CVB Financial (CVBF) Competitors $18.37 -0.32 (-1.71%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.28 -0.09 (-0.46%) As of 08/1/2025 04:41 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 CVBF vs. ABCB, BANR, CATY, FRME, HOPE, OCFC, PPBI, SBCF, TCBK, and WSFSShould you be buying CVB Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CVB Financial include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Banner (BANR), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Merchants (FRME), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SBCF), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), and WSFS Financial (WSFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. CVB Financial vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Banner Cathay General Bancorp First Merchants Hope Bancorp OceanFirst Financial Pacific Premier Bancorp Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida TriCo Bancshares WSFS Financial Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and CVB Financial (NASDAQ:CVBF) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ABCB or CVBF? Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than CVB Financial. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVB Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmeris Bancorp$1.14B3.98$358.68M$5.6811.60CVB Financial$477.56M5.30$200.72M$1.4512.67 Which has more risk & volatility, ABCB or CVBF? Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVB Financial has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ABCB or CVBF? In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than CVB Financial. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 13 mentions for CVB Financial. CVB Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.67 indicating that CVB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ameris Bancorp 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CVB Financial 3 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate ABCB or CVBF? Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $72.14, suggesting a potential upside of 9.46%. CVB Financial has a consensus target price of $23.25, suggesting a potential upside of 26.57%. Given CVB Financial's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe CVB 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) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86CVB Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is ABCB or CVBF more profitable? CVB Financial has a net margin of 30.99% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat CVB Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32% CVB Financial 30.99%9.21%1.33% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ABCB or CVBF? 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.2% of CVB Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of CVB Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is ABCB or CVBF a better dividend stock? Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. CVB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVB Financial pays out 55.2% 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. SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats CVB Financial on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CVB Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CVBF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CVBF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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 CVBF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCVB FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.58B$1.80B$12.04B$9.54BDividend Yield4.26%3.49%5.62%4.09%P/E Ratio12.6716.8819.7623.83Price / Sales5.302.5425.9666.02Price / Cash11.2110.9821.3357.96Price / Book1.131.182.095.54Net Income$200.72M$198.60M$1.00B$259.28M7 Day Performance-4.67%-4.02%-2.46%-4.68%1 Month Performance-11.38%-5.52%-0.85%4.36%1 Year Performance4.85%7.48%537.09%17.89% CVB Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CVBFCVB Financial3.773 of 5 stars$18.37-1.7%$23.25+26.6%-0.1%$2.58B$477.56M12.671,089ABCBAmeris Bancorp3.189 of 5 stars$66.53+0.2%$71.43+7.4%+12.7%$4.58B$1.12B12.772,850Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionBANRBanner3.1378 of 5 stars$65.14+0.1%$70.17+7.7%+8.0%$2.25B$832.99M12.411,956Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementCATYCathay General Bancorp4.2916 of 5 stars$46.78+0.3%$49.86+6.6%+6.0%$3.27B$1.39B11.301,266FRMEFirst Merchants4.8725 of 5 stars$40.05+0.6%$46.20+15.4%-4.0%$2.32B$1.07B10.382,120HOPEHope Bancorp4.899 of 5 stars$10.37-0.4%$13.50+30.2%-23.1%$1.33B$1.00B29.631,244Gap DownOCFCOceanFirst Financial4.4954 of 5 stars$17.39-0.2%$20.67+18.8%-5.3%$1.02B$692.36M12.33960Analyst RevisionPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp4.1176 of 5 stars$22.34-1.0%$27.50+23.1%-18.1%$2.19B$905.41M15.731,325News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionSBCFSeacoast Banking Corporation of Florida2.1183 of 5 stars$29.21+1.6%$29.200.0%+3.9%$2.47B$808.99M17.921,504Analyst ForecastTCBKTriCo Bancshares3.456 of 5 stars$43.55+1.8%$47.60+9.3%-9.0%$1.41B$531.04M12.811,201WSFSWSFS Financial4.5959 of 5 stars$57.00+1.1%$63.25+11.0%-0.8%$3.20B$1.40B12.502,309Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ABCB Alternatives BANR Alternatives CATY Alternatives FRME Alternatives HOPE Alternatives OCFC Alternatives PPBI Alternatives SBCF Alternatives TCBK Alternatives WSFS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CVBF) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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