Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP) Competitors $97.37 -1.98 (-1.99%) Closing price 09/5/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$97.39 +0.02 (+0.02%) As of 09/5/2025 07:28 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock PNFP vs. ABCB, CATY, HWC, ONB, WTFC, ASB, BKU, FNB, 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), Associated Banc (ASB), BankUnited (BKU), F.N.B. (FNB), 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 Associated Banc BankUnited F.N.B. Synovus Financial Webster Financial Pinnacle Financial Partners (NASDAQ:PNFP) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends. Do analysts prefer PNFP or ABCB? Pinnacle Financial Partners currently has a consensus target price of $113.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.57%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 2.44%. Given Pinnacle Financial Partners' higher probable upside, equities 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) 6 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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$1.68B4.49$475.06M$7.5412.91Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.50$358.68M$5.6813.02 Is PNFP or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Pinnacle Financial Partners' net margin of 18.69%. Pinnacle Financial Partners' return on equity of 9.60% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pinnacle Financial Partners18.69% 9.60% 1.13% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Which has more volatility & risk, PNFP or ABCB? Pinnacle Financial Partners has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 1.0%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Pinnacle Financial Partners pays out 12.7% 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. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PNFP or ABCB? 87.4% of Pinnacle Financial Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Pinnacle Financial Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor PNFP or ABCB? In the previous week, Pinnacle Financial Partners had 5 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Pinnacle Financial Partners and 10 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Pinnacle Financial Partners' score of 1.21 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 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Pinnacle Financial Partners on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Pinnacle Financial Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PNFP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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$7.55B$2.02B$12.48B$9.92BDividend Yield0.97%2.56%5.42%4.52%P/E Ratio12.9111.98232.4226.13Price / Sales4.492.7931.5881.99Price / Cash11.0213.1322.1259.04Price / Book1.211.252.296.09Net Income$475.06M$156.23M$1.01B$266.51M7 Day Performance0.15%-0.31%0.41%0.46%1 Month Performance8.59%6.39%3.76%4.59%1 Year Performance4.68%20.83%540.98%26.04% Pinnacle Financial Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.7767 of 5 stars$97.37-2.0%$113.50+16.6%+1.3%$7.55B$1.68B12.913,565News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastABCBAmeris Bancorp3.2103 of 5 stars$73.36-0.3%$72.14-1.7%+22.1%$5.03B$1.13B14.082,850Positive NewsCATYCathay General Bancorp3.9646 of 5 stars$49.91+0.2%$49.71-0.4%+16.4%$3.45B$1.39B12.061,266Positive NewsHWCHancock Whitney4.5832 of 5 stars$62.92-0.3%$67.63+7.5%+22.4%$5.33B$2.06B11.593,476News CoveragePositive NewsONBOld National Bancorp4.7941 of 5 stars$22.89+0.5%$26.40+15.3%+20.3%$8.97B$2.96B13.544,066News CoveragePositive NewsWTFCWintrust Financial4.935 of 5 stars$137.29-0.6%$145.77+6.2%+32.5%$9.19B$3.97B12.995,903News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓ASBAssociated Banc4.7861 of 5 stars$26.97-0.2%$27.78+3.0%+21.9%$4.47B$2.39B35.024,000News CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendInsider TradeBKUBankUnited4.0962 of 5 stars$39.17+0.1%$41.55+6.1%+6.0%$2.95B$2.02B11.491,680News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionFNBF.N.B.4.5939 of 5 stars$16.710.0%$18.64+11.6%+15.0%$5.99B$2.57B13.054,280Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst RevisionSNVSynovus Financial4.9126 of 5 stars$51.54+1.3%$59.94+16.3%+17.4%$7.16B$3.43B9.894,775Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑WBSWebster Financial4.9689 of 5 stars$62.24-0.1%$66.77+7.3%+38.6%$10.34B$4.18B12.624,407News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ABCB Alternatives CATY Alternatives HWC Alternatives ONB Alternatives WTFC Alternatives ASB Alternatives BKU Alternatives FNB 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 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersScientists Discover Untapped Energy Source in Heart of USACrash Coming Sept 30? 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