Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP) Competitors $87.44 +2.70 (+3.19%) As of 09:46 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PNFP vs. ABCB, CATY, HWC, ONB, WTFC, BKU, FNB, PB, SNV, and WBSShould you be buying Pinnacle Financial Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pinnacle Financial Partners include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), BankUnited (BKU), F.N.B. (FNB), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Synovus Financial (SNV), and Webster Financial (WBS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Pinnacle Financial Partners vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Cathay General Bancorp Hancock Whitney Old National Bancorp Wintrust Financial BankUnited F.N.B. Prosperity Bancshares Synovus Financial Webster Financial Pinnacle Financial Partners (NASDAQ:PNFP) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and risk. Is PNFP or ABCB a better dividend stock? Pinnacle Financial Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Pinnacle Financial Partners pays out 12.2% 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. Pinnacle Financial Partners has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Which has more volatility & risk, PNFP or ABCB? Pinnacle Financial Partners has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor PNFP or ABCB? In the previous week, Pinnacle Financial Partners had 14 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Pinnacle Financial Partners and 7 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Pinnacle Financial Partners' score of 0.51 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pinnacle Financial Partners 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 4 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 analysts recommend PNFP or ABCB? Pinnacle Financial Partners presently has a consensus target price of $110.27, suggesting a potential upside of 26.11%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $72.14, suggesting a potential upside of 1.12%. Given Pinnacle Financial Partners' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Pinnacle Financial Partners is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pinnacle Financial Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PNFP or ABCB? Pinnacle Financial Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Pinnacle Financial Partners 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 RatioPinnacle Financial Partners$3.07B2.21$475.06M$7.8711.11Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.35$358.68M$5.6812.56 Is PNFP or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Pinnacle Financial Partners' net margin of 19.17%. Pinnacle Financial Partners' return on equity of 9.91% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pinnacle Financial Partners19.17% 9.91% 1.17% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PNFP or ABCB? 87.4% of Pinnacle Financial Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Pinnacle Financial Partners 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. SummaryPinnacle Financial Partners and Ameris Bancorp tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PNFP 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 PNFP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPinnacle Financial PartnersBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.77B$1.85B$12.48B$10.55BDividend Yield1.10%2.75%5.61%4.83%P/E Ratio11.1011.0121.1227.06Price / Sales2.212.3029.95132.25Price / Cash9.6512.0919.3430.35Price / Book1.091.162.246.58Net Income$475.06M$158.22M$1.02B$276.84M7 Day Performance-1.29%-1.69%-0.62%-0.72%1 Month Performance-8.93%-5.05%-2.24%2.16%1 Year Performance-17.21%7.10%537.56%34.63% Pinnacle Financial Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.9529 of 5 stars$87.44+3.2%$110.27+26.1%-17.6%$6.77B$3.07B11.103,565Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeABCBAmeris Bancorp3.5809 of 5 stars$72.60+2.0%$72.14-0.6%+9.4%$4.98B$1.13B13.932,850News CoverageUpcoming EarningsCATYCathay General Bancorp4.4117 of 5 stars$47.47+2.4%$50.17+5.7%-0.3%$3.20B$1.39B11.471,266Upcoming EarningsHWCHancock Whitney4.6744 of 5 stars$60.49+2.5%$70.00+15.7%+5.9%$5.00B$2.06B11.143,476Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionONBOld National Bancorp4.8707 of 5 stars$21.25+3.1%$26.36+24.1%+1.7%$8.08B$2.96B12.574,066Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsWTFCWintrust Financial4.9714 of 5 stars$128.43+2.3%$149.57+16.5%+6.4%$8.40B$3.97B12.155,903BKUBankUnited4.1245 of 5 stars$38.59+2.4%$41.91+8.6%-2.4%$2.83B$2.02B11.321,680Upcoming EarningsGap UpFNBF.N.B.4.568 of 5 stars$15.63+2.4%$18.64+19.3%+3.3%$5.48B$2.57B12.214,280Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPBProsperity Bancshares5 of 5 stars$64.47+2.4%$82.00+27.2%-13.3%$5.98B$1.79B11.723,916Analyst RevisionSNVSynovus Financial4.9529 of 5 stars$46.19+2.7%$58.50+26.7%-10.3%$6.24B$3.43B8.864,775Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionWBSWebster Financial4.9936 of 5 stars$57.14+2.5%$68.73+20.3%+2.6%$9.27B$4.18B11.594,407Earnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ABCB Alternatives CATY Alternatives HWC Alternatives ONB Alternatives WTFC Alternatives BKU Alternatives FNB Alternatives PB Alternatives SNV Alternatives WBS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:PNFP) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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