HAFC vs. ABCB, BUSE, CATY, FFBC, HOPE, HWC, PPBI, UBSI, UVSP, and FNB
Should 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), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), United Bankshares (UBSI), Univest Corporation of Pennsylvania (UVSP), and F.N.B. (FNB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Hanmi Financial vs. Its Competitors
Hanmi Financial (NASDAQ:HAFC) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.
88.7% of Hanmi Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Hanmi Financial 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Hanmi Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Hanmi Financial pays out 50.7% 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. 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.
Hanmi Financial presently has a consensus price target of $25.75, suggesting a potential downside of 1.19%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 6.51%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Hanmi Financial.
Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Hanmi Financial's net margin of 15.05%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Hanmi Financial's return on equity.
Hanmi Financial has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Hanmi Financial and Hanmi Financial both had 5 articles in the media. Hanmi Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.72 indicating that Hanmi Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Summary
Ameris Bancorp beats Hanmi Financial on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:HAFC) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff