Eagle Bancorp (EGBN) Competitors $16.36 -0.10 (-0.61%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.36 +0.00 (+0.03%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock EGBN vs. ABCB, CVBF, FFBC, HOPE, OBK, PPBI, UBSI, WSBC, WSFS, and PFSShould you be buying Eagle Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eagle Bancorp include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), CVB Financial (CVBF), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), United Bankshares (UBSI), WesBanco (WSBC), WSFS Financial (WSFS), and Provident Financial Services (PFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Eagle Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp CVB Financial First Financial Bancorp. Hope Bancorp Origin Bancorp Pacific Premier Bancorp United Bankshares WesBanco WSFS Financial Provident Financial Services Eagle Bancorp (NASDAQ:EGBN) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends. Which has higher valuation and 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$707.50M0.70-$47.03M-$1.02-16.04Ameris Bancorp$1.14B4.15$358.68M$5.6812.09 Which has more volatility and risk, EGBN or ABCB? Eagle Bancorp has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to EGBN or ABCB? In the previous week, Eagle Bancorp had 9 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Eagle Bancorp and 12 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Eagle Bancorp's score of -0.04 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Eagle Bancorp 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ameris Bancorp 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer EGBN or ABCB? Eagle Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $21.75, suggesting a potential upside of 32.95%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $72.14, suggesting a potential upside of 5.02%. 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 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EGBN or ABCB? 78.0% of Eagle Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Eagle Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. 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 4.0%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. 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. 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% SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Eagle Bancorp on 13 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding EGBN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$500.01M$865.60M$12.21B$9.53BDividend Yield4.01%3.16%5.57%4.04%P/E Ratio-16.0416.2519.9520.53Price / Sales0.701.9825.9798.78Price / Cash2.9348.4121.5158.40Price / Book0.421.082.155.74Net Income-$47.03M$54.19M$999.65M$259.12M7 Day Performance-23.87%-3.31%-1.82%-3.41%1 Month Performance-16.02%1.33%1.73%8.53%1 Year Performance-24.50%8.60%538.38%15.74% Eagle Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)EGBNEagle Bancorp3.1477 of 5 stars$16.36-0.6%$21.75+32.9%-23.3%$500.01M$707.50M-16.04500Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementABCBAmeris Bancorp2.8866 of 5 stars$66.67-1.0%$71.43+7.1%+14.4%$4.59B$1.12B12.802,850News CoverageAnalyst ForecastCVBFCVB Financial3.7012 of 5 stars$20.82-1.2%$23.50+12.9%+0.6%$2.90B$684.59M14.361,089Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4283 of 5 stars$24.59-1.1%$28.75+16.9%-8.6%$2.38B$1.62B9.352,090Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastHOPEHope Bancorp4.7432 of 5 stars$11.36-0.3%$13.50+18.8%-20.5%$1.46B$1.00B14.561,244OBKOrigin Bancorp3.5333 of 5 stars$37.87-0.7%$42.20+11.4%+9.3%$1.18B$358.20M15.391,010News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp4.2411 of 5 stars$21.95-0.7%$27.25+24.1%-15.7%$2.14B$905.41M14.541,325Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementUBSIUnited Bankshares3.8419 of 5 stars$37.15-0.4%$40.63+9.4%-6.1%$5.30B$1.63B13.872,553Positive NewsEarnings ReportWSBCWesBanco4.9918 of 5 stars$32.67-0.5%$38.71+18.5%-1.0%$3.14B$953.62M13.572,195News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportWSFSWSFS Financial4.0192 of 5 stars$57.89-0.5%$62.75+8.4%-0.2%$3.30B$1.40B13.222,309Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionPFSProvident Financial Services3.7554 of 5 stars$18.42-1.1%$23.60+28.1%+1.8%$2.43B$1.14B14.441,801Positive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives CVB Financial Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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