Northeast Bancorp (NBN) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ABCB or NBN?

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Northeast Bancorp. Northeast 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ameris Bancorp	$1.14B	4.01	$358.68M	$5.68	11.70
Northeast Bancorp	$183.68M	4.20	$83.44M	$10.08	9.33

Does the media refer more to ABCB or NBN?

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than Northeast Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 12 mentions for Northeast Bancorp. Northeast Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.80 indicating that Northeast Bancorp 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)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Northeast Bancorp	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.2% of Northeast Bancorp 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.

Which has more risk and volatility, ABCB or NBN?

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northeast Bancorp has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ABCB or NBN a better dividend stock?

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Northeast Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northeast Bancorp pays out 0.4% 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.

Is ABCB or NBN more profitable?

Northeast Bancorp has a net margin of 23.77% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. Northeast Bancorp's return on equity of 19.19% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%
Northeast Bancorp	23.77%	19.19%	2.04%

Do analysts prefer ABCB or NBN?

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential upside of 8.51%. Northeast Bancorp has a consensus price target of $97.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.70%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Northeast 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
Northeast Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Northeast Bancorp on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.