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$61.77 -0.89 (-1.42%)
Closing price 07/24/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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CBSH vs. ABCB, FFBC, HWC, UBSI, ASB, FNB, HOMB, PB, MTB, and FITB

Should you be buying Commerce Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Commerce Bancshares include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Hancock Whitney (HWC), United Bankshares (UBSI), Associated Banc (ASB), F.N.B. (FNB), Home BancShares (HOMB), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), M&T Bank (MTB), and Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Commerce Bancshares vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, Commerce Bancshares had 5 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Commerce Bancshares and 6 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Commerce Bancshares' score of 0.91 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Commerce Bancshares
4 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ameris Bancorp
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Commerce Bancshares$2.09B3.95$526.33M$4.2014.71
Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.03$358.68M$5.4012.16

Commerce Bancshares has a net margin of 26.37% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. Commerce Bancshares' return on equity of 16.01% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Commerce Bancshares26.37% 16.01% 1.74%
Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32%

Commerce Bancshares has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

70.3% of Commerce Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Commerce Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Commerce Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Commerce Bancshares pays out 26.2% 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. Commerce Bancshares has raised its dividend for 58 consecutive years. Commerce Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Commerce Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $68.20, indicating a potential upside of 10.41%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 8.80%. Given Commerce Bancshares' higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Commerce Bancshares is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Commerce Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

Summary

Commerce Bancshares beats Ameris Bancorp on 10 of the 19 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 CBSH 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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CBSH vs. The Competition

MetricCommerce BancsharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$8.36B$2.45B$12.32B$9.48B
Dividend Yield1.76%3.54%5.53%3.99%
P/E Ratio14.7111.5319.0619.95
Price / Sales3.952.3426.04101.76
Price / Cash13.8610.8321.8458.97
Price / Book2.251.192.275.90
Net Income$526.33M$174.52M$998.01M$258.42M
7 Day Performance-4.43%-1.78%0.88%2.12%
1 Month Performance1.18%3.74%4.39%12.46%
1 Year Performance-3.84%6.45%540.85%19.56%

Commerce Bancshares Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CBSH
Commerce Bancshares
4.3795 of 5 stars
$61.77
-1.4%
$68.20
+10.4%
-3.0%$8.36B$2.09B14.714,687
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.2858 of 5 stars
$66.67
-1.0%
$71.43
+7.1%
+10.2%$4.59B$1.12B12.802,850Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.4278 of 5 stars
$24.59
-1.1%
$28.75
+16.9%
-9.4%$2.35B$1.62B10.202,090News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.8288 of 5 stars
$60.38
+0.3%
$66.71
+10.5%
+9.7%$5.17B$2.06B11.123,476Dividend Announcement
UBSI
United Bankshares
3.9319 of 5 stars
$37.15
-0.4%
$40.63
+9.4%
-1.2%$5.28B$1.63B13.812,553News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
ASB
Associated Banc
4.6974 of 5 stars
$25.58
-0.9%
$27.22
+6.4%
+9.2%$4.24B$2.39B29.744,000News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
FNB
F.N.B.
4.1517 of 5 stars
$15.99
-0.5%
$18.57
+16.2%
+4.7%$5.75B$2.57B12.494,280Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
HOMB
Home BancShares
3.7815 of 5 stars
$29.84
-1.2%
$33.20
+11.3%
+4.0%$5.89B$1.47B13.632,552Dividend Announcement
PB
Prosperity Bancshares
4.9223 of 5 stars
$72.46
-1.6%
$83.80
+15.7%
-5.1%$6.90B$1.79B13.803,916Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
MTB
M&T Bank
4.9351 of 5 stars
$195.27
-0.5%
$212.88
+9.0%
+13.0%$31.34B$13.45B12.6522,354Positive News
Insider Trade
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
4.9404 of 5 stars
$42.96
-0.2%
$47.53
+10.6%
+4.2%$28.68B$13.28B13.3418,616Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:CBSH) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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