Origin Bancorp (OBK) Competitors

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

Is OBK or ABCB a better dividend stock?

Origin Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Origin Bancorp pays out 26.8% 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, OBK or ABCB?

Origin Bancorp has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer OBK or ABCB?

Origin Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $43.20, indicating a potential upside of 15.12%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $72.14, indicating a potential upside of 0.72%. Given Origin Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Origin Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Origin Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ameris Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

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

54.7% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Origin Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is OBK or ABCB more profitable?

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Origin Bancorp's net margin of 12.34%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Origin Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Origin Bancorp	12.34%	6.91%	0.77%
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%

Does the media prefer OBK or ABCB?

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than Origin Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 2 mentions for Origin Bancorp. Origin Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.03 indicating that Origin Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Origin Bancorp	2 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, OBK or ABCB?

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Origin Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Origin 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
Origin Bancorp	$347.73M	3.37	$76.49M	$2.24	16.75
Ameris Bancorp	$1.14B	4.32	$358.68M	$5.68	12.61

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Origin Bancorp on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.