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$29.29 -0.37 (-1.25%)
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SBCF vs. ABCB, FHB, FRME, OBK, OCFC, PPBI, 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), First Hawaiian (FHB), First Merchants (FRME), Origin Bancorp (OBK), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), 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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

In the previous week, Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida had 3 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida and 2 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida's score of 0.68 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ameris Bancorp
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.13$358.68M$5.4012.46
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida$808.99M3.11$120.99M$1.4919.66

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida pays out 48.3% 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 15.44%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida 15.44%6.11%0.87%

Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 6.14%. Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida has a consensus target price of $29.20, indicating a potential downside of 0.31%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40

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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida on 14 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

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.
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SBCF vs. The Competition

MetricSeacoast Banking Corporation of FloridaBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.52B$1.99B$12.08B$9.11B
Dividend Yield2.46%2.63%5.54%4.01%
P/E Ratio19.6612.3819.2020.26
Price / Sales3.112.4925.66101.33
Price / Cash16.8312.4121.4557.67
Price / Book1.151.212.285.49
Net Income$120.99M$154.64M$992.82M$250.45M
7 Day Performance-0.90%-0.67%-0.20%4.78%
1 Month Performance17.58%7.55%3.93%9.58%
1 Year Performance14.68%22.47%539.44%16.41%

Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SBCF
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
1.7164 of 5 stars
$29.29
-1.2%
$29.20
-0.3%
+14.7%$2.52B$808.99M19.661,504News Coverage
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.2531 of 5 stars
$67.04
-1.0%
$71.43
+6.5%
+23.4%$4.62B$1.12B12.872,850Positive News
FHB
First Hawaiian
2.0631 of 5 stars
$26.27
-0.5%
$27.36
+4.1%
+15.3%$3.32B$1.17B14.282,000Analyst Forecast
FRME
First Merchants
4.7843 of 5 stars
$40.27
-1.2%
$46.40
+15.2%
+15.8%$2.38B$1.07B11.312,120News Coverage
Positive News
OBK
Origin Bancorp
3.406 of 5 stars
$37.38
-1.5%
$42.20
+12.9%
+10.7%$1.16B$358.20M15.201,010News Coverage
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
4.333 of 5 stars
$18.49
-1.5%
$20.67
+11.8%
+10.0%$1.10B$692.36M12.09960
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
3.7567 of 5 stars
$22.76
-1.5%
$27.25
+19.7%
-9.1%$2.24B$905.41M14.971,325Positive News
SSB
SouthState
4.6365 of 5 stars
$95.93
-1.0%
$116.27
+21.2%
+16.4%$9.83B$1.88B13.785,030News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
VBTX
Veritex
4.8053 of 5 stars
$27.22
-1.4%
$30.25
+11.1%
+24.0%$1.50B$797.62M13.34770
WSFS
WSFS Financial
3.4697 of 5 stars
$58.17
-1.5%
$62.75
+7.9%
+17.8%$3.35B$1.40B13.072,309News Coverage
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.6065 of 5 stars
$130.61
-1.0%
$135.77
+4.0%
+26.7%$8.83B$3.97B12.925,903Positive News
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This page (NASDAQ:SBCF) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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