Eagle Bancorp (EGBN) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eagle Bancorp	$707.50M	0.91	-$47.03M	-$1.50	-14.06
Ameris Bancorp	$1.12B	4.13	$358.68M	$5.40	12.47

Is EGBN or ABCB more profitable?

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Eagle Bancorp's net margin of -6.52%. 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	-6.52%	4.86%	0.53%
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%

Does the media prefer EGBN or ABCB?

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Eagle Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 2 mentions for Eagle Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Eagle Bancorp's score of -0.47 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ameris Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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. 3.1% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, EGBN or ABCB?

Eagle Bancorp has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate EGBN or ABCB?

Eagle Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $21.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.13%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 6.09%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Eagle 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)	2.25
Ameris 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 3.1%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Eagle Bancorp pays out -44.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% 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.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Eagle Bancorp on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.