IBOC vs. ABCB, CATY, FFBC, FULT, 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), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Fulton Financial (FULT), 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 investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.
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.
Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Bancshares has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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.
91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.9% of International Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.4% of International Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than International Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 3 mentions for International Bancshares. International Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.47 indicating that International Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 5.45%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than International Bancshares.
Summary
International Bancshares beats Ameris Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:IBOC) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
