Eagle Bancorp (EGBN) Competitors $20.75 -0.21 (-1.00%) As of 10:22 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EGBN vs. ABCB, BANR, CVBF, HFWA, HOPE, INDB, SFNC, UBSI, WSBC, and WSFSShould you be buying Eagle Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eagle Bancorp include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Banner (BANR), CVB Financial (CVBF), Heritage Financial (HFWA), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Independent Bank (INDB), Simmons First National (SFNC), United Bankshares (UBSI), WesBanco (WSBC), and WSFS Financial (WSFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Eagle Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Banner CVB Financial Heritage Financial Hope Bancorp Independent Bank Simmons First National United Bankshares WesBanco WSFS Financial Eagle Bancorp (NASDAQ:EGBN) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and risk. Do analysts recommend EGBN or ABCB? Eagle Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.20%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 1.69%. Given Eagle Bancorp's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Eagle Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Eagle Bancorp 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Is EGBN or ABCB a better dividend stock? Eagle Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Eagle Bancorp pays out -64.7% 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. Eagle Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EGBN or ABCB? 78.0% of Eagle Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Eagle Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor EGBN or ABCB? In the previous week, Eagle Bancorp had 7 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Eagle Bancorp and 1 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Eagle Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.63 indicating that Eagle Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Eagle Bancorp 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is EGBN or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Eagle Bancorp's net margin of -4.60%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Eagle Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eagle Bancorp-4.60% -2.54% -0.28% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Which has more volatility & risk, EGBN or ABCB? Eagle Bancorp has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EGBN or ABCB? Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Eagle Bancorp. Eagle Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEagle Bancorp$707.50M0.89-$47.03M-$1.02-20.34Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.47$358.68M$5.6812.92 SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Eagle Bancorp on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Eagle Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EGBN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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 EGBN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEagle BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$630.21M$922.42M$12.61B$10.61BDividend Yield3.08%3.07%5.54%4.71%P/E Ratio-20.3416.9730.2427.54Price / Sales0.892.3430.07202.58Price / Cash3.8153.4222.5761.55Price / Book0.511.122.296.78Net Income-$47.03M$54.76M$1.02B$275.79M7 Day Performance3.14%0.38%0.30%2.99%1 Month Performance6.52%-1.75%0.32%9.50%1 Year Performance-9.42%12.52%539.75%35.97% Eagle Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EGBNEagle Bancorp2.0407 of 5 stars$20.75-1.0%$21.00+1.2%-6.8%$630.21M$707.50M-20.34500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeABCBAmeris Bancorp3.0895 of 5 stars$74.83+1.4%$72.14-3.6%+23.4%$5.13B$1.13B14.362,850BANRBanner3.6269 of 5 stars$63.05-1.9%$70.17+11.3%+8.2%$2.22B$832.99M12.011,956News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCVBFCVB Financial3.901 of 5 stars$19.10+0.6%$23.25+21.7%+5.5%$2.62B$684.59M13.171,089Positive NewsHFWAHeritage Financial4.4601 of 5 stars$24.39+0.2%$28.50+16.9%+14.0%$826.42M$317.18M17.06830Analyst ForecastHOPEHope Bancorp4.8061 of 5 stars$11.12+3.2%$13.25+19.2%-9.4%$1.38B$1.00B31.771,244Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastINDBIndependent Bank3.9828 of 5 stars$70.29+1.2%$71.00+1.0%+22.2%$3.47B$980.77M15.871,837News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSFNCSimmons First National4.9297 of 5 stars$19.50+0.5%$22.75+16.7%-9.8%$2.81B$1.46B15.352,946Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastUBSIUnited Bankshares3.7795 of 5 stars$37.58+1.0%$40.50+7.8%+3.7%$5.27B$1.12B13.282,553Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeWSBCWesBanco4.9 of 5 stars$33.45+2.0%$38.83+16.1%+15.7%$3.15B$953.62M20.152,195Analyst ForecastWSFSWSFS Financial4.5501 of 5 stars$54.53+1.1%$66.25+21.5%+10.1%$3.02B$1.40B11.962,309Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives Banner Alternatives CVB Financial Alternatives Heritage Financial Alternatives Hope Bancorp Alternatives Independent Bank Alternatives Simmons First National Alternatives United Bankshares Alternatives WesBanco Alternatives WSFS Financial 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:EGBN) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredBuilding The Infrastructure for the Coming Financial ResetWhile China pushes nearly $1 trillion through its new digital currency, one emerging company is quietly buildi...Intellistake | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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