ABCB vs. BANR, CATY, FFBC, HWC, PPBI, SFNC, WSFS, BKU, FNB, and HOMB
Should you be buying Ameris Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ameris Bancorp include Banner (BANR), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Simmons First National (SFNC), WSFS Financial (WSFS), BankUnited (BKU), F.N.B. (FNB), and Home BancShares (HOMB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Ameris Bancorp vs. Its Competitors
Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Banner (NASDAQ:BANR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.
Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential upside of 0.72%. Banner has a consensus price target of $70.17, indicating a potential upside of 6.14%. Given Banner's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Banner is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.
Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Banner. Banner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Banner's net margin of 21.15%. Banner's return on equity of 10.06% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.
Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banner has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.3% of Banner shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Banner shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Banner. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 6 mentions for Banner. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Banner's score of 0.98 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Banner pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banner pays out 36.6% 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.
Summary
Ameris Bancorp beats Banner on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ABCB) was last updated on 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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