Glacier Bancorp (GBCI) Competitors $45.69 -0.10 (-0.21%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.70 +0.01 (+0.02%) As of 07:27 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 FilingsSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GBCI vs. ABCB, BANR, CATY, FFBC, PPBI, SSB, TOWN, UBSI, WSFS, and HOMBShould you be buying Glacier Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Glacier Bancorp include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Banner (BANR), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), SouthState (SSB), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), WSFS Financial (WSFS), and Home BancShares (HOMB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Glacier Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Banner Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. Pacific Premier Bancorp SouthState Towne Bank United Bankshares WSFS Financial Home BancShares Glacier Bancorp (NASDAQ:GBCI) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GBCI or ABCB? 80.2% of Glacier Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Glacier Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend GBCI or ABCB? Glacier Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $50.83, indicating a potential upside of 11.25%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 6.07%. Given Glacier Bancorp's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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) 2.71Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has more risk & volatility, GBCI or ABCB? Glacier Bancorp has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor GBCI or ABCB? In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than Glacier Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 6 mentions for Glacier Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Glacier Bancorp's score of 1.04 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Glacier Bancorp 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 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 2.9%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Glacier Bancorp pays out 71.0% 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. Which has better earnings & valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGlacier Bancorp$836.32M6.20$190.14M$1.8624.57Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.13$358.68M$5.4012.47 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 Bancorp14.99% 5.98% 0.68% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Glacier Bancorp on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Glacier Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GBCI 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 GBCI 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 GBCI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGlacier BancorpState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.19B$1.39B$12.11B$9.41BDividend Yield2.83%8.93%5.56%4.03%P/E Ratio27.369.4818.3720.09Price / Sales6.203.3326.0799.01Price / Cash27.549.9621.6858.27Price / Book1.610.982.315.65Net Income$190.14M$756.71M$997.60M$257.91M7 Day Performance-1.10%-0.35%0.42%2.09%1 Month Performance13.05%4.57%4.37%11.13%1 Year Performance5.60%2.83%541.75%18.40% Glacier Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GBCIGlacier Bancorp2.9551 of 5 stars$45.69-0.2%$50.83+11.3%+3.4%$5.19B$836.32M27.363,550Positive NewsABCBAmeris Bancorp3.3438 of 5 stars$68.18+1.1%$71.43+4.8%+13.8%$4.70B$1.12B13.092,850Positive NewsBANRBanner3.6071 of 5 stars$69.40+1.0%$70.83+2.1%+13.4%$2.40B$832.99M13.631,956News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastCATYCathay General Bancorp4.1737 of 5 stars$49.26+2.4%$50.17+1.8%+12.9%$3.45B$1.39B12.441,266News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.5627 of 5 stars$25.78+1.3%$28.75+11.5%-5.4%$2.47B$1.62B10.702,090Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.8203 of 5 stars$22.56+0.9%$27.25+20.8%-19.9%$2.19B$541.46M14.841,325News CoverageUpcoming EarningsSSBSouthState4.6094 of 5 stars$98.72+1.6%$116.45+18.0%+7.8%$10.02B$1.88B14.185,030Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTOWNTowne Bank3.5203 of 5 stars$35.75+1.0%$40.00+11.9%+14.7%$2.68B$1.03B15.152,720News CoverageUpcoming EarningsUBSIUnited Bankshares2.9731 of 5 stars$37.95+1.0%$40.63+7.0%-0.5%$5.39B$1.63B14.112,553News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsWSFSWSFS Financial3.4638 of 5 stars$58.98+1.3%$62.75+6.4%+5.1%$3.35B$1.05B13.252,309News CoverageUpcoming EarningsHOMBHome BancShares3.6279 of 5 stars$29.51+0.5%$32.40+9.8%+8.6%$5.83B$1.01B14.052,552News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ABCB Alternatives BANR Alternatives CATY Alternatives FFBC Alternatives PPBI Alternatives SSB Alternatives TOWN Alternatives UBSI Alternatives WSFS Alternatives HOMB Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:GBCI) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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