Peoples Bancorp (PEBO) Competitors $29.46 -0.35 (-1.17%) Closing price 05/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.30 -0.16 (-0.56%) As of 08:14 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PEBO vs. ABCB, BANF, IBOC, TCBI, FBP, FULT, CATY, CBU, FIBK, and BOHShould you be buying Peoples Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peoples Bancorp include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), BancFirst (BANF), International Bancshares (IBOC), Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI), First BanCorp. (FBP), Fulton Financial (FULT), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Community Bank System (CBU), First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK), and Bank of Hawaii (BOH). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Peoples Bancorp vs. Ameris Bancorp BancFirst International Bancshares Texas Capital Bancshares First BanCorp. Fulton Financial Cathay General Bancorp Community Bank System First Interstate BancSystem Bank of Hawaii Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Is PEBO or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Peoples Bancorp's net margin of 18.90%. Peoples Bancorp's return on equity of 11.07% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Peoples Bancorp18.90% 11.07% 1.31% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Does the media favor PEBO or ABCB? In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 9 more articles in the media than Peoples Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 2 mentions for Peoples Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Peoples Bancorp's score of 1.13 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Peoples 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 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, PEBO or ABCB? Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Peoples Bancorp. Peoples 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPeoples Bancorp$443.50M2.37$117.21M$3.159.35Ameris Bancorp$1.12B3.76$358.68M$5.4011.36 Do institutionals & insiders believe in PEBO or ABCB? 60.7% of Peoples Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of Peoples 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PEBO or ABCB? Ameris Bancorp received 141 more outperform votes than Peoples Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.56% of users gave Ameris Bancorp an outperform vote while only 56.03% of users gave Peoples Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPeoples BancorpOutperform Votes27456.03% Underperform Votes21543.97% Ameris BancorpOutperform Votes41565.56% Underperform Votes21834.44% Which has more risk & volatility, PEBO or ABCB? Peoples Bancorp has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate PEBO or ABCB? Peoples Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.20%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 16.42%. Given Peoples Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Peoples Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Peoples Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Is PEBO or ABCB a better dividend stock? Peoples Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Peoples Bancorp pays out 52.1% 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. Peoples Bancorp has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Peoples Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Peoples Bancorp on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Peoples Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PEBO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PEBO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPeoples BancorpState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.05B$3.24B$11.48B$8.39BDividend Yield5.29%3.70%5.45%4.10%P/E Ratio8.9023.7222.4219.70Price / Sales2.373.0627.60122.35Price / Cash8.3910.6317.6234.62Price / Book0.991.192.774.50Net Income$117.21M$372.21M$1.03B$248.22M7 Day Performance-4.41%-2.60%-1.34%-0.80%1 Month Performance3.44%3.15%5.23%11.52%1 Year Performance0.55%17.69%538.04%8.99% Peoples Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEBOPeoples Bancorp3.7683 of 5 stars$29.46-1.2%$36.00+22.2%-1.2%$1.05B$443.50M8.901,270Positive NewsABCBAmeris Bancorp4.1801 of 5 stars$63.23-0.3%$71.43+13.0%+23.9%$4.36B$1.12B12.142,850Positive NewsBANFBancFirst1.7951 of 5 stars$129.96+1.1%$113.33-12.8%+38.7%$4.32B$645.29M20.182,050News CoverageInsider TradeIBOCInternational Bancshares3.3072 of 5 stars$65.31+0.2%N/A+7.8%$4.06B$826.01M10.162,170News CoveragePositive NewsTCBITexas Capital Bancshares3.0462 of 5 stars$75.61-0.3%$76.64+1.4%+20.2%$3.48B$956.50M59.072,200News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastFBPFirst BanCorp.3.7167 of 5 stars$20.92-0.1%$22.80+9.0%+12.6%$3.38B$921.96M11.563,130Positive NewsFULTFulton Financial3.9182 of 5 stars$18.00-1.1%$20.30+12.8%+1.5%$3.27B$1.23B11.463,300News CoverageCATYCathay General Bancorp4.5888 of 5 stars$44.12-0.2%$49.60+12.4%+16.4%$3.09B$742.38M11.141,180News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCBUCommunity Bank System4.8499 of 5 stars$57.76-0.5%$71.00+22.9%+18.0%$3.05B$765.28M16.793,030Positive NewsFIBKFirst Interstate BancSystem4.8097 of 5 stars$27.51-0.4%$35.00+27.2%-4.6%$2.88B$1.00B12.563,780Positive NewsBOHBank of Hawaii4.0049 of 5 stars$69.86-0.2%$73.17+4.7%+16.0%$2.78B$645.90M20.192,080Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives BancFirst Alternatives International Bancshares Alternatives Texas Capital Bancshares Alternatives First BanCorp. 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