Eagle Bancorp (EGBN) Competitors

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

Does the media favor ABCB or EGBN?

In the previous week, Eagle Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Eagle Bancorp and 6 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Eagle Bancorp's score of 1.25 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	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Eagle Bancorp	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ABCB or EGBN?

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eagle Bancorp has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ABCB or EGBN 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
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%
Eagle Bancorp	-4.60%	-2.54%	-0.28%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ABCB or EGBN?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ameris Bancorp	$1.13B	4.51	$358.68M	$5.68	13.04
Eagle Bancorp	$707.50M	0.85	-$47.03M	-$1.02	-19.31

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

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Eagle Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Eagle Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ABCB or EGBN a better dividend stock?

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Eagle Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eagle Bancorp pays out -64.7% 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 analysts recommend ABCB or EGBN?

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 2.58%. Eagle Bancorp has a consensus price target of $21.00, suggesting a potential upside of 6.63%. Given Eagle Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Eagle Bancorp 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
Eagle Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Eagle Bancorp on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.