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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Ameris Bancorp stock logo
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
$67.74
+1.0%
$62.05
$48.21
$74.56
$4.67B0.93401,806 shs223,703 shs
Banner Corporation stock logo
BANR
Banner
$68.67
+1.4%
$63.10
$47.43
$78.05
$2.37B0.89216,750 shs133,203 shs
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
$47.99
+0.5%
$43.94
$36.06
$55.29
$3.36B0.93370,004 shs355,167 shs
Preferred Bank stock logo
PFBC
Preferred Bank
$91.46
+1.2%
$83.96
$71.90
$99.78
$1.32B0.6989,164 shs31,904 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Ameris Bancorp stock logo
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
0.00%+4.23%+9.30%+33.38%+38.41%
Banner Corporation stock logo
BANR
Banner
0.00%+7.26%+10.01%+20.09%+44.97%
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
0.00%+5.07%+8.15%+26.81%+32.30%
Preferred Bank stock logo
PFBC
Preferred Bank
0.00%+5.89%+8.76%+21.43%+25.29%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Ameris Bancorp stock logo
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
2.6143 of 5 stars
1.42.02.50.01.51.73.1
Banner Corporation stock logo
BANR
Banner
2.8789 of 5 stars
1.34.02.50.01.91.72.5
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
3.9122 of 5 stars
1.23.02.52.72.82.51.9
Preferred Bank stock logo
PFBC
Preferred Bank
1.4683 of 5 stars
1.21.03.30.01.01.71.9
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Ameris Bancorp stock logo
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
2.86
Moderate Buy$71.435.45% Upside
Banner Corporation stock logo
BANR
Banner
2.67
Moderate Buy$70.833.15% Upside
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
2.33
Hold$50.174.55% Upside
Preferred Bank stock logo
PFBC
Preferred Bank
2.33
Hold$92.330.95% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest PFBC, ABCB, BANR, and CATY Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/21/2025
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
Jefferies Financial Group
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Set Price TargetBuy$53.00
4/30/2025
Ameris Bancorp stock logo
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
Raymond James Financial
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Lower Price TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$71.00 ➝ $65.00
4/29/2025
Ameris Bancorp stock logo
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
Stephens
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Reiterated RatingEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$63.00 ➝ $63.00
4/29/2025
Preferred Bank stock logo
PFBC
Preferred Bank
Stephens
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Reiterated RatingEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$91.00 ➝ $91.00
4/29/2025
Preferred Bank stock logo
PFBC
Preferred Bank
Piper Sandler
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$108.00 ➝ $96.00
4/28/2025
Preferred Bank stock logo
PFBC
Preferred Bank
DA Davidson
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$95.00 ➝ $90.00
4/22/2025
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
Stephens
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$51.00 ➝ $51.00
4/21/2025
Banner Corporation stock logo
BANR
Banner
Stephens
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Reiterated RatingOverweight ➝ Overweight$73.00 ➝ $73.00
4/21/2025
Banner Corporation stock logo
BANR
Banner
Raymond James Financial
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$77.00 ➝ $65.00
4/21/2025
Banner Corporation stock logo
BANR
Banner
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Lower Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$75.00 ➝ $73.00
4/21/2025
Banner Corporation stock logo
BANR
Banner
Janney Montgomery Scott
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UpgradeNeutral ➝ Buy$71.00
(Data available from 7/7/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Ameris Bancorp stock logo
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
$1.12B4.15$5.62 per share12.05$54.32 per share1.25
Banner Corporation stock logo
BANR
Banner
$832.99M2.85$5.64 per share12.18$51.49 per share1.33
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
$1.39B2.42$5.13 per share9.36$39.97 per share1.20
Preferred Bank stock logo
PFBC
Preferred Bank
$522.66M2.53$9.42 per share9.71$52.89 per share1.73
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Ameris Bancorp stock logo
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
$358.68M$5.4013.0011.74N/A21.46%9.57%1.32%7/28/2025 (Confirmed)
Banner Corporation stock logo
BANR
Banner
$168.90M$5.0913.4912.11N/A20.77%9.95%1.10%7/16/2025 (Estimated)
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
$285.98M$3.9612.1210.10N/A20.55%10.23%1.25%7/28/2025 (Estimated)
Preferred Bank stock logo
PFBC
Preferred Bank
$130.66M$9.429.718.97N/A24.87%16.88%1.83%7/24/2025 (Estimated)

