CVB Financial (CVBF) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to CVBF or ABCB?

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than CVB Financial. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 6 mentions for CVB Financial. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat CVB Financial's score of 1.16 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CVBF or ABCB?

74.2% of CVB Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of CVB Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, CVBF or ABCB?

CVB Financial has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CVBF or ABCB 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
CVB Financial	30.99%	9.21%	1.33%
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CVBF or ABCB?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CVB Financial	$477.10M	5.81	$200.72M	$1.45	13.86
Ameris Bancorp	$1.13B	4.53	$358.68M	$5.68	13.10

Is CVBF or ABCB a better dividend stock?

CVB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. CVB Financial pays out 55.2% 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.

Do analysts rate CVBF or ABCB?

CVB Financial currently has a consensus target price of $23.25, indicating a potential upside of 15.67%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 3.03%. Given CVB Financial's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe CVB Financial is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CVB Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Ameris Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats CVB Financial on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.