RNST vs. ABCB, BUSE, FFBC, PPBI, SFNC, STBA, TOWN, TRMK, UBSI, and CBU
Should you be buying Renasant stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Renasant include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), First Busey (BUSE), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Simmons First National (SFNC), S&T Bancorp (STBA), Towne Bank (TOWN), Trustmark (TRMK), United Bankshares (UBSI), and Community Financial System (CBU). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Renasant vs. Its Competitors
Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Renasant (NASDAQ:RNST) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Renasant. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Renasant, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Renasant's net margin of 17.91%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Renasant's return on equity.
Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Renasant pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Renasant pays out 34.6% 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.
In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 7 more articles in the media than Renasant. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 4 mentions for Renasant. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Renasant's score of 0.95 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.3% of Renasant shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Renasant 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.
Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Renasant has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential upside of 9.22%. Renasant has a consensus price target of $41.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.04%. Given Renasant's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Renasant is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.
Summary
Ameris Bancorp beats Renasant on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:RNST) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
