCorp has a net margin of 20.11% compared to First Busey's net margin of 9.48%. Northrim BanCorp's return on equity of 16.35% beat First Busey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Busey	9.48%	9.76%	1.11%
Northrim BanCorp	20.11%	16.35%	1.45%

Does the media favor BUSE or NRIM?

In the previous week, First Busey had 16 more articles in the media than Northrim BanCorp. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for First Busey and 2 mentions for Northrim BanCorp. First Busey's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Northrim BanCorp's score of 0.31 indicating that First Busey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Busey	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Northrim BanCorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend BUSE or NRIM?

First Busey currently has a consensus target price of $27.17, suggesting a potential upside of 22.76%. Northrim BanCorp has a consensus target price of $104.00, suggesting a potential upside of 27.33%. Given Northrim BanCorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Northrim BanCorp is more favorable than First Busey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Busey	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Northrim BanCorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is BUSE or NRIM a better dividend stock?

First Busey pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Northrim BanCorp pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. 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. Northrim BanCorp pays out 32.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Busey has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Northrim BanCorp has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, BUSE or NRIM?

First Busey has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northrim BanCorp has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BUSE or NRIM?

First Busey has higher revenue and earnings than Northrim BanCorp. Northrim BanCorp 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
First Busey	$663.36M	2.99	$113.69M	$1.12	19.76
Northrim BanCorp	$178.87M	2.52	$36.97M	$7.99	10.22

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

56.5% of First Busey shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.0% of Northrim BanCorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.9% of First Busey shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Northrim BanCorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Northrim BanCorp beats First Busey on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.