Amalgamated Financial (AMAL) Competitors $28.16 -0.60 (-2.09%) As of 04/30/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AMAL vs. UCB, AVAL, EBC, BUR, FHB, INTR, RIOT, LU, ENVA, and AUBShould you be buying Amalgamated Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Amalgamated Financial include United Community Banks (UCB), Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (AVAL), Eastern Bankshares (EBC), Burford Capital (BUR), First Hawaiian (FHB), Inter & Co, Inc. (INTR), Riot Platforms (RIOT), Lufax (LU), Enova International (ENVA), and Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Amalgamated Financial vs. United Community Banks Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Eastern Bankshares Burford Capital First Hawaiian Inter & Co, Inc. Riot Platforms Lufax Enova International Atlantic Union Bankshares United Community Banks (NASDAQ:UCB) and Amalgamated Financial (NASDAQ:AMAL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, community ranking and earnings. Do analysts recommend UCB or AMAL? United Community Banks currently has a consensus price target of $33.14, suggesting a potential upside of 19.74%. Amalgamated Financial has a consensus price target of $36.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.62%. Given Amalgamated Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amalgamated Financial is more favorable than United Community Banks.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score United Community Banks 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57Amalgamated Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the MarketBeat Community favor UCB or AMAL? Amalgamated Financial received 90 more outperform votes than United Community Banks when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.63% of users gave Amalgamated Financial an outperform vote while only 40.00% of users gave United Community Banks an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUnited Community BanksOutperform Votes440.00% Underperform Votes660.00% Amalgamated FinancialOutperform Votes9456.63% Underperform Votes7243.37% Is UCB or AMAL more profitable? Amalgamated Financial has a net margin of 24.50% compared to United Community Banks' net margin of 16.48%. Amalgamated Financial's return on equity of 16.49% beat United Community Banks' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets United Community Banks16.48% 8.64% 1.04% Amalgamated Financial 24.50%16.49%1.30% Is UCB or AMAL a better dividend stock? United Community Banks pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Amalgamated Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. United Community Banks pays out 45.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amalgamated Financial pays out 16.6% 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. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, UCB or AMAL? United Community Banks has higher revenue and earnings than Amalgamated Financial. Amalgamated Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United Community Banks, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnited Community Banks$938.98M3.52$252.40M$2.1113.12Amalgamated Financial$316.48M2.73$106.43M$3.378.36 Do institutionals & insiders believe in UCB or AMAL? 82.3% of United Community Banks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Amalgamated Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of United Community Banks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Amalgamated Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to UCB or AMAL? In the previous week, United Community Banks had 12 more articles in the media than Amalgamated Financial. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for United Community Banks and 14 mentions for Amalgamated Financial. United Community Banks' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Amalgamated Financial's score of 0.62 indicating that United Community Banks is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment United Community Banks 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amalgamated Financial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, UCB or AMAL? United Community Banks has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amalgamated Financial has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryUnited Community Banks and Amalgamated Financial tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Amalgamated Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AMAL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AMAL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmalgamated FinancialState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$864.15M$3.06B$11.11B$7.82BDividend Yield2.00%3.87%5.79%4.22%P/E Ratio8.1623.1221.9918.48Price / Sales2.733.0026.08103.91Price / Cash10.2010.6317.6034.62Price / Book1.461.152.654.25Net Income$106.43M$372.21M$1.03B$248.23M7 Day Performance0.18%0.62%1.35%3.29%1 Month Performance-1.88%-1.26%-0.66%2.42%1 Year Performance14.75%18.38%536.11%5.54% Amalgamated Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AMALAmalgamated Financial4.1897 of 5 stars$28.16-2.1%$36.50+29.6%+14.8%$864.15M$316.48M8.16380Earnings ReportUCBUnited Community Banks4.2499 of 5 stars$27.56+1.1%$33.33+21.0%N/A$3.29B$938.98M13.513,070Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsAVALGrupo Aval Acciones y Valores4.0347 of 5 stars$2.76-0.7%N/A+14.6%$3.28B$16.02T16.2470,200Dividend CutShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsEBCEastern Bankshares4.7049 of 5 stars$14.85+0.5%$19.25+29.6%+18.8%$3.17B$731.51M22.162,150Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeBURBurford Capital4.1339 of 5 stars$13.60-0.6%$19.50+43.4%-11.2%$2.98B$341.23M11.72140News CoveragePositive NewsFHBFirst Hawaiian3.4517 of 5 stars$22.94+0.4%$27.29+18.9%+8.4%$2.89B$780.50M12.822,000Earnings ReportINTRInter & Co, Inc.2.3535 of 5 stars$6.59-1.2%$6.78+2.9%+31.6%$2.86B$6.40B16.903,235Short Interest ↑Positive NewsRIOTRiot Platforms3.6631 of 5 stars$7.63-1.8%$16.73+119.2%-28.4%$2.67B$376.66M17.74340Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap DownLULufax1.4124 of 5 stars$2.95-5.4%$2.98+0.8%-34.4%$2.56B$20.29B-3.8392,400Analyst DowngradeENVAEnova International3.5637 of 5 stars$99.19+1.3%$111.00+11.9%+51.5%$2.54B$2.66B13.331,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownAUBAtlantic Union Bankshares4.654 of 5 stars$27.54+2.4%$39.40+43.1%-12.5%$2.48B$817.42M12.031,880Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies United Community Banks Competitors Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores Competitors Eastern Bankshares Competitors Burford Capital Competitors First Hawaiian Competitors Inter & Co, Inc. 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