Preferred Bank (PFBC) Competitors $95.15 -0.15 (-0.16%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$95.07 -0.08 (-0.08%) As of 04:11 PM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PFBC vs. ABCB, BANR, CATY, FFBC, FRME, HOPE, PPBI, STBA, TCBK, and FNBShould you be buying Preferred Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Preferred Bank include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Banner (BANR), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), S&T Bancorp (STBA), TriCo Bancshares (TCBK), and F.N.B. (FNB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Preferred Bank vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Banner Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. First Merchants Hope Bancorp Pacific Premier Bancorp S&T Bancorp TriCo Bancshares F.N.B. Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Preferred Bank (NASDAQ:PFBC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and valuation. Is ABCB or PFBC more profitable? Preferred Bank has a net margin of 25.04% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. Preferred Bank's return on equity of 16.64% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32% Preferred Bank 25.04%16.64%1.80% Do analysts rate ABCB or PFBC? Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 2.00%. Preferred Bank has a consensus price target of $103.67, indicating a potential upside of 8.95%. Given Preferred Bank's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Preferred Bank is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Preferred Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media prefer ABCB or PFBC? In the previous week, Preferred Bank had 2 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Preferred Bank and 7 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Preferred Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.62 indicating that Preferred Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ameris Bancorp 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Preferred Bank 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is ABCB or PFBC a better dividend stock? Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Preferred Bank pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Preferred Bank pays out 31.7% 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. Preferred Bank has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Preferred Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, ABCB or PFBC? Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Preferred Bank has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, ABCB or PFBC? Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Preferred Bank. Preferred Bank 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 RatioAmeris Bancorp$1.13B4.48$358.68M$5.6812.96Preferred Bank$522.66M2.63$130.66M$9.4610.06 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ABCB or PFBC? 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of Preferred Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% 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 is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Preferred Bank on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Preferred Bank News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PFBC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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 PFBC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPreferred BankBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.38B$2.02B$12.54B$9.80BDividend Yield3.15%3.30%5.43%4.02%P/E Ratio10.0618.3719.4326.59Price / Sales2.632.7426.35173.66Price / Cash10.1212.0522.1759.36Price / Book1.841.312.366.68Net Income$130.66M$198.60M$1.01B$265.59M7 Day Performance4.77%4.88%2.27%3.42%1 Month Performance1.42%5.38%2.27%1.09%1 Year Performance17.02%12.93%540.60%23.84% Preferred Bank Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PFBCPreferred Bank2.5734 of 5 stars$95.15-0.2%$103.67+9.0%+18.0%$1.38B$522.66M10.06280Positive NewsABCBAmeris Bancorp2.9973 of 5 stars$71.88-0.2%$72.14+0.4%+22.1%$4.93B$1.13B13.802,850Positive NewsBANRBanner3.1276 of 5 stars$67.04-1.0%$70.17+4.7%+14.7%$2.34B$832.99M12.771,956Positive NewsCATYCathay General Bancorp3.8253 of 5 stars$49.54-1.2%$49.71+0.4%+15.7%$3.47B$1.39B11.971,266Positive NewsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4873 of 5 stars$26.50-0.2%$29.40+10.9%+2.3%$2.54B$1.62B10.602,090Insider TradeFRMEFirst Merchants4.8798 of 5 stars$41.05-1.7%$48.25+17.5%+8.6%$2.41B$1.07B10.632,120News CoveragePositive NewsHOPEHope Bancorp4.6612 of 5 stars$11.00-0.3%$13.25+20.5%-11.4%$1.41B$1.00B31.431,244Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradePPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.6234 of 5 stars$24.300.0%$27.50+13.2%-3.1%$2.36B$905.41M17.111,325Positive NewsSTBAS&T Bancorp3.7812 of 5 stars$39.05-0.4%$42.00+7.6%-4.9%$1.50B$564.96M11.451,206Positive NewsTCBKTriCo Bancshares2.5293 of 5 stars$44.44-1.0%$47.60+7.1%+1.7%$1.46B$531.04M13.071,201News CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseFNBF.N.B.4.7917 of 5 stars$16.46-0.2%$18.64+13.3%+15.7%$5.93B$2.57B12.864,280Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives Banner Alternatives Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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