Latest PFBC, ABCB, BANR, and CATY Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/28/2025Q2 2025
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
$1.09N/AN/AN/A$197.04 millionN/A
7/24/2025N/A
Ameris Bancorp stock logo
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
$1.35N/AN/AN/A$298.26 millionN/A
7/24/2025Q2 2025
Preferred Bank stock logo
PFBC
Preferred Bank
$2.43N/AN/AN/A$70.96 millionN/A
7/16/2025Q2 2025
Banner Corporation stock logo
BANR
Banner
$1.35N/AN/AN/A$167.96 millionN/A
4/28/2025N/A
Ameris Bancorp stock logo
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
$1.12$1.28+$0.16N/A$276.06 million$285.86 million
4/25/2025Q1 2025
Preferred Bank stock logo
PFBC
Preferred Bank
$2.33$2.23-$0.10$2.23$70.78 million$65.96 million
4/21/2025Q1 2025
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
$0.95$0.98+$0.03$0.98$186.17 million$187.84 million
4/16/2025Q1 2025
Banner Corporation stock logo
BANR
Banner
$1.23$1.29+$0.06$1.30$159.72 million$159.88 million
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Ameris Bancorp stock logo
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
$0.801.18%N/A14.81%N/A
Banner Corporation stock logo
BANR
Banner
$1.922.80%N/A37.72%N/A
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
$1.362.83%N/A34.34%N/A
Preferred Bank stock logo
PFBC
Preferred Bank
$3.003.28%N/A31.85%5 Years

Latest PFBC, ABCB, BANR, and CATY Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
6/20/2025
Preferred Bank stock logo
PFBC
Preferred Bank
quarterly$0.753.5%7/8/20257/8/20257/22/2025
6/5/2025
Ameris Bancorp stock logo
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
quarterly$0.201.29%6/30/20256/30/20257/7/2025
5/15/2025
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
quarterly$0.343.06%5/29/20255/29/20256/9/2025
4/29/2025
Banner Corporation stock logo
BANR
Banner
quarterly$0.483.22%4/29/20254/29/20255/9/2025
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Ameris Bancorp stock logo
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
0.11
1.02
1.00
Banner Corporation stock logo
BANR
Banner
0.24
0.86
0.85
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
0.08
1.04
1.04
Preferred Bank stock logo
PFBC
Preferred Bank
0.19
1.07
1.07

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Ameris Bancorp stock logo
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
91.64%
Banner Corporation stock logo
BANR
Banner
87.33%
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
75.01%
Preferred Bank stock logo
PFBC
Preferred Bank
72.77%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Ameris Bancorp stock logo
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
5.40%
Banner Corporation stock logo
BANR
Banner
1.60%
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
4.76%
Preferred Bank stock logo
PFBC
Preferred Bank
N/A
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Ameris Bancorp stock logo
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
2,85068.91 million65.27 millionOptionable
Banner Corporation stock logo
BANR
Banner
1,95634.58 million34.03 millionOptionable
Cathay General Bancorp stock logo
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
1,26670.11 million66.77 millionOptionable
Preferred Bank stock logo
PFBC
Preferred Bank
28014.43 millionN/AOptionable

