Compare Stocks: AUB, ABCB, CATY, and FRME

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
ABCB Ameris Bancorp	$84.43 -1.4%	$88.79	$68.80 ▼ $93.22	$5.67B	0.92	508,000 shs	319,396 shs
AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares	$40.32 -0.8%	$41.96	$30.87 ▼ $43.62	$5.76B	0.79	1.07 million shs	712,424 shs
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	$61.21 -1.1%	$62.60	$44.57 ▼ $65.25	$4.08B	0.86	459,375 shs	503,567 shs
FRME First Merchants	$41.47 -1.1%	$43.02	$34.66 ▼ $45.33	$2.60B	0.84	397,797 shs	355,237 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
ABCB Ameris Bancorp	0.00%	-0.65%	-2.10%	+2.86%	+16.66%
AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares	0.00%	-0.97%	-3.90%	+10.52%	+13.95%
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	0.00%	-0.69%	-2.09%	+9.50%	+23.96%
FRME First Merchants	0.00%	-0.24%	-2.80%	+6.07%	+0.99%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
ABCB Ameris Bancorp	$84.43 -1.4%	$88.79	$68.80 ▼ $93.22	$5.67B	0.92	508,000 shs	319,396 shs
AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares	$40.32 -0.8%	$41.96	$30.87 ▼ $43.62	$5.76B	0.79	1.07 million shs	712,424 shs
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	$61.21 -1.1%	$62.60	$44.57 ▼ $65.25	$4.08B	0.86	459,375 shs	503,567 shs
FRME First Merchants	$41.47 -1.1%	$43.02	$34.66 ▼ $45.33	$2.60B	0.84	397,797 shs	355,237 shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
ABCB Ameris Bancorp	0.00%	-0.65%	-2.10%	+2.86%	+16.66%
AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares	0.00%	-0.97%	-3.90%	+10.52%	+13.95%
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	0.00%	-0.69%	-2.09%	+9.50%	+23.96%
FRME First Merchants	0.00%	-0.24%	-2.80%	+6.07%	+0.99%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
ABCB Ameris Bancorp	2.43	Hold	$91.67	8.57% Upside
AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares	2.63	Moderate Buy	$45.57	13.02% Upside
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	2.00	Hold	$62.25	1.70% Upside
FRME First Merchants	2.50	Moderate Buy	$49.00	18.16% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest AUB, ABCB, CATY, and FRME Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/12/2026	CATY Cathay General Bancorp	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Strong-Buy ➝ Hold
8/11/2026	AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Buy (B-) ➝ Buy (B)
8/3/2026	FRME First Merchants	Weiss Ratings Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Hold (C+) ➝ Buy (B)
7/28/2026	ABCB Ameris Bancorp	Truist Financial Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Hold	$92.00 ➝ $90.00
7/27/2026	ABCB Ameris Bancorp	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Set Price Target		$88.00
7/27/2026	CATY Cathay General Bancorp	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Underweight	$49.50 ➝ $53.00
7/27/2026	ABCB Ameris Bancorp	Piper Sandler Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$96.00 ➝ $92.00
7/27/2026	ABCB Ameris Bancorp	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Buy	$98.00 ➝ $100.00
7/23/2026	CATY Cathay General Bancorp	DA Davidson Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Neutral	$56.00 ➝ $66.00
7/23/2026	CATY Cathay General Bancorp	Stephens Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Equal Weight	$56.00 ➝ $63.00
7/23/2026	CATY Cathay General Bancorp	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Market Perform	$64.00 ➝ $67.00

(Data available from 8/31/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
ABCB Ameris Bancorp	$1.23B	4.61	$7.01 per share	12.05	$54.32 per share	1.55
AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares	$2.04B	2.82	$2.88 per share	14.01	$35.13 per share	1.15
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	$1.38B	2.95	$5.06 per share	12.10	$43.00 per share	1.42
FRME First Merchants	$691.54M	3.77	$4.38 per share	9.47	$42.22 per share	0.98

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
ABCB Ameris Bancorp	$358.68M	$5.53	16.21	14.63	N/A	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%	10/26/2026 (Estimated)
AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares	$273.71M	$3.35	12.04	10.03	N/A	21.97%	10.55%	1.41%	10/22/2026 (Estimated)
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	$315.12M	$5.12	11.96	10.50	N/A	24.66%	11.71%	1.43%	10/20/2026 (Estimated)
FRME First Merchants	$226M	$3.12	13.29	9.32	N/A	17.05%	8.86%	1.12%	10/28/2026 (Estimated)

Latest AUB, ABCB, CATY, and FRME Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue
7/23/2026	N/A	ABCB Ameris Bancorp	$1.66	$1.60	-$0.06	N/A	$323.78 million	$317.78 million
7/22/2026	Q2 2026	CATY Cathay General Bancorp	$1.35	$1.37	+$0.02	$1.37	$218.28 million	$221.20 million
7/22/2026	Q2 2026	FRME First Merchants	$1.02	$0.74	-$0.28	$0.70	$202.78 million	$202.49 million
7/21/2026	Q2 2026	AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares	$0.9190	$0.94	+$0.0210	$1.11	$389.06 million	$387.57 million

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
ABCB Ameris Bancorp	$0.80	0.95%	+5.92%	14.47%	N/A
AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares	$1.48	3.67%	+6.81%	44.18%	14 Years
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	$1.52	2.48%	+1.87%	29.69%	N/A
FRME First Merchants	$1.48	3.57%	+6.58%	47.44%	13 Years

