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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Amerant Bancorp Inc. stock logo
AMTB
Amerant Bancorp
$21.59
+1.3%
$22.12
$16.63
$26.13
$727.93M1.0174,242 shs109,732 shs
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
$13.07
+1.8%
$13.92
$9.96
$16.08
$2.02B1.151.73 million shs1.18 million shs
The First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FBMS
First Bancshares
$24.11
+1.2%
$24.68
$22.96
$32.06
$743.63M0.92115,790 shs91,359 shs
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp stock logo
FMCB
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
$985.03
-1.1%
$1,005.94
$932.00
$1,100.00
$736.55M0.0329 shs26 shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Amerant Bancorp Inc. stock logo
AMTB
Amerant Bancorp
+1.31%+1.17%-7.50%+0.65%+9.71%
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
+1.79%+1.63%-10.42%-8.15%+5.66%
The First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FBMS
First Bancshares
+1.22%-0.21%-6.55%+1.35%-12.49%
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp stock logo
FMCB
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
-1.10%-0.02%-7.53%+1.03%+0.00%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Amerant Bancorp Inc. stock logo
AMTB
Amerant Bancorp
2.4818 of 5 stars
2.10.02.50.00.01.73.8
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
4.578 of 5 stars
3.21.01.73.32.93.32.5
The First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FBMS
First Bancshares
4.5628 of 5 stars
3.35.03.30.02.71.73.1
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp stock logo
FMCB
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Amerant Bancorp Inc. stock logo
AMTB
Amerant Bancorp
2.25
Hold$25.7519.27% Upside
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
2.38
Hold$16.3124.81% Upside
The First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FBMS
First Bancshares
2.50
Moderate Buy$31.0028.58% Upside
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp stock logo
FMCB
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
N/AN/AN/AN/A

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest FMCB, AMTB, BANC, and FBMS Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/15/2024
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
DA Davidson
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$20.00 ➝ $17.50
5/14/2024
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
Stephens
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$16.00 ➝ $15.00
5/13/2024
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
Stephens
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Reiterated RatingEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$16.00
5/13/2024
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
Piper Sandler
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$20.00 ➝ $19.00
5/6/2024
The First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FBMS
First Bancshares
Hovde Group
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Lower Price TargetMarket Perform$29.50 ➝ $28.00
5/3/2024
Amerant Bancorp Inc. stock logo
AMTB
Amerant Bancorp
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
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Lower Price TargetMarket Perform ➝ Market Perform$28.00 ➝ $26.00
4/25/2024
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
Stephens
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Reiterated RatingEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$16.00
4/25/2024
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
Truist Financial
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Lower Price TargetHold ➝ Hold$16.00 ➝ $15.00
4/24/2024
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
Barclays
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Lower Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$16.00 ➝ $15.00
4/24/2024
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
Wedbush
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Lower Price TargetNeutral ➝ Neutral$16.00 ➝ $15.00
4/10/2024
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetEqual Weight ➝ Equal Weight$14.00 ➝ $16.00
(Data available from 6/18/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Amerant Bancorp Inc. stock logo
AMTB
Amerant Bancorp
$334.46M2.18$2.32 per share9.32$21.91 per share0.99
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
$1.97B1.05$9.08 per share1.44$18.39 per share0.71
The First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FBMS
First Bancshares
$387.64M1.94$3.40 per share7.09$30.52 per share0.79
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp stock logo
FMCB
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
$268.67M2.71$120.71 per share8.16$739.79 per share1.33

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Amerant Bancorp Inc. stock logo
AMTB
Amerant Bancorp
$32.49M$0.6831.758.78N/A3.51%7.65%0.58%7/18/2024 (Estimated)
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
-$1.90B-$3.33N/A7.03N/A-29.10%2.25%0.19%7/23/2024 (Estimated)
The First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FBMS
First Bancshares
$75.46M$2.529.579.17N/A20.00%9.73%1.14%7/24/2024 (Estimated)
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp stock logo
FMCB
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
$88.31M$116.378.46N/A31.55%16.20%1.62%N/A

Latest FMCB, AMTB, BANC, and FBMS Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/29/2024Q1 2024
The First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FBMS
First Bancshares
$0.60$0.65+$0.05$0.65$69.30 million$104.34 million  
4/25/2024Q1 2024
Amerant Bancorp Inc. stock logo
AMTB
Amerant Bancorp
$0.36$0.32-$0.04$0.33$91.76 million$92.46 million    
4/23/2024Q1 2024
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
$0.26$0.19-$0.07$0.21$296.02 million$522.57 million    
4/17/2024Q1 2024
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp stock logo
FMCB
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
N/A$30.56+$30.56$30.56N/A$56.79 million

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Amerant Bancorp Inc. stock logo
AMTB
Amerant Bancorp
$0.361.67%N/A52.94%N/A
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
$0.403.06%+18.56%N/A N/A
The First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FBMS
First Bancshares
$1.004.15%+28.92%39.68%N/A
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp stock logo
FMCB
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
$17.601.79%N/A15.12%N/A

