Old National Bancorp (ONB) Competitors

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

Is ONB or ABCB a better dividend stock?

Old National Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Old National Bancorp pays out 33.1% 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.

Do analysts rate ONB or ABCB?

Old National Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $26.36, indicating a potential upside of 32.81%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $72.14, indicating a potential upside of 1.71%. Given Old National Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Old National Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Old National Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Ameris Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Is ONB or ABCB more profitable?

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Old National Bancorp's net margin of 17.67%. Old National Bancorp's return on equity of 9.92% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Old National Bancorp	17.67%	9.92%	1.13%
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%

Which has better earnings and valuation, ONB or ABCB?

Old National Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Old National 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
Old National Bancorp	$2.96B	2.63	$539.19M	$1.69	11.75
Ameris Bancorp	$1.13B	4.32	$358.68M	$5.68	12.49

Which has more risk & volatility, ONB or ABCB?

Old National Bancorp has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ONB or ABCB?

In the previous week, Old National Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Old National Bancorp and 7 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Old National Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.97 indicating that Old National Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Old National Bancorp	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ameris Bancorp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ONB or ABCB?

83.7% of Old National Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Old National Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Old National Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.