Northeast Bancorp (NBN) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, NBN or ABCB?

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
Northeast Bancorp	$351M	2.53	$83.44M	$10.08	10.74
Ameris Bancorp	$1.13B	4.39	$358.68M	$5.68	12.69

Which has more volatility & risk, NBN or ABCB?

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NBN or ABCB?

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 14.2% of Northeast Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer NBN or ABCB?

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 13 more articles in the media than Northeast Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 1 mentions for Northeast Bancorp. Northeast Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.58 indicating that Northeast Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northeast Bancorp	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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is NBN or ABCB a better dividend stock?

Northeast Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Northeast Bancorp pays out 0.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% 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 NBN or ABCB 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
Northeast Bancorp	23.77%	19.19%	2.04%
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%

Do analysts rate NBN or ABCB?

Northeast Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $97.50, suggesting a potential downside of 9.96%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $72.14, suggesting a potential upside of 0.09%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Northeast Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northeast Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Ameris Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Northeast Bancorp on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.