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BOKF vs. ABCB, CATY, FFBC, HWC, ONB, SFNC, WTFC, ASB, FNB, and HOMB

Should you be buying BOK Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BOK Financial include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Simmons First National (SFNC), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Associated Banc (ASB), F.N.B. (FNB), and Home BancShares (HOMB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

BOK Financial vs. Its Competitors

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

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BOK Financial has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, BOK Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for BOK Financial and 22 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat BOK Financial's score of 0.50 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
8 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
BOK Financial
6 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

BOK Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. BOK Financial 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$1.13B4.51$358.68M$5.6813.02
BOK Financial$3.48B1.94$523.57M$8.3912.67

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to BOK Financial's net margin of 15.98%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat BOK Financial's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
BOK Financial 15.98%9.35%1.07%

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. BOK Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BOK Financial pays out 27.2% 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. BOK Financial has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. BOK Financial 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, 34.4% of BOK Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 56.9% of BOK Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 2.47%. BOK Financial has a consensus price target of $115.55, indicating a potential upside of 8.72%. Given BOK Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BOK Financial is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
BOK Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats BOK Financial on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BOKF vs. The Competition

MetricBOK FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$6.76B$2.14B$12.73B$10.81B
Dividend Yield2.15%2.51%5.54%4.80%
P/E Ratio12.6711.2122.4230.98
Price / Sales1.942.4630.23133.64
Price / Cash11.5513.3722.5761.86
Price / Book1.231.322.206.61
Net Income$523.57M$143.71M$1.02B$277.10M
7 Day Performance-1.37%2.22%1.62%2.57%
1 Month Performance-5.81%-2.63%0.01%3.20%
1 Year Performance0.59%10.07%542.49%33.22%

BOK Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BOKF
BOK Financial
4.5557 of 5 stars
$106.28
+1.4%
$115.55
+8.7%
+0.6%$6.76B$3.48B12.675,056Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.4809 of 5 stars
$72.75
+2.7%
$72.14
-0.8%
+20.8%$4.99B$1.13B13.962,850Upcoming Earnings
Buyback Announcement
Analyst Revision
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
4.2953 of 5 stars
$47.00
+2.4%
$50.17
+6.7%
+4.7%$3.17B$1.39B11.351,266News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.88 of 5 stars
$24.30
+2.4%
$29.83
+22.8%
-1.2%$2.27B$1.62B9.722,090Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.8137 of 5 stars
$56.57
+2.4%
$69.86
+23.5%
+8.0%$4.68B$2.06B10.123,476Positive News
Dividend Announcement
ONB
Old National Bancorp
4.8879 of 5 stars
$20.65
+4.0%
$26.36
+27.7%
+12.5%$7.78B$2.96B12.224,066Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
SFNC
Simmons First National
4.742 of 5 stars
$18.12
-0.9%
$22.50
+24.2%
-22.3%$2.65B$1.46B-6.182,946News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.9622 of 5 stars
$126.55
+3.1%
$149.57
+18.2%
+14.2%$8.22B$3.97B11.975,903Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ASB
Associated Banc
4.9529 of 5 stars
$25.35
+4.0%
$28.11
+10.9%
+11.7%$4.04B$2.39B32.924,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
FNB
F.N.B.
4.6773 of 5 stars
$15.51
+2.8%
$18.83
+21.5%
+9.7%$5.42B$2.57B11.154,280
HOMB
Home BancShares
4.0004 of 5 stars
$27.41
+0.9%
$32.83
+19.8%
+1.8%$5.35B$1.47B11.812,552News Coverage
Dividend Increase
Analyst Upgrade

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This page (NASDAQ:BOKF) was last updated on 10/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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