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$61.91 -1.18 (-1.87%)
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BANR vs. ABCB, CATY, FFBC, FRME, HFWA, HOPE, HWC, PPBI, TOWN, and UBSI

Should you be buying Banner stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Banner include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Heritage Financial (HFWA), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Towne Bank (TOWN), and United Bankshares (UBSI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Banner vs. Its Competitors

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

Banner pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Banner pays out 36.6% 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.

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than Banner. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 6 mentions for Banner. Banner's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.27 indicating that Banner is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Banner has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

87.3% of Banner shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Banner shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Banner presently has a consensus price target of $70.17, suggesting a potential upside of 13.34%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $72.14, suggesting a potential upside of 9.22%. Given Banner's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Banner is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Banner
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Banner$832.99M2.57$168.90M$5.2511.79
Ameris Bancorp$1.14B3.99$358.68M$5.6811.63

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Banner21.15% 10.06% 1.13%
Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32%

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Banner on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BANR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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BANR vs. The Competition

MetricBannerFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.18B$590.59M$12.15B$9.56B
Dividend Yield3.04%3.47%5.64%4.17%
P/E Ratio11.799.8519.8625.14
Price / Sales2.571.9526.0476.13
Price / Cash11.1914.5721.4958.58
Price / Book1.150.942.115.59
Net Income$168.90M$36.33M$1.00B$265.48M
7 Day Performance1.36%-0.21%1.01%1.22%
1 Month Performance-9.30%-2.86%-0.11%0.39%
1 Year Performance14.95%6.72%543.15%23.47%

Banner Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BANR
Banner
3.1593 of 5 stars
$61.91
-1.9%
$70.17
+13.3%
+16.7%$2.18B$832.99M11.791,956Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Ex-Dividend
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.4006 of 5 stars
$66.48
+0.9%
$72.14
+8.5%
+19.2%$4.58B$1.14B12.762,850Positive News
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
4.3463 of 5 stars
$45.52
+1.5%
$49.71
+9.2%
+12.0%$3.14B$1.39B11.001,266
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.5515 of 5 stars
$23.89
+1.1%
$29.00
+21.4%
-1.9%$2.26B$1.62B9.562,090
FRME
First Merchants
4.9734 of 5 stars
$37.49
+1.0%
$46.20
+23.2%
+4.6%$2.16B$1.07B9.712,120Positive News
HFWA
Heritage Financial
4.159 of 5 stars
$22.50
+1.7%
$27.67
+23.0%
+6.6%$754.76M$317.18M15.73830
HOPE
Hope Bancorp
4.8529 of 5 stars
$9.94
+2.4%
$13.25
+33.3%
-16.3%$1.24B$1.00B28.401,244Positive News
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.8988 of 5 stars
$58.89
+2.2%
$66.71
+13.3%
+21.0%$4.94B$2.06B10.853,476Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
4.1284 of 5 stars
$21.73
+2.6%
$27.50
+26.6%
-10.4%$2.05B$905.41M15.301,325Positive News
Ex-Dividend
TOWN
Towne Bank
4.1563 of 5 stars
$34.99
+1.4%
$40.67
+16.2%
+12.2%$2.59B$1.03B15.212,720
UBSI
United Bankshares
4.2196 of 5 stars
$35.77
+2.1%
$40.50
+13.2%
+0.0%$4.98B$1.63B12.642,553Positive News
Analyst Revision

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This page (NASDAQ:BANR) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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