Live Earnings Conference Call: Home BancShares will host a live Q3 2025 earnings call on October 16, 2025 at 2:00PM ET. Follow this link to get details and listen to Home BancShares' Q3 2025 earnings call when it goes live. Get details. Home BancShares (HOMB) Competitors $27.45 -0.89 (-3.14%) Closing price 10/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$28.65 +1.20 (+4.37%) As of 04:06 AM 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HOMB vs. ABCB, CATY, FFBC, HWC, IBOC, SFNC, UBSI, ASB, FNB, and SSBShould you be buying Home BancShares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Home BancShares include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Hancock Whitney (HWC), International Bancshares (IBOC), Simmons First National (SFNC), United Bankshares (UBSI), Associated Banc (ASB), F.N.B. (FNB), and SouthState Bank (SSB). Home BancShares vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. Hancock Whitney International Bancshares Simmons First National United Bankshares Associated Banc F.N.B. SouthState Bank Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Home BancShares (NYSE:HOMB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment. Is ABCB or HOMB a better dividend stock? Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Home BancShares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Home BancShares pays out 36.5% 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. Home BancShares has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Home BancShares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media prefer ABCB or HOMB? In the previous week, Home BancShares had 9 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Home BancShares and 1 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Home BancShares' score of 0.65 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ameris Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Home BancShares 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend ABCB or HOMB? Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 1.97%. Home BancShares has a consensus price target of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.22%. Given Home BancShares' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Home BancShares is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Home BancShares 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ABCB or HOMB? 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of Home BancShares shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Home BancShares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and earnings, ABCB or HOMB? Home BancShares has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Home BancShares 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 RatioAmeris Bancorp$1.13B4.48$358.68M$5.6812.96Home BancShares$1.47B3.68$402.24M$2.1912.53 Which has more volatility and risk, ABCB or HOMB? Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Home BancShares has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ABCB or HOMB more profitable? Home BancShares has a net margin of 29.58% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. Home BancShares' return on equity of 10.60% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32% Home BancShares 29.58%10.60%1.87% SummaryHome BancShares beats Ameris Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Home BancShares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HOMB 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. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HOMB 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 NYSE 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 HOMB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHome BancSharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.59B$1.97B$12.66B$21.89BDividend Yield2.82%2.65%5.56%3.62%P/E Ratio12.5311.4129.9730.12Price / Sales3.682.6130.4166.78Price / Cash12.6412.6222.8024.26Price / Book1.381.192.324.70Net Income$402.24M$158.22M$1.02B$1.01B7 Day Performance-1.17%-0.61%0.27%0.49%1 Month Performance-5.12%-1.35%-0.10%1.61%1 Year Performance-0.25%9.21%535.79%13.30% Home BancShares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HOMBHome BancShares4.2391 of 5 stars$27.45-3.1%$33.00+20.2%+1.0%$5.59B$1.47B12.532,552News CoverageEarnings ReportABCBAmeris Bancorp3.2237 of 5 stars$74.83+1.4%$72.14-3.6%+13.9%$5.13B$1.13B14.362,850Positive NewsCATYCathay General Bancorp3.6697 of 5 stars$49.03+1.5%$50.17+2.3%+8.3%$3.34B$760.46M11.841,266Upcoming EarningsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.816 of 5 stars$26.01-0.2%$29.80+14.6%-2.5%$2.50B$852.23M10.402,090Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeHWCHancock Whitney4.4601 of 5 stars$63.08+0.9%$70.00+11.0%+9.3%$5.30B$2.06B11.623,476Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap DownIBOCInternational Bancshares2.4978 of 5 stars$68.89+0.3%N/A+6.9%$4.27B$1.04B10.412,336Positive NewsSFNCSimmons First National4.8898 of 5 stars$19.50+0.5%$22.75+16.7%-17.6%$2.81B$1.46B15.352,946Analyst DowngradeUBSIUnited Bankshares3.8132 of 5 stars$37.58+1.0%$40.50+7.8%-5.4%$5.27B$1.12B13.282,553Upcoming EarningsASBAssociated Banc4.9247 of 5 stars$26.62+2.4%$27.78+4.3%+13.8%$4.31B$1.09B34.574,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionFNBF.N.B.4.5004 of 5 stars$16.48+1.4%$18.64+13.1%+9.5%$5.84B$1.64B12.884,280News CoverageSSBSouthState Bank4.473 of 5 stars$100.86+1.5%$117.08+16.1%N/A$10.06B$2.44B15.034,986Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Competitors Cathay General Bancorp Competitors First Financial Bancorp. 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