Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI) Competitors $22.57 +1.41 (+6.66%) Closing price 07/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.57 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/25/2025 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PPBI vs. ABCB, BANR, CATY, FFBC, HOPE, HWC, RNST, SFNC, UBSI, and WSFSShould you be buying Pacific Premier Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pacific Premier Bancorp include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Banner (BANR), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Renasant (RNST), Simmons First National (SFNC), United Bankshares (UBSI), and WSFS Financial (WSFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Pacific Premier Bancorp vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Banner Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. Hope Bancorp Hancock Whitney Renasant Simmons First National United Bankshares WSFS Financial Pacific Premier Bancorp (NASDAQ:PPBI) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings. Does the media favor PPBI or ABCB? In the previous week, Pacific Premier Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Pacific Premier Bancorp and 8 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Pacific Premier Bancorp's score of 1.19 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pacific Premier Bancorp 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk & volatility, PPBI or ABCB? Pacific Premier Bancorp has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PPBI or ABCB a better dividend stock? Pacific Premier Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Pacific Premier Bancorp pays out 86.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Is PPBI or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Pacific Premier Bancorp's net margin of 16.13%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Pacific Premier Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pacific Premier Bancorp16.13% 4.86% 0.80% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PPBI or ABCB? 93.1% of Pacific Premier Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Pacific Premier Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate PPBI or ABCB? Pacific Premier Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $27.50, suggesting a potential upside of 21.84%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 7.75%. Given Pacific Premier Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Pacific Premier Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pacific Premier Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PPBI or ABCB? Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific Premier Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pacific Premier Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPacific Premier Bancorp$905.41M2.42$158.80M$1.5214.85Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.07$358.68M$5.4012.28 SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Pacific Premier Bancorp on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Pacific Premier Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PPBI 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 PPBI 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 PPBI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPacific Premier BancorpFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.05B$611.39M$12.28B$9.50BDividend Yield6.24%3.38%5.54%4.01%P/E Ratio15.899.9919.0320.05Price / Sales2.421.8126.1190.19Price / Cash12.9515.1121.6358.56Price / Book0.741.002.205.87Net Income$158.80M$33.50M$997.25M$258.55M7 Day Performance2.13%-0.47%0.60%3.73%1 Month Performance5.81%2.84%3.44%11.75%1 Year Performance-17.45%5.46%536.57%18.03% Pacific Premier Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.7206 of 5 stars$22.57+6.7%$27.50+21.8%-15.5%$2.05B$905.41M15.891,325News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementABCBAmeris Bancorp3.2357 of 5 stars$66.67-1.0%$71.43+7.1%+8.9%$4.59B$1.12B12.802,850Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBANRBanner2.8127 of 5 stars$65.93-0.2%$70.17+6.4%+8.3%$2.29B$832.99M12.561,956Dividend AnnouncementCATYCathay General Bancorp4.0588 of 5 stars$48.09-0.2%$50.17+4.3%+3.7%$3.38B$1.39B12.141,266News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4688 of 5 stars$24.59-1.1%$28.75+16.9%-8.1%$2.38B$1.62B9.352,090Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseGap UpHOPEHope Bancorp4.7585 of 5 stars$11.36-0.3%$13.50+18.8%-21.3%$1.46B$1.00B14.561,244Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionHWCHancock Whitney4.5503 of 5 stars$60.38+0.3%$66.71+10.5%+7.9%$5.16B$2.06B11.123,476Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeRNSTRenasant3.8661 of 5 stars$38.47-0.9%$41.00+6.6%+0.7%$3.66B$668.50M11.762,330News CoverageAnalyst ForecastSFNCSimmons First National4.7651 of 5 stars$20.08+0.1%$22.67+12.9%-9.8%$2.53B$1.46B15.812,946Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionUBSIUnited Bankshares3.8985 of 5 stars$37.15-0.4%$40.63+9.4%-5.6%$5.30B$1.63B13.872,553News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportWSFSWSFS Financial4.0404 of 5 stars$57.89-0.5%$62.75+8.4%-1.3%$3.30B$1.40B13.222,309Trending NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ABCB Competitors BANR Competitors CATY Competitors FFBC Competitors HOPE Competitors HWC Competitors RNST Competitors SFNC Competitors UBSI Competitors WSFS Competitors 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:PPBI) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump's 2025 Economic Revolution Is Here Are Your Retirement Savings Ready?Time is short. 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