Latest FMCB, AMTB, BANC, and FBMS Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/13/2024
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
quarterly$0.102.9%6/14/20246/14/20247/1/2024
5/15/2024
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp stock logo
FMCB
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
$8.806/11/20246/11/20247/1/2024
4/24/2024
Amerant Bancorp Inc. stock logo
AMTB
Amerant Bancorp
quarterly$0.091.7%5/14/20245/15/20245/30/2024
4/24/2024
The First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FBMS
First Bancshares
Quarterly$0.253.99%5/6/20245/7/20245/23/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Amerant Bancorp Inc. stock logo
AMTB
Amerant Bancorp
1.18
0.96
0.95
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
0.32
0.89
0.89
The First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FBMS
First Bancshares
0.24
0.81
0.81
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp stock logo
FMCB
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
0.20
0.87
0.87

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Amerant Bancorp Inc. stock logo
AMTB
Amerant Bancorp
42.11%
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
86.88%
The First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FBMS
First Bancshares
69.95%
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp stock logo
FMCB
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
5.64%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Amerant Bancorp Inc. stock logo
AMTB
Amerant Bancorp
69633.72 million31.34 millionOptionable
Banc of California, Inc. stock logo
BANC
Banc of California
2,304157.27 million152.87 millionOptionable
The First Bancshares, Inc. stock logo
FBMS
First Bancshares
1,07831.22 million30.14 millionOptionable
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp stock logo
FMCB
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp
378740,000681,000Not Optionable

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Company Descriptions

Amerant Bancorp logo

Amerant Bancorp

NASDAQ:AMTB
Amerant Bancorp Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Amerant Bank, N.A. that provides banking products and services to individuals and businesses in the United States and internationally. It offers checking, savings, business, and money market accounts; cash management services; and certificates of deposits. The company also provides variable and fixed rate commercial real estate loans; owner-occupied; single-family residential; commercial; and consumer loans and overdrafts, such as automobile, personal, or loans secured by cash or securities and revolving credit card agreements. In addition, it offers trust and estate planning products and services to high-net-worth customers, brokerage and investment advisory services in global capital markets, and wealth management and fiduciary services. Further, the company provides debit and credit cards, night depositories, direct deposits, cashier's checks, safe deposit boxes, letters of credit, and treasury management services, including wire transfer, remote deposit capture, and automated clearinghouse services; derivative instruments; and online and mobile banking, account balances, statements and other documents, online transfers and bill payment, and electronic delivery of customer statements services, as well as automated teller machines, and banking by mobile devices, telephone, and mail. It operates banking centers in Florida and Texas. The company was formerly known as Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation and changed its name to Amerant Bancorp Inc. in June 2019. Amerant Bancorp Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.
Banc of California logo

Banc of California

NYSE:BANC
Banc of California, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Banc of California that provides various banking products and services in California. The company offers deposit products, such as checking, savings, money market, demand, and time deposits; certificates of deposit; retirement accounts; and safe deposit boxes. It also provides real estate loans to professional developers and real estate investors for the acquisition, construction, refinancing, renovation, and on-going operation of commercial real estate properties; commercial real estate mortgage, residential real estate mortgage, and real estate construction and land loans; commercial loans and leases, such as equipment finance, other asset-based, venture capital, secured business, warehouse, and other lending services; small business administration loans; and consumer loans comprising personal, auto, and other loans, as well as home equity and revolving lines of credit. In addition, the company offers international banking, multi-state deposit, and asset and investment management services, as well as cash and treasury management services; and online, mobile, remote deposit, and telephone banking services. It serves small and middle-market businesses, venture capital firms, non-profit organizations, business owners, entrepreneurs, professionals, and high-net worth individuals. Banc of California, Inc. was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
First Bancshares logo

First Bancshares

NASDAQ:FBMS
The First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for The First Bank that provides general commercial and retail banking services. The company operates through three segments: Commercial/Retail Bank, Mortgage Banking Division, and Holding Company. It offers deposit services, including checking, NOW, and savings accounts; other time deposits, such as daily money market accounts and longer-term certificates of deposit; and individual retirement and health savings accounts. The company also provides commercial loans comprising secured and unsecured loans for working capital, business expansion, and purchase of equipment and machinery; consumer loans consisting of equity lines of credit, as well as secured and unsecured loans for financing automobiles, home improvements, education, and personal investments; and real estate construction and acquisition loans. In addition, it originates loans to purchase existing residential homes, construct new homes, and to refinance existing mortgages; and provides financial and wealth management services. Further, the company offers online internet banking services, automated teller machines, voice response telephone inquiry services, commercial sweep accounts, cash management services, safe deposit boxes, merchant services, mobile deposit, direct deposit of payroll and social security checks, automatic drafts for various accounts, and credit card services. It serves small to medium-sized businesses, professional concerns, individuals, associations, organizations, and governmental authorities. The company operates full-service banking and financial service offices, motor bank facility, and loan production offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana. The First Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp logo

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp

OTCMKTS:FMCB
Farmers & Merchants Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Farmers & Merchants Bank of Central California that provides various banking services to businesses and individuals. The company accepts various deposit products, including checking, savings, money market, time certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts. It also offers range of lending products comprising commercial and residential real estate, real estate construction, agribusiness, and consumer loans, as well as equipment leases and credit card services; commercial products, including term loans, lines of credit and other working capital financing, and letters of credit; and financing products, such as automobile financing, home improvement, and home equity lines of credit. In addition, the company provides various specialized services consisting of credit card programs for merchants, lockbox and other collection services, account reconciliation, investment sweep, online account access, and electronic funds transfers through domestic and international wire and automated clearinghouse; online banking services; and investment products, such as mutual funds and annuities. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Lodi, California.