SBCF vs. ABCB, BANR, FHB, FRME, OBK, OCFC, SSB, VBTX, WSFS, and WTFC
Should you be buying Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Banner (BANR), First Hawaiian (FHB), First Merchants (FRME), Origin Bancorp (OBK), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), SouthState (SSB), Veritex (VBTX), WSFS Financial (WSFS), and Wintrust Financial (WTFC). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida vs. Its Competitors
Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (NASDAQ:SBCF) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida had 3 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida and 3 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida's score of 0.45 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida pays out 44.2% 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. Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida's net margin of 16.63%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida's return on equity.
91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 81.8% of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida shares are owned 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.
Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 2.37%. Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida has a consensus target price of $29.40, suggesting a potential downside of 4.92%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida.
Summary
Ameris Bancorp beats Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:SBCF) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
