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Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) Competitors

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ABCB vs. CATY, FFBC, HOPE, HWC, and SFNC

Should you buy Ameris Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Ameris Bancorp with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Ameris Bancorp include Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Hancock Whitney (HWC), and Simmons First National (SFNC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

How does Ameris Bancorp compare to Cathay General Bancorp?

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 31.3% 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.

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $90.17, indicating a potential upside of 6.45%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus price target of $51.75, indicating a potential downside of 9.77%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Cathay General Bancorp
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 23.79% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity of 11.37% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
Cathay General Bancorp 23.79%11.37%1.38%

In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 1 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Cathay General Bancorp's score of 1.11 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ameris Bancorp
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Cathay General Bancorp
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ameris Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cathay General Bancorp. Cathay General Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ameris Bancorp$1.20B4.74$358.68M$6.3613.32
Cathay General Bancorp$1.38B2.78$315.12M$4.8511.82

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Cathay General Bancorp on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ameris Bancorp compare to First Financial Bancorp.?

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ:FFBC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to First Financial Bancorp.'s net margin of 20.92%. First Financial Bancorp.'s return on equity of 11.09% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
First Financial Bancorp. 20.92%11.09%1.49%

In the previous week, First Financial Bancorp. had 4 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for First Financial Bancorp. and 1 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat First Financial Bancorp.'s score of 0.68 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ameris Bancorp
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
First Financial Bancorp.
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ameris Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Financial Bancorp.. First Financial Bancorp. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ameris Bancorp$1.20B4.74$358.68M$6.3613.32
First Financial Bancorp.$1.26B2.56$255.60M$2.8310.86

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of First Financial Bancorp. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $90.17, indicating a potential upside of 6.45%. First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.41%. Given First Financial Bancorp.'s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Financial Bancorp. is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
First Financial Bancorp.
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Financial Bancorp. has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Financial Bancorp. pays out 35.3% 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. First Financial Bancorp. has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. First Financial Bancorp. is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats First Financial Bancorp. on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ameris Bancorp compare to Hope Bancorp?

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Hope Bancorp (NASDAQ:HOPE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $90.17, indicating a potential upside of 6.45%. Hope Bancorp has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.79%. Given Hope Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hope Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Hope Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Hope Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hope Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ameris Bancorp$1.20B4.74$358.68M$6.3613.32
Hope Bancorp$523.22M3.03$61.59M$0.5223.88

In the previous week, Hope Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Hope Bancorp and 1 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Hope Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.11 indicating that Hope Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ameris Bancorp
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Hope Bancorp
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Hope Bancorp's net margin of 6.56%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Hope Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
Hope Bancorp 6.56%5.32%0.65%

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Hope Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hope Bancorp pays out 107.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hope Bancorp has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.7% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Hope Bancorp on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ameris Bancorp compare to Hancock Whitney?

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Hancock Whitney (NASDAQ:HWC) 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, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $90.17, suggesting a potential upside of 6.45%. Hancock Whitney has a consensus target price of $78.14, suggesting a potential upside of 15.97%. Given Hancock Whitney's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Hancock Whitney is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Hancock Whitney
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.78

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Hancock Whitney pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hancock Whitney pays out 41.1% 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. Hancock Whitney has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Hancock Whitney is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.2% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Hancock Whitney shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Hancock Whitney had 5 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Hancock Whitney and 1 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Hancock Whitney's score of 0.19 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ameris Bancorp
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Hancock Whitney
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hancock Whitney has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

Hancock Whitney has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hancock Whitney, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ameris Bancorp$1.20B4.74$358.68M$6.3613.32
Hancock Whitney$2.02B2.71$486.07M$4.8713.84

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Hancock Whitney's net margin of 21.34%. Hancock Whitney's return on equity of 11.20% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
Hancock Whitney 21.34%11.20%1.40%

Summary

Hancock Whitney beats Ameris Bancorp on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Ameris Bancorp compare to Simmons First National?

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Simmons First National. Simmons First National is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ameris Bancorp$1.20B4.74$358.68M$6.3613.32
Simmons First National$125.62M24.66-$397.55M-$2.56N/A

In the previous week, Simmons First National had 2 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Simmons First National and 1 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Simmons First National's score of 0.00 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ameris Bancorp
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Simmons First National
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.86 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Simmons First National pays out -33.6% 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. Simmons First National has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Simmons First National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Simmons First National's net margin of -25.44%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Simmons First National's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
Simmons First National -25.44%7.81%1.07%

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $90.17, indicating a potential upside of 6.45%. Simmons First National has a consensus price target of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.02%. Given Ameris Bancorp's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Simmons First National.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Simmons First National
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.6% of Simmons First National shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Simmons First National shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Simmons First National has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Simmons First National on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ABCB vs. The Competition

MetricAmeris BancorpState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$5.69B$924.80M$13.59B$12.33B
Dividend Yield0.97%27.55%5.84%5.33%
P/E Ratio16.247.0123.9525.75
Price / Sales4.742.79150.3098.92
Price / Cash12.057.6720.0956.16
Price / Book1.560.862.147.03
Net Income$358.68M$1.47B$1.13B$335.04M
7 Day Performance2.75%-0.35%0.92%2.72%
1 Month Performance1.02%-1.59%-0.15%1.53%
1 Year Performance38.06%6.80%11.99%35.73%

Ameris Bancorp Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.8519 of 5 stars
$84.70
-0.1%
$90.17
+6.5%
+37.5%$5.69B$1.20B16.242,850
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
2.5985 of 5 stars
$57.04
-0.7%
$52.00
-8.8%
+31.0%$3.85B$1.38B11.761,268
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
3.7841 of 5 stars
$30.11
-1.6%
$33.00
+9.6%
+26.7%$3.21B$1.26B10.642,199
HOPE
Hope Bancorp
4.8018 of 5 stars
$12.14
-2.2%
$14.50
+19.4%
+23.3%$1.59B$967.63M23.351,434
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.0219 of 5 stars
$67.75
-1.5%
$76.86
+13.4%
+22.2%$5.58B$2.02B13.913,627

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