Simmons First National (SFNC) Competitors $20.04 +0.34 (+1.73%) Closing price 07/2/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.11 +0.07 (+0.35%) As of 04:05 AM 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 SFNC vs. ABCB, CATY, FFBC, FRME, HWC, PPBI, RNST, UBSI, WSFS, and HOMBShould you be buying Simmons First National stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Simmons First National include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Renasant (RNST), United Bankshares (UBSI), WSFS Financial (WSFS), and Home BancShares (HOMB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Simmons First National vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. First Merchants Hancock Whitney Pacific Premier Bancorp Renasant United Bankshares WSFS Financial Home BancShares Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SFNC or ABCB? 27.6% of Simmons First National shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Simmons First National shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is SFNC or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Simmons First National's net margin of 10.10%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Simmons First National's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Simmons First National10.10% 4.86% 0.63% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Do analysts prefer SFNC or ABCB? Simmons First National currently has a consensus target price of $22.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.44%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 6.51%. Given Simmons First National's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Simmons First National is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Simmons First National 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SFNC or ABCB? Ameris Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Simmons First National. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simmons First National, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSimmons First National$1.46B1.73$152.69M$1.1617.28Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.11$358.68M$5.4012.42 Is SFNC or ABCB a better dividend stock? Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Simmons First National pays out 73.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% 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. Simmons First National has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Simmons First National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more volatility & risk, SFNC or ABCB? Simmons First National has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less 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. Does the media favor SFNC or ABCB? In the previous week, Simmons First National had 3 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Simmons First National and 3 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Simmons First National's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.93 indicating that Simmons First National is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Simmons First National 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Simmons First National on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Simmons First National News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SFNC 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 SFNC 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 SFNC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSimmons First NationalBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.48B$1.95B$12.03B$8.87BDividend Yield4.31%2.67%5.58%4.10%P/E Ratio17.2812.3619.9519.90Price / Sales1.732.3125.54113.66Price / Cash10.2712.2221.3456.90Price / Book0.711.212.265.38Net Income$152.69M$154.64M$1.00B$248.50M7 Day Performance5.31%3.33%1.75%2.04%1 Month Performance6.31%6.22%3.79%4.84%1 Year Performance15.84%28.04%540.42%20.23% Simmons First National Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFNCSimmons First National4.6623 of 5 stars$20.04+1.7%$22.33+11.4%+13.7%$2.48B$1.46B17.282,946Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionABCBAmeris Bancorp2.6247 of 5 stars$64.77-0.2%$71.43+10.3%+32.5%$4.46B$1.12B12.432,850Ex-DividendCATYCathay General Bancorp3.8975 of 5 stars$45.53-0.3%$50.17+10.2%+28.0%$3.19B$742.38M11.501,266News CoverageAnalyst RevisionFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.604 of 5 stars$24.26-0.4%$28.75+18.5%+14.8%$2.32B$840.71M10.072,090FRMEFirst Merchants4.6778 of 5 stars$38.30-0.9%$46.40+21.1%+20.5%$2.23B$1.07B10.762,120HWCHancock Whitney4.5652 of 5 stars$57.40-0.4%$61.25+6.7%+27.4%$4.92B$2.06B10.593,476Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.7248 of 5 stars$21.09+0.1%$27.25+29.2%-0.8%$2.05B$905.41M13.881,325Analyst RevisionRNSTRenasant3.0121 of 5 stars$35.92-0.4%$41.00+14.1%+24.0%$3.41B$668.50M10.982,330UBSIUnited Bankshares3.2166 of 5 stars$36.43flat$40.63+11.5%+17.0%$5.18B$1.07B13.542,553News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionWSFSWSFS Financial4.1163 of 5 stars$55.00-0.1%$62.75+14.1%+23.7%$3.12B$1.40B12.362,309News CoverageAnalyst RevisionHOMBHome BancShares3.1811 of 5 stars$28.46-0.4%$32.40+13.8%+22.7%$5.62B$1.47B13.552,552 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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