Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, ABCB or DCOM?

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Dime Community Bancshares. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dime Community Bancshares, 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	4.44	$358.68M	$5.68	12.82
Dime Community Bancshares	$646.19M	2.07	$29.08M	$0.84	36.37

Do analysts rate ABCB or DCOM?

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 0.92%. Dime Community Bancshares has a consensus target price of $36.88, indicating a potential upside of 20.70%. Given Dime Community Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Dime Community Bancshares 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
Dime Community Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ABCB or DCOM?

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.3% of Dime Community Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Dime Community Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ABCB or DCOM more profitable?

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Dime Community Bancshares' net margin of 6.74%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Dime Community Bancshares' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%
Dime Community Bancshares	6.74%	6.90%	0.62%

Is ABCB or DCOM a better dividend stock?

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Dime Community Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dime Community Bancshares pays out 119.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Dime Community Bancshares has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Dime Community Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor ABCB or DCOM?

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Dime Community Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 6 mentions for Dime Community Bancshares. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Dime Community Bancshares' score of 1.53 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Dime Community Bancshares	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, ABCB or DCOM?

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dime Community Bancshares has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Dime Community Bancshares on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.