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Horizon Bancorp (IN) (HBNC) Competitors

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$15.65 +0.51 (+3.37%)
Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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HBNC vs. ABCB, BUSE, CNOB, FRME, HOPE, IBCP, OBK, PPBI, QCRH, and WSBC

Should you be buying Horizon Bancorp (IN) stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Horizon Bancorp (IN) include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), First Busey (BUSE), ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB), First Merchants (FRME), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Independent Bank (IBCP), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), QCR (QCRH), and WesBanco (WSBC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Horizon Bancorp (IN) vs. Its Competitors

Horizon Bancorp (IN) (NASDAQ:HBNC) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Horizon Bancorp (IN). Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Horizon Bancorp (IN), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Horizon Bancorp (IN)$359.45M1.92$35.43M$1.1713.38
Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.39$358.68M$5.6812.69

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Horizon Bancorp (IN). MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 11 mentions for Horizon Bancorp (IN). Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Horizon Bancorp (IN)'s score of 0.52 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Horizon Bancorp (IN)
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ameris Bancorp
13 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Horizon Bancorp (IN) has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Horizon Bancorp (IN) presently has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.02%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential upside of 0.09%. Given Horizon Bancorp (IN)'s higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Horizon Bancorp (IN) is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Horizon Bancorp (IN)
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

64.5% of Horizon Bancorp (IN) shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Horizon Bancorp (IN) shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Horizon Bancorp (IN)'s net margin of 13.84%. Horizon Bancorp (IN)'s return on equity of 10.21% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Horizon Bancorp (IN)13.84% 10.21% 1.02%
Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32%

Horizon Bancorp (IN) pays an annual dividend of $0.64 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 1.1%. Horizon Bancorp (IN) pays out 54.7% 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.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Horizon Bancorp (IN) on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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HBNC vs. The Competition

MetricHorizon Bancorp (IN)BANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$690.13M$926.52M$12.61B$9.78B
Dividend Yield4.09%3.00%5.44%4.05%
P/E Ratio13.3816.5819.4126.05
Price / Sales1.922.2126.24117.77
Price / Cash7.3649.8122.1959.36
Price / Book0.871.142.356.60
Net Income$35.43M$53.90M$1.01B$265.65M
7 Day Performance-1.88%4.27%1.74%2.01%
1 Month Performance-1.76%2.12%1.03%-0.33%
1 Year Performance-0.82%14.40%537.36%19.04%

Horizon Bancorp (IN) Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HBNC
Horizon Bancorp (IN)
4.4771 of 5 stars
$15.65
+3.4%
$18.00
+15.0%
+5.0%$690.13M$359.45M13.38910News Coverage
High Trading Volume
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.0532 of 5 stars
$67.18
+0.1%
$72.14
+7.4%
+23.2%$4.63B$1.14B12.892,850Positive News
BUSE
First Busey
4.971 of 5 stars
$22.36
+0.3%
$27.17
+21.5%
-6.9%$1.99B$663.36M19.961,548News Coverage
CNOB
ConnectOne Bancorp
4.6144 of 5 stars
$22.91
+0.4%
$30.25
+32.0%
+8.1%$878.27M$534.62M26.33520Positive News
FRME
First Merchants
4.9112 of 5 stars
$37.47
-0.2%
$48.25
+28.8%
+14.3%$2.17B$1.07B9.712,120News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
HOPE
Hope Bancorp
4.7365 of 5 stars
$9.97
+0.1%
$13.25
+32.9%
-9.7%$1.28B$1.00B28.491,244News Coverage
Positive News
IBCP
Independent Bank
3.3 of 5 stars
$30.60
+0.5%
$36.00
+17.6%
+1.0%$630.60M$323.14M9.97920Positive News
OBK
Origin Bancorp
3.0209 of 5 stars
$35.64
-0.1%
$43.20
+21.2%
+23.4%$1.11B$347.73M14.491,010News Coverage
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
3.6521 of 5 stars
$21.87
+0.7%
$27.50
+25.7%
-0.8%$2.11B$905.41M15.401,325News Coverage
Positive News
QCRH
QCR
3.7161 of 5 stars
$71.02
+0.7%
$87.38
+23.0%
+9.7%$1.19B$597.39M10.701,013News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
WSBC
WesBanco
4.8675 of 5 stars
$29.54
+0.1%
$38.83
+31.5%
+6.6%$2.83B$953.62M17.802,195News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
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