PCB Bancorp (PCB) Competitors

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

Is PCB or ABCB a better dividend stock?

PCB Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. PCB Bancorp pays out 37.6% 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. PCB Bancorp has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years. PCB Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, PCB or ABCB?

PCB Bancorp has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PCB or ABCB more profitable?

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to PCB Bancorp's net margin of 15.82%. PCB Bancorp's return on equity of 10.58% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PCB Bancorp	15.82%	10.58%	1.02%
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%

Do analysts prefer PCB or ABCB?

PCB Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $22.25, suggesting a potential upside of 3.78%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 4.84%. Given PCB Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PCB Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PCB Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Ameris Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Does the media prefer PCB or ABCB?

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than PCB Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 2 mentions for PCB Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat PCB Bancorp's score of 0.77 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PCB Bancorp	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ameris Bancorp	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PCB or ABCB?

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than PCB Bancorp. PCB 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
PCB Bancorp	$191.91M	1.60	$25.81M	$2.13	10.07
Ameris Bancorp	$1.13B	4.62	$358.68M	$5.68	13.35

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PCB or ABCB?

33.0% of PCB Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.9% of PCB Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats PCB Bancorp on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.