ABCB vs. ASB, UCBI, IBOC, FBP, TCBI, FIBK, CATY, COLB, HWC, and AUB
Should you be buying Ameris Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ameris Bancorp include Associated Banc (ASB), United Community Banks (UCBI), International Bancshares (IBOC), First BanCorp. (FBP), Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI), First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Columbia Banking System (COLB), Hancock Whitney (HWC), and Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB). These companies are all part of the "state commercial banks" industry.
Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Associated Banc (NYSE:ASB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
Ameris Bancorp received 163 more outperform votes than Associated Banc when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.74% of users gave Ameris Bancorp an outperform vote while only 51.06% of users gave Associated Banc an outperform vote.
Ameris Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Associated Banc. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Associated Banc, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $50.25, suggesting a potential upside of 5.77%. Associated Banc has a consensus price target of $22.63, suggesting a potential upside of 5.97%. Given Associated Banc's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Associated Banc is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.
Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Associated Banc pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Associated Banc pays out 77.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
In the previous week, Associated Banc had 6 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Associated Banc and 5 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat Associated Banc's score of -0.18 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Associated Banc has a beta of 1, meaning that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 17.67% compared to Associated Banc's net margin of 8.12%. Associated Banc's return on equity of 8.90% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.
91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.0% of Associated Banc shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Associated Banc shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Ameris Bancorp beats Associated Banc on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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