Simmons First National (SFNC) Competitors $19.44 -0.73 (-3.62%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.43 -0.01 (-0.03%) As of 04:24 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 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 Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ABCB or SFNC? 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.6% of Simmons First National shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Simmons First National shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is ABCB or SFNC 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 Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32% Simmons First National 10.10%4.86%0.63% Is ABCB or SFNC a better dividend stock? Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Simmons First National pays out 73.3% 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. Simmons First National has increased 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. Do analysts rate ABCB or SFNC? Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 8.64%. Simmons First National has a consensus price target of $22.33, suggesting a potential upside of 14.88%. Given Simmons First National's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Simmons First National is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.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) 2.86Simmons First National 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media refer more to ABCB or SFNC? In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Simmons First National. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 6 mentions for Simmons First National. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Simmons First National's score of 0.90 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Simmons First National 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, ABCB or SFNC? Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Simmons First National has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ABCB or SFNC? Ameris Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioAmeris Bancorp$1.12B4.03$358.68M$5.4012.18Simmons First National$1.46B1.68$152.69M$1.1616.76 SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Simmons First National on 14 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$2.54B$2.01B$12.12B$9.30BDividend Yield4.21%2.61%5.55%4.03%P/E Ratio16.7612.0618.0219.71Price / Sales1.682.2926.0394.61Price / Cash10.5212.5621.6257.93Price / Book0.691.192.275.54Net Income$152.69M$154.64M$997.60M$257.73M7 Day Performance-3.24%-1.18%-0.55%0.95%1 Month Performance6.00%6.78%3.25%10.68%1 Year Performance-1.07%19.29%541.39%15.67% Simmons First National Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFNCSimmons First National4.5275 of 5 stars$19.44-3.6%$22.33+14.9%+7.2%$2.54B$1.46B16.762,946News CoverageUpcoming EarningsABCBAmeris Bancorp3.3168 of 5 stars$68.18+1.1%$71.43+4.8%+25.0%$4.70B$1.12B13.092,850News CoveragePositive NewsCATYCathay General Bancorp4.0463 of 5 stars$49.26+2.4%$50.17+1.8%+25.1%$3.45B$1.39B12.441,266Upcoming EarningsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.5672 of 5 stars$25.78+1.3%$28.75+11.5%+9.7%$2.47B$1.62B10.702,090Analyst DowngradeFRMEFirst Merchants4.7264 of 5 stars$41.73+1.8%$46.40+11.2%+17.9%$2.43B$633.33M11.722,120News CoveragePositive NewsHWCHancock Whitney4.5223 of 5 stars$60.23+1.1%$63.43+5.3%+21.5%$5.16B$2.06B11.113,476Trending NewsEarnings ReportPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp4.3714 of 5 stars$22.56+0.9%$27.25+20.8%-8.3%$2.19B$541.46M14.841,325News CoveragePositive NewsRNSTRenasant3.2659 of 5 stars$39.23+1.8%$41.00+4.5%+20.6%$3.73B$668.50M12.002,330Upcoming EarningsUBSIUnited Bankshares3.919 of 5 stars$37.95+1.0%$40.63+7.0%+11.3%$5.39B$1.63B14.112,553News CoveragePositive NewsWSFSWSFS Financial3.4298 of 5 stars$58.98+1.3%$62.75+6.4%+19.3%$3.35B$1.05B13.252,309HOMBHome BancShares3.5867 of 5 stars$29.51+0.5%$32.40+9.8%+18.8%$5.83B$1.01B14.052,552Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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