Hope Bancorp (HOPE) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend ABCB or HOPE?

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $72.14, indicating a potential upside of 0.09%. Hope Bancorp has a consensus target price of $13.25, indicating a potential upside of 20.13%. Given Hope Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hope Bancorp 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)	2.86
Hope Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media prefer ABCB or HOPE?

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than Hope Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 9 mentions for Hope Bancorp. Hope Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.59 indicating that Hope Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
Hope Bancorp	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is ABCB or HOPE a better dividend stock?

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Hope Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hope Bancorp pays out 160.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ABCB or HOPE?

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Hope Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, ABCB or HOPE?

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hope Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ABCB or HOPE more profitable?

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Hope Bancorp's net margin of 4.27%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Hope Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%
Hope Bancorp	4.27%	4.45%	0.55%

Which has better valuation & earnings, ABCB or HOPE?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ameris Bancorp	$1.13B	4.39	$358.68M	$5.68	12.69
Hope Bancorp	$1.00B	1.41	$99.63M	$0.35	31.51

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Hope Bancorp on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.