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Ameris Bancorp stock logo

Ameris Bancorp NASDAQ:ABCB

$67.74 +0.68 (+1.01%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$67.69 -0.05 (-0.07%)
As of 08:00 AM Eastern
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Ameris Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Ameris Bank that provides range of banking services to retail and commercial customers. It operates through five segments: Banking Division, Retail Mortgage Division, Warehouse Lending Division, SBA Division, and Premium Finance Division. The company offers commercial and retail checking, regular interest-bearing savings, money market, individual retirement, and certificates of deposit accounts. It also provides commercial real estate, residential real estate mortgage, agricultural, and commercial and industrial loans; consumer loans, including motor vehicle, home improvement, and home equity loans, as well as loans secured by savings accounts and personal credit lines. In addition, the company originates, administers, and services commercial insurance premium loans, equipment finance loans, and small business administration loans. It operates full service domestic banking offices, and mortgage and loan production offices. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Banner stock logo

Banner NASDAQ:BANR

$68.67 +0.96 (+1.42%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 01:00 PM Eastern
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$68.66 -0.01 (-0.01%)
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Banner Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Banner Bank that engages in the provision of commercial banking and financial products and services to individuals, businesses, and public sector entities in the United States. It accepts various deposit instruments, including interest-bearing and non-interest-bearing checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, regular savings accounts, and certificates of deposit, as well as treasury management services and retirement savings plans. The company also provides commercial real estate loans, including owner-occupied, investment properties, and multifamily residential real estate loans; construction, land, and land development loans; one- to four-family residential real estate lending; commercial business loans; agricultural loans; consumer and other loans, such as home equity lines of credit, automobile, and boat and recreational vehicle loans, as well as loans secured by deposit accounts; and small business administration loans. In addition, it provides electronic and digital banking services comprising debit cards and ATMs, internet banking, remote deposit, and mobile banking services. The company was founded in 1890 and is based in Walla Walla, Washington.

Cathay General Bancorp stock logo

Cathay General Bancorp NASDAQ:CATY

$47.98 +0.26 (+0.53%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 01:23 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$47.98 0.00 (0.00%)
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Cathay General Bancorp operates as the holding company for Cathay Bank that offers various commercial banking products and services to individuals, professionals, and small to medium-sized businesses in the United States. The company offers various deposit products, including passbook accounts, checking accounts, money market deposit accounts, certificates of deposit, individual retirement accounts, and public funds deposits. It also provides loan products, such as commercial mortgage loans, commercial loans, small business administration loans, residential mortgage loans, real estate construction loans, and home equity lines of credit, as well as installment loans to individuals for household, and other consumer expenditures. In addition, the company offers trade financing, letter of credit, wire transfer, forward currency spot and forward contract, safe deposit, collection, automatic teller machine, Internet banking, investment, and other customary bank services, as well as securities and insurance products. Cathay General Bancorp was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Preferred Bank stock logo

Preferred Bank NASDAQ:PFBC

$91.46 +1.04 (+1.15%)
Closing price 07/3/2025 01:00 PM Eastern
Extended Trading
$91.46 +0.01 (+0.01%)
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Preferred Bank provides various commercial banking products and services to small and mid-sized businesses and their owners, entrepreneurs, real estate developers and investors, professionals, and high net worth individuals. The company accepts checking, savings, and money market deposit accounts; fixed-rate and fixed maturity retail, and non-retail certificates of deposit; and individual retirement accounts. It also provides real estate mortgage loans that are secured by retail, industrial, office, special purpose, and residential single and multi-family properties; real estate construction loans; commercial loans comprising lines of credit for working capital, term loans for capital expenditures, and commercial and stand-by letters of credit; and small business administration loans. In addition, the company offers trade finance services, including commercial and export letters of credit, import lines of credit, documentary collections, international wire transfers, acceptances/trust receipt financing products, export financing, and bills purchase programs. Further, it provides cash management services; and internet, mobile, and tablet banking services. The company operates through full-service branch offices in the California counties of Los Angeles, Orange and San Francisco; Flushing, New York; Houston suburb of Sugar Land, Texas; and a satellite office in Manhattan, New York. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.