OZK vs. ABCB, CATY, HWC, PNFP, UBSI, WTFC, BKU, FNB, HOMB, and SNV
Should you be buying Bank OZK stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank OZK include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), United Bankshares (UBSI), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), BankUnited (BKU), F.N.B. (FNB), Home BancShares (HOMB), and Synovus Financial (SNV). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Bank OZK vs. Its Competitors
Bank OZK (NASDAQ:OZK) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and dividends.
Bank OZK has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Bank OZK had 10 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Bank OZK and 5 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Bank OZK's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.47 indicating that Bank OZK is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Bank OZK pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Bank OZK pays out 28.2% 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. Bank OZK has raised its dividend for 29 consecutive years. Bank OZK is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Bank OZK presently has a consensus price target of $50.86, indicating a potential downside of 0.36%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 5.45%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Bank OZK.
86.2% of Bank OZK shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Bank OZK shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Bank OZK has a net margin of 25.66% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. Bank OZK's return on equity of 13.46% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.
Bank OZK has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Bank OZK is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Bank OZK beats Ameris Bancorp on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:OZK) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
