Glacier Bancorp (GBCI) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ABCB or GBCI?

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Glacier Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Glacier 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	4.48	$358.68M	$5.68	12.96
Glacier Bancorp	$877.23M	6.59	$190.14M	$1.92	25.41

Do analysts recommend ABCB or GBCI?

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 2.00%. Glacier Bancorp has a consensus price target of $50.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.51%. Given Glacier Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Glacier 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
Glacier Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is ABCB or GBCI more profitable?

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Glacier Bancorp's net margin of 14.99%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Glacier Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%
Glacier Bancorp	14.99%	5.98%	0.68%

Which has more volatility and risk, ABCB or GBCI?

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Glacier Bancorp has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ABCB or GBCI?

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.2% of Glacier Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Glacier Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ABCB or GBCI a better dividend stock?

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Glacier Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Glacier Bancorp pays out 68.8% 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.

Does the media refer more to ABCB or GBCI?

In the previous week, Glacier Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Glacier Bancorp and 7 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Glacier Bancorp's score of 1.35 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Glacier Bancorp	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Glacier Bancorp on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.