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International Bancshares (IBOC) Competitors

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$69.46 +0.84 (+1.22%)
Closing price 07/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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IBOC vs. ABCB, BUSE, CATY, FFBC, HWC, STBA, TOWN, UBSI, FNB, and HOMB

Should you be buying International Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Bancshares include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), First Busey (BUSE), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Hancock Whitney (HWC), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), F.N.B. (FNB), and Home BancShares (HOMB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

International Bancshares vs. Its Competitors

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and International Bancshares (NASDAQ:IBOC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.9% of International Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of International Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 7.75%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than International Bancshares.

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
International Bancshares
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

International Bancshares has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ameris Bancorp. International 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 Ratio
Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.07$358.68M$5.4012.28
International Bancshares$1.04B4.14$409.17M$6.5710.57

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than International Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 2 mentions for International Bancshares. International Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.50 indicating that International Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ameris Bancorp
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
International Bancshares
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. International Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Bancshares pays out 21.3% 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. International Bancshares has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. International Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

International Bancshares has a net margin of 39.30% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. International Bancshares' return on equity of 14.84% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
International Bancshares 39.30%14.84%2.58%

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Bancshares has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

International Bancshares beats Ameris Bancorp on 10 of the 19 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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IBOC vs. The Competition

MetricInternational BancsharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$4.26B$2.25B$12.28B$9.50B
Dividend Yield2.04%2.44%5.55%4.01%
P/E Ratio10.5712.6919.0320.06
Price / Sales4.142.6226.0989.33
Price / Cash9.8313.2221.6358.56
Price / Book1.541.342.205.87
Net Income$409.17M$143.71M$997.25M$258.55M
7 Day Performance-0.10%-0.78%0.60%3.73%
1 Month Performance4.14%3.78%3.44%11.75%
1 Year Performance0.30%13.25%536.57%18.02%

International Bancshares Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IBOC
International Bancshares
2.8342 of 5 stars
$69.46
+1.2%
N/A+1.5%$4.26B$1.04B10.572,336Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.236 of 5 stars
$66.67
-1.0%
$71.43
+7.1%
+8.9%$4.59B$1.12B12.802,850Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
BUSE
First Busey
4.9036 of 5 stars
$24.14
-0.9%
$27.67
+14.6%
-18.0%$2.18B$663.36M22.561,548Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
4.0588 of 5 stars
$48.09
-0.2%
$50.17
+4.3%
+3.7%$3.38B$1.39B12.141,266News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.4688 of 5 stars
$24.59
-1.1%
$28.75
+16.9%
-8.1%$2.38B$1.62B9.352,090Trending News
Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.5619 of 5 stars
$60.38
+0.3%
$66.71
+10.5%
+7.9%$5.16B$2.06B11.123,476Dividend Announcement
Analyst Downgrade
STBA
S&T Bancorp
4.067 of 5 stars
$38.96
-0.4%
$42.00
+7.8%
-16.0%$1.50B$564.96M11.231,206Trending News
Earnings Report
TOWN
Towne Bank
3.7779 of 5 stars
$35.78
-0.4%
$40.00
+11.8%
+7.1%$2.69B$1.03B15.162,720News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
UBSI
United Bankshares
3.9099 of 5 stars
$37.15
-0.4%
$40.63
+9.4%
-5.6%$5.30B$1.63B13.872,553News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
FNB
F.N.B.
4.4347 of 5 stars
$15.99
-0.5%
$18.57
+16.2%
+2.0%$5.78B$2.57B11.484,280Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
HOMB
Home BancShares
3.7451 of 5 stars
$29.84
-1.2%
$33.20
+11.3%
+1.1%$5.96B$1.47B14.112,552Dividend Announcement
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This page (NASDAQ:IBOC) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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