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$67.85 -0.82 (-1.19%)
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BANR vs. ABCB, CATY, FFBC, FRME, HFWA, HWC, PPBI, STBA, 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), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), S&T Bancorp (STBA), 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 superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.

In the previous week, Banner had 4 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Banner and 5 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Banner's score of 0.30 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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$832.99M2.82$168.90M$5.0913.33
Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.11$358.68M$5.4012.41

87.3% of Banner shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Banner shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris 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.

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Banner's net margin of 20.77%. Banner's return on equity of 9.95% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Banner20.77% 9.95% 1.10%
Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32%

Banner has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Banner currently has a consensus target price of $70.83, suggesting a potential upside of 4.40%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 6.61%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Banner.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Banner
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

Banner pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Banner pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% 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.

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

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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$2.35B$621.16M$11.87B$8.92B
Dividend Yield2.80%3.29%5.53%4.00%
P/E Ratio13.3310.2119.9620.07
Price / Sales2.821.8325.68118.22
Price / Cash12.1815.2018.7228.59
Price / Book1.321.022.255.58
Net Income$168.90M$33.50M$990.08M$248.65M
7 Day Performance5.77%2.69%1.41%7.15%
1 Month Performance8.70%3.60%3.44%8.13%
1 Year Performance43.23%18.42%542.37%21.59%

Banner Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BANR
Banner
2.8479 of 5 stars
$67.85
-1.2%
$70.83
+4.4%
+45.0%$2.35B$832.99M13.331,956
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
2.6066 of 5 stars
$64.77
-0.2%
$71.43
+10.3%
+38.4%$4.46B$1.12B12.432,850
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
3.8754 of 5 stars
$45.53
-0.3%
$50.17
+10.2%
+32.3%$3.20B$1.39B11.501,266Positive News
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.5136 of 5 stars
$24.26
-0.4%
$28.75
+18.5%
+19.1%$2.33B$1.62B10.072,090
FRME
First Merchants
4.7011 of 5 stars
$38.30
-0.9%
$46.40
+21.1%
+25.7%$2.25B$1.07B10.762,120
HFWA
Heritage Financial
2.8258 of 5 stars
$23.84
flat
$27.67
+16.1%
+49.5%$813.08M$317.18M16.11830
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.4734 of 5 stars
$57.40
-0.4%
$61.25
+6.7%
+33.3%$4.94B$2.06B10.593,476Positive News
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
3.723 of 5 stars
$21.09
+0.1%
$27.25
+29.2%
+5.1%$2.04B$905.41M13.881,325
STBA
S&T Bancorp
3.2332 of 5 stars
$37.82
-0.5%
$41.67
+10.2%
+22.6%$1.46B$564.96M10.901,206
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.8716 of 5 stars
$34.18
-0.5%
$40.00
+17.0%
+34.4%$2.58B$1.03B14.482,720Positive News
UBSI
United Bankshares
3.1781 of 5 stars
$36.43
flat
$40.63
+11.5%
+21.7%$5.18B$1.63B13.542,553Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:BANR) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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