Merchants Bancorp (MBIN) Competitors $34.26 -0.24 (-0.68%) As of 01:06 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MBIN vs. ABCB, BUSE, CATY, FFBC, FULT, HWC, PPBI, STBA, TOWN, and UBSIShould you be buying Merchants Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Merchants Bancorp include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), First Busey (BUSE), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Fulton Financial (FULT), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Towne Bank (TOWN), and United Bankshares (UBSI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Merchants Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp First Busey Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. Fulton Financial Hancock Whitney Pacific Premier Bancorp S&T Bancorp Towne Bank United Bankshares Merchants Bancorp (NASDAQ:MBIN) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, MBIN or ABCB? Merchants Bancorp has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor MBIN or ABCB? In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Merchants Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 5 mentions for Merchants Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Merchants Bancorp's score of 1.12 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Merchants Bancorp 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MBIN or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Merchants Bancorp's net margin of 20.73%. Merchants Bancorp's return on equity of 19.09% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Merchants Bancorp20.73% 19.09% 1.57% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MBIN or ABCB? Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Merchants Bancorp. Merchants Bancorp 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 RatioMerchants Bancorp$645.08M2.44$320.39M$5.446.30Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.05$358.68M$5.4012.24 Is MBIN or ABCB a better dividend stock? Merchants Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Merchants Bancorp pays out 7.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% 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. Merchants Bancorp has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend MBIN or ABCB? Merchants Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $47.50, indicating a potential upside of 38.67%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 8.11%. Given Merchants Bancorp's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Merchants Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Merchants Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Do institutionals & insiders believe in MBIN or ABCB? 24.6% of Merchants Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 34.8% of Merchants Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Merchants Bancorp on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Merchants Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MBIN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MBIN 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 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.Skip Chart MBIN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMerchants BancorpBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.57B$863.19M$12.29B$9.52BDividend Yield1.15%3.09%5.53%3.99%P/E Ratio6.3016.9019.0520.01Price / Sales2.442.4226.42102.39Price / Cash5.0348.9821.8458.97Price / Book1.001.112.275.87Net Income$320.39M$54.19M$998.01M$258.50M7 Day Performance-1.65%-0.93%0.75%1.95%1 Month Performance5.37%4.83%4.21%12.31%1 Year Performance-33.15%9.82%540.65%19.02% Merchants Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MBINMerchants Bancorp4.3997 of 5 stars$34.26-0.7%$47.50+38.7%-32.2%$1.57B$645.08M6.30480Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsABCBAmeris Bancorp3.7756 of 5 stars$66.67-1.0%$71.43+7.1%+10.2%$4.59B$1.12B12.802,850Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBUSEFirst Busey4.8991 of 5 stars$24.14-0.9%$27.67+14.6%-14.7%$2.18B$663.36M22.561,548News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCATYCathay General Bancorp4.0589 of 5 stars$48.09-0.2%$50.17+4.3%+8.7%$3.38B$1.39B12.141,266News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4578 of 5 stars$24.59-1.1%$28.75+16.9%-9.4%$2.38B$1.62B9.352,090News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseFULTFulton Financial3.3263 of 5 stars$19.40-1.1%$21.13+8.9%-5.4%$3.57B$1.86B9.573,400Positive NewsHWCHancock Whitney4.8365 of 5 stars$60.38+0.3%$66.71+10.5%+9.7%$5.16B$2.06B10.993,476Dividend AnnouncementPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp4.3018 of 5 stars$21.95-0.7%$27.25+24.1%-20.3%$2.14B$905.41M14.541,325News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportSTBAS&T Bancorp3.7978 of 5 stars$38.96-0.4%$42.00+7.8%-12.9%$1.50B$564.96M11.271,206Trending NewsEarnings ReportTOWNTowne Bank3.7666 of 5 stars$35.78-0.4%$40.00+11.8%+12.9%$2.69B$1.03B15.162,720News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastUBSIUnited Bankshares3.9131 of 5 stars$37.15-0.4%$40.63+9.4%-1.2%$5.30B$1.63B13.872,553News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives First Busey Alternatives Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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