ABCB vs. IBOC, UCBI, FBP, FIBK, TCBI, COLB, CATY, GBCI, FFIN, and CVBF
Should you be buying Ameris Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ameris Bancorp include International Bancshares (IBOC), United Community Banks (UCBI), First BanCorp. (FBP), First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK), Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI), Columbia Banking System (COLB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), and CVB Financial (CVBF). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
International Bancshares (NASDAQ:IBOC) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.
International Bancshares has a net margin of 40.92% compared to International Bancshares' net margin of 18.06%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 17.50% beat International Bancshares' return on equity.
Ameris Bancorp received 217 more outperform votes than International Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.58% of users gave Ameris Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.82% of users gave International Bancshares an outperform vote.
International Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. International Bancshares pays out 20.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.6% 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. International Bancshares has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. International Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than International Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 9 mentions for International Bancshares. International Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.70 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
65.9% of International Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.5% of International Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
International Bancshares has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ameris Bancorp. International Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
International Bancshares has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.05%. Given International Bancshares' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than International Bancshares.
Summary
Ameris Bancorp beats International Bancshares on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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