CVB Financial (CVBF) Competitors

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ameris Bancorp	$1.13B	4.50	$358.68M	$5.68	13.01
CVB Financial	$477.10M	5.48	$200.72M	$1.45	13.09

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 Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%
CVB Financial	30.99%	9.21%	1.33%

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 1.1%. CVB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 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.

Does the media favor ABCB or CVBF?

In the previous week, CVB Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for CVB Financial and 3 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat CVB Financial's score of 0.46 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CVB Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend ABCB or CVBF?

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 2.37%. CVB Financial has a consensus price target of $23.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.50%. Given CVB Financial's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	2.86
CVB Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has more risk and volatility, ABCB or CVBF?

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVB Financial has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats CVB Financial on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.