HOMB vs. ABCB, CATY, FFBC, HWC, PPBI, SFNC, SSB, TOWN, UBSI, and FNB
Should 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), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Simmons First National (SFNC), SouthState (SSB), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), and F.N.B. (FNB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Home BancShares vs. Its Competitors
Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Home BancShares (NYSE:HOMB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Home BancShares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Home BancShares pays out 38.1% 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. Home BancShares has increased 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.
In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Home BancShares. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 4 mentions for Home BancShares. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Home BancShares' score of 0.39 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of Home BancShares shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Home BancShares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Home BancShares has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Home BancShares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Home BancShares has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 6.55%. Home BancShares has a consensus price target of $32.40, indicating a potential upside of 10.32%. Given Home BancShares' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Home BancShares is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.
Home BancShares has a net margin of 28.44% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. Home BancShares' return on equity of 10.49% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.
Summary
Home BancShares beats Ameris Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:HOMB) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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