Glacier Bancorp (GBCI) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in GBCI or ABCB?

80.2% of Glacier Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Glacier Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GBCI or ABCB?

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
Glacier Bancorp	$877.23M	5.91	$190.14M	$1.92	22.77
Ameris Bancorp	$1.14B	4.02	$358.68M	$5.68	11.72

Does the media favor GBCI or ABCB?

In the previous week, Glacier Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Glacier Bancorp and 11 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Glacier Bancorp's score of 1.12 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Glacier Bancorp	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ameris Bancorp	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GBCI or ABCB a better dividend stock?

Glacier Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Glacier Bancorp pays out 68.8% 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, GBCI or ABCB?

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

Do analysts rate GBCI or ABCB?

Glacier Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $50.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.38%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential upside of 8.35%. Given Glacier Bancorp's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Glacier Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Glacier Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Ameris Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Is GBCI or ABCB 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
Glacier Bancorp	14.99%	5.98%	0.68%
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%

Summary

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