Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB) Competitors $34.90 -1.11 (-3.07%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.96 +0.06 (+0.17%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AUB vs. ABCB, CATY, FRME, FULT, TOWN, UBSI, WSBC, WSFS, FNB, and BSBRShould you be buying Atlantic Union Bankshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Atlantic Union Bankshares include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Merchants (FRME), Fulton Financial (FULT), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), WesBanco (WSBC), WSFS Financial (WSFS), F.N.B. (FNB), and Banco Santander Brasil (BSBR). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Atlantic Union Bankshares vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Cathay General Bancorp First Merchants Fulton Financial Towne Bank United Bankshares WesBanco WSFS Financial F.N.B. Banco Santander Brasil Atlantic Union Bankshares (NASDAQ:AUB) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) 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, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, media sentiment and valuation. Does the media prefer AUB or ABCB? In the previous week, Atlantic Union Bankshares had 12 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Atlantic Union Bankshares and 0 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Atlantic Union Bankshares' average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.21 indicating that Atlantic Union Bankshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Atlantic Union Bankshares Positive Ameris Bancorp Positive Do analysts rate AUB or ABCB? Atlantic Union Bankshares currently has a consensus price target of $41.56, indicating a potential upside of 19.09%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 1.97%. Given Atlantic Union Bankshares' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Atlantic Union Bankshares is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Atlantic Union Bankshares 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Is AUB or ABCB a better dividend stock? Atlantic Union Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Atlantic Union Bankshares pays out 66.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% 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. Atlantic Union Bankshares has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Atlantic Union Bankshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AUB or ABCB? Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Atlantic Union Bankshares. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlantic Union Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAtlantic Union Bankshares$1.05B4.73$209.13M$2.0616.94Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.48$358.68M$5.6812.96 Which has more risk & volatility, AUB or ABCB? Atlantic Union Bankshares has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AUB or ABCB? 78.6% of Atlantic Union Bankshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Atlantic Union Bankshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company 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. Is AUB or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Atlantic Union Bankshares' net margin of 15.53%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Atlantic Union Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Atlantic Union Bankshares15.53% 8.50% 1.06% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Atlantic Union Bankshares on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Atlantic Union Bankshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AUB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 AUB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAtlantic Union BanksharesState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$4.97B$1.09B$12.59B$10.49BDividend Yield3.77%10.12%5.60%4.80%P/E Ratio15.249.1729.9927.32Price / Sales4.733.3729.75194.55Price / Cash11.6210.1122.4961.53Price / Book1.001.032.326.81Net Income$209.13M$885.92M$1.02B$276.59M7 Day Performance-3.35%-0.46%-0.08%0.15%1 Month Performance-0.08%-0.85%-0.25%8.17%1 Year Performance-10.34%1.90%536.74%35.50% Atlantic Union Bankshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AUBAtlantic Union Bankshares4.971 of 5 stars$34.90-3.1%$41.56+19.1%-6.7%$4.97B$1.05B15.241,880News CoveragePositive NewsABCBAmeris Bancorp3.2167 of 5 stars$74.83+1.4%$72.14-3.6%+17.1%$5.13B$1.13B14.362,850CATYCathay General Bancorp3.6742 of 5 stars$49.03+1.5%$50.17+2.3%+10.5%$3.34B$1.39B11.841,266Upcoming EarningsFRMEFirst Merchants4.9441 of 5 stars$38.49+1.3%$48.00+24.7%-0.2%$2.19B$1.07B9.972,120Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeFULTFulton Financial4.558 of 5 stars$18.69+1.9%$21.13+13.0%+0.6%$3.34B$1.86B10.933,400Upcoming EarningsTOWNTowne Bank4.4317 of 5 stars$34.37-0.2%$41.00+19.3%-1.8%$2.58B$1.03B14.942,720News CoverageUpcoming EarningsUBSIUnited Bankshares3.8177 of 5 stars$37.58+1.0%$40.50+7.8%-1.1%$5.27B$1.12B13.282,553WSBCWesBanco4.9492 of 5 stars$33.45+2.0%$38.83+16.1%+10.6%$3.15B$953.62M20.152,195Upcoming EarningsWSFSWSFS Financial4.6865 of 5 stars$54.53+1.1%$66.25+21.5%+6.1%$3.02B$1.40B11.962,309FNBF.N.B.4.6319 of 5 stars$16.48+1.4%$18.64+13.1%+12.6%$5.84B$2.57B12.884,280News CoverageUpcoming EarningsBSBRBanco Santander Brasil3.6506 of 5 stars$5.40-1.6%$5.35-0.9%-2.6%$20.48B$25.44B6.6755,646Dividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Merchants Alternatives Fulton Financial Alternatives Towne Bank Alternatives United Bankshares Alternatives WesBanco Alternatives WSFS Financial Alternatives F.N.B. 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