Hanmi Financial (HAFC) Competitors $25.19 -0.39 (-1.52%) Closing price 09/19/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.17 -0.02 (-0.08%) As of 09/19/2025 04:22 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 FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HAFC vs. ABCB, BUSE, CATY, FFBC, HOPE, HWC, RNST, TRMK, UBSI, and UVSPShould you be buying Hanmi Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hanmi Financial include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), First Busey (BUSE), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Renasant (RNST), Trustmark (TRMK), United Bankshares (UBSI), and Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Hanmi Financial vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp First Busey Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. Hope Bancorp Hancock Whitney Renasant Trustmark United Bankshares Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania Hanmi Financial (NASDAQ:HAFC) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HAFC or ABCB? 88.7% of Hanmi Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Hanmi Financial 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 better valuation & earnings, HAFC or ABCB? Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Hanmi Financial. Hanmi Financial 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 RatioHanmi Financial$430.37M1.76$62.20M$2.1511.72Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.62$358.68M$5.6813.35 Do analysts recommend HAFC or ABCB? Hanmi Financial presently has a consensus target price of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.22%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 4.84%. Given Hanmi Financial's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hanmi Financial is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hanmi Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Ameris 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, HAFC or ABCB? Hanmi Financial has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is HAFC or ABCB a better dividend stock? Hanmi Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Hanmi Financial pays out 50.2% 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. Hanmi Financial has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Hanmi Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media refer more to HAFC or ABCB? In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 7 more articles in the media than Hanmi Financial. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 0 mentions for Hanmi Financial. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Hanmi Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Hanmi Financial Neutral Ameris Bancorp Positive Is HAFC or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Hanmi Financial's net margin of 15.11%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Hanmi Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hanmi Financial15.11% 8.77% 0.84% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Hanmi Financial on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Hanmi Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HAFC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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 HAFC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHanmi FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$770.62M$2.06B$12.70B$10.40BDividend Yield4.22%3.27%5.40%4.60%P/E Ratio11.7218.12243.7826.78Price / Sales1.762.6730.89123.54Price / Cash10.8212.1922.4261.55Price / Book1.041.352.336.40Net Income$62.20M$198.60M$1.01B$271.80M7 Day Performance1.41%0.84%0.36%3.48%1 Month Performance5.80%5.10%3.79%9.89%1 Year Performance30.45%12.56%537.70%28.43% Hanmi Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HAFCHanmi Financial3.3446 of 5 stars$25.19-1.5%$26.00+3.2%+27.0%$770.62M$430.37M11.72630High Trading VolumeABCBAmeris Bancorp3.4375 of 5 stars$74.02-0.5%$72.14-2.5%+16.1%$5.08B$1.13B14.212,850Dividend AnnouncementBUSEFirst Busey4.8923 of 5 stars$24.44-0.7%$27.33+11.8%-9.9%$2.19B$663.36M21.821,548Positive NewsCATYCathay General Bancorp3.7227 of 5 stars$48.72-0.8%$49.71+2.0%+11.5%$3.39B$1.39B11.771,266FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.451 of 5 stars$25.51-1.7%$29.40+15.2%+1.0%$2.49B$1.62B10.202,090Short Interest ↑HOPEHope Bancorp4.912 of 5 stars$10.88-0.5%$13.25+21.8%-17.2%$1.40B$1.00B31.091,244Positive NewsHWCHancock Whitney4.6365 of 5 stars$63.07-0.2%$68.25+8.2%+21.8%$5.36B$2.06B11.623,476Positive NewsRNSTRenasant3.8624 of 5 stars$38.25-1.2%$41.67+8.9%+10.7%$3.63B$771.83M11.702,330News CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendTRMKTrustmark2.0338 of 5 stars$39.98-0.5%$41.00+2.6%+21.1%$2.43B$949.48M11.232,500UBSIUnited Bankshares3.5248 of 5 stars$37.15-0.7%$40.50+9.0%-2.5%$5.30B$1.63B13.132,553Positive NewsUVSPUnivest Corporation of Pennsylvania3.4332 of 5 stars$30.72-0.1%$29.00-5.6%+6.9%$886.05M$500.41M11.21970Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Competitors First Busey Competitors Cathay General Bancorp Competitors First Financial Bancorp. 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