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FRBA vs. ABCB, FMBH, GSBC, IBCP, OCFC, THFF, TOWN, FCF, OBK, and PFS

Should you be buying First Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Bank include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Great Southern Bancorp (GSBC), Independent Bank (IBCP), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), First Financial Corporation Indiana (THFF), Towne Bank (TOWN), First Commonwealth Financial (FCF), Origin Bancorp (OBK), and Provident Financial Services (PFS).

First Bank vs. Its Competitors

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

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Bank has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 10 more articles in the media than First Bank. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 13 mentions for First Bank. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat First Bank's score of 0.85 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
8 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
First Bank
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 2.47%. First Bank has a consensus price target of $17.83, indicating a potential upside of 13.37%. Given First Bank's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Bank 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)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
First Bank
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of First Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of First Bank 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.

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to First Bank's net margin of 17.27%. First Bank's return on equity of 10.12% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
First Bank 17.27%10.12%1.08%

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First Bank. First Bank 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 Ratio
Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.51$358.68M$5.6813.02
First Bank$229.43MN/A$42.24M$1.669.48

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. First Bank pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Bank pays out 14.5% 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.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats First Bank on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FRBA vs. The Competition

MetricFirst BankBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market CapN/A$923.21M$12.73B$10.81B
Dividend Yield1.53%3.11%5.54%4.80%
P/E Ratio9.4817.0122.4230.98
Price / SalesN/A2.1030.23133.64
Price / Cash9.9452.5922.5761.86
Price / Book0.751.122.206.61
Net Income$42.24M$54.82M$1.02B$277.10M
7 Day Performance4.52%3.32%1.62%2.57%
1 Month Performance-4.43%-1.74%0.01%3.20%
1 Year Performance12.44%10.24%542.49%33.22%

First Bank Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FRBA
First Bank
3.7882 of 5 stars
$15.73
+0.4%
$17.83
+13.4%
+12.4%$0.00$229.43M9.48240News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.4845 of 5 stars
$72.75
+2.7%
$72.14
-0.8%
+20.8%$4.99B$1.13B13.962,850News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Buyback Announcement
Analyst Revision
FMBH
First Mid Bancshares
3.2424 of 5 stars
$36.42
+2.4%
$43.33
+19.0%
-1.2%$853.35M$453.67M10.351,198News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
GSBC
Great Southern Bancorp
2.3087 of 5 stars
$57.49
+2.5%
$59.50
+3.5%
+2.4%$635.29M$355.26M9.551,108Positive News
Analyst Forecast
IBCP
Independent Bank
3.952 of 5 stars
$32.21
+3.3%
$36.00
+11.8%
-1.0%$645.93M$323.14M10.49920Upcoming Earnings
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Downgrade
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
4.3445 of 5 stars
$18.79
+6.2%
$21.80
+16.0%
+5.7%$1.02B$692.36M13.33960News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
THFF
First Financial Corporation Indiana
3.6081 of 5 stars
$54.18
+5.1%
$57.67
+6.4%
+31.3%$611.02M$307.51M10.36880Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
TOWN
Towne Bank
4.0618 of 5 stars
$33.48
-0.8%
$41.00
+22.5%
+3.6%$2.53B$1.03B14.562,720News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
FCF
First Commonwealth Financial
4.3295 of 5 stars
$16.16
+1.6%
$18.90
+16.9%
-1.0%$1.66B$699.69M12.431,545Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
OBK
Origin Bancorp
3.6371 of 5 stars
$33.91
+3.2%
$43.20
+27.4%
N/A$1.03B$619.96M15.141,031News Coverage
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
PFS
Provident Financial Services
4.1279 of 5 stars
$18.65
+2.1%
$22.70
+21.7%
+1.7%$2.39B$839.40M10.531,801News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:FRBA) was last updated on 10/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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