Latest AUB, ABCB, CATY, and FRME Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/14/2026	FRME First Merchants	quarterly	$0.37	3.39%	9/4/2026	9/4/2026	9/18/2026
8/14/2026	CATY Cathay General Bancorp	quarterly	$0.38	2.46%	8/28/2026	8/28/2026	9/8/2026
7/23/2026	AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares	quarterly	$0.37	3.54%	8/7/2026	8/7/2026	8/21/2026
6/18/2026	ABCB Ameris Bancorp	quarterly	$0.20	0.89%	6/30/2026	6/30/2026	7/6/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
ABCB Ameris Bancorp	0.11	1.02	1.00
AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares	0.15	0.93	0.93
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	0.04	1.04	1.04
FRME First Merchants	0.56	0.95	0.95

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Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
ABCB Ameris Bancorp	91.60%
AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares	78.58%
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	75.01%
FRME First Merchants	73.92%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
ABCB Ameris Bancorp	5.70%
AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares	0.96%
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	4.53%
FRME First Merchants	1.77%

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
ABCB Ameris Bancorp	2,850	67.11 million	65.27 million	Optionable
AUB Atlantic Union Bankshares	3,064	142.82 million	141.44 million	Optionable
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	1,268	66.71 million	63.69 million	Optionable
FRME First Merchants	2,086	62.80 million	61.69 million	Optionable

AUB, ABCB, CATY, and FRME Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Susquehanna International Group LLP Sells 50,160 Shares of First Merchants Corporation $FRME

August 31 at 6:23 AM | marketbeat.com

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Takes Position in First Merchants Corporation $FRME

August 29 at 5:29 AM | marketbeat.com

277,911 Shares in First Merchants Corporation $FRME Acquired by Empowered Funds LLC

August 29 at 4:51 AM | marketbeat.com

5,324,728 Shares in First Merchants Corporation $FRME Purchased by BlackRock Inc.

August 28 at 3:35 AM | marketbeat.com

Sanctuary Advisors LLC Purchases Shares of 31,235 First Merchants Corporation $FRME

August 27, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Deutsche Bank AG Makes New $2.94 Million Investment in First Merchants Corporation $FRME

August 27, 2026 | marketbeat.com

27,675 Shares in First Merchants Corporation $FRME Purchased by Quantbot Technologies LP

August 26, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC Takes $3.33 Million Position in First Merchants Corporation $FRME

August 25, 2026 | marketbeat.com

27,500 Shares in First Merchants Corporation $FRME Purchased by Paradigm Capital Management Inc. NY

August 25, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Ieq Capital LLC Purchases Shares of 68,021 First Merchants Corporation $FRME

August 25, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Bank of America Corp DE Increases Holdings in First Merchants Corporation $FRME

August 25, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Brokerages Set First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ:FRME) Target Price at $49.00

August 25, 2026 | americanbankingnews.com

William Blair Investment Management LLC Purchases Shares of 622,443 First Merchants Corporation $FRME

August 23, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Top Executive Makes a Notable Move in First Merchants Stock

August 21, 2026 | tipranks.com

OneAscent Financial Services LLC Buys New Shares in First Merchants Corporation $FRME

August 21, 2026 | marketbeat.com

First Merchants: A Mid-Cap Midwest Bank With Earnings Stuck In Neutral

August 20, 2026 | seekingalpha.com

First Merchants Corporation (NASDAQ:FRME) Given Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

August 20, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Great Lakes Advisors LLC Takes Position in First Merchants Corporation $FRME

August 20, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. Invests $1.54 Million in First Merchants Corporation $FRME

August 17, 2026 | marketbeat.com

First Merchants Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend to Shareholders

August 14, 2026 | tipranks.com

First Merchants Corporation Announces Cash Dividend

August 14, 2026 | globenewswire.com

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AUB, ABCB, CATY, and FRME Company Descriptions

Ameris Bancorp NASDAQ:ABCB

$84.43 -1.16 (-1.36%)

As of 03:57 PM Eastern

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.

Atlantic Union Bankshares NYSE:AUB

$40.32 -0.34 (-0.84%)

As of 03:58 PM Eastern

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Atlantic Union Bank that provides banking and related financial products and services to consumers and businesses in the United States. It operates in two segments, Wholesale Banking and Consumer Banking. The company accepts various deposit products, including checking, savings, time deposit, and money market accounts; certificates of deposit; and other depository services. It also provides loans for commercial, industrial, residential mortgage, and consumer purposes, as well as debit and credit cards. In addition, it provides treasury management and capital market, wealth management, private banking, trust, financial and retirement planning, brokerage, investment management, equipment finance, mortgage banking, and insurance products and services. The company offers products and services through full-service branches and ATMs, as well as through its mobile and internet banking. The company was formerly known as Union Bankshares Corporation and changed its name to Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation in May 2019. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corporation was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia.

Cathay General Bancorp NASDAQ:CATY

$61.21 -0.66 (-1.07%)

As of 04:00 PM Eastern

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.

First Merchants NASDAQ:FRME

$41.47 -0.46 (-1.10%)

As of 04:00 PM Eastern

First Merchants Corporation operates as the financial holding company for First Merchants Bank that provides community banking services. The company offers a range of financial services, including time, savings, and demand deposits; and consumer, commercial, agri-business, public finance, and real estate mortgage loans. It also provides personal and corporate trust; brokerage and private wealth management; and letters of credit, repurchase agreements, and other corporate services. The company operates banking locations in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and Michigan counties. It also offers its services through electronic and mobile delivery channels. First Merchants Corporation was founded in 1893 and is headquartered in Muncie, Indiana.

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