UMB Financial (UMBF) Competitors $120.60 -1.08 (-0.89%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$120.61 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 09/12/2025 05:42 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 UMBF vs. ABCB, CATY, FFIN, HWC, ONB, WTFC, ASB, BKU, FNB, and PBShould you be buying UMB Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of UMB Financial include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Associated Banc (ASB), BankUnited (BKU), F.N.B. (FNB), and Prosperity Bancshares (PB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. UMB Financial vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bankshares Hancock Whitney Old National Bancorp Wintrust Financial Associated Banc BankUnited F.N.B. Prosperity Bancshares Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and UMB Financial (NASDAQ:UMBF) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, ABCB or UMBF? Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UMB Financial has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate ABCB or UMBF? Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 3.03%. UMB Financial has a consensus target price of $133.89, suggesting a potential upside of 11.02%. Given UMB Financial's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe UMB Financial 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) 2.86UMB Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78 Is ABCB or UMBF a better dividend stock? Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. UMB Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. UMB Financial pays out 18.4% 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. UMB Financial has raised its dividend for 32 consecutive years. UMB Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ABCB or UMBF? 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.8% of UMB Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of UMB Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ABCB or UMBF? UMB Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than UMB Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmeris Bancorp$1.13B4.53$358.68M$5.6813.10UMB Financial$2.80B3.27$441.24M$8.7013.86 Is ABCB or UMBF more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to UMB Financial's net margin of 15.42%. UMB Financial's return on equity of 12.27% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32% UMB Financial 15.42%12.27%1.05% Does the media prefer ABCB or UMBF? In the previous week, UMB Financial had 15 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for UMB Financial and 8 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat UMB Financial's score of 1.28 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive UMB Financial 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAmeris Bancorp and UMB Financial tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get UMB Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for UMBF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 UMBF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUMB FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$9.24B$2.65B$12.82B$10.13BDividend Yield1.31%3.55%5.40%4.60%P/E Ratio13.8611.24245.5925.93Price / Sales3.272.4330.88181.52Price / Cash10.6111.1022.3660.44Price / Book1.701.242.316.29Net Income$441.24M$174.52M$1.01B$270.77M7 Day Performance-3.11%-0.85%1.03%3.84%1 Month Performance3.36%2.74%2.37%4.85%1 Year Performance14.73%11.31%539.26%26.00% UMB Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)UMBFUMB Financial4.9103 of 5 stars$120.60-0.9%$133.89+11.0%+18.3%$9.24B$2.80B13.863,698News CoveragePositive NewsABCBAmeris Bancorp3.6318 of 5 stars$73.46-0.8%$72.14-1.8%+25.5%$5.04B$1.13B14.102,850News CoveragePositive NewsCATYCathay General Bancorp3.7108 of 5 stars$49.85+0.4%$49.71-0.3%+19.3%$3.44B$1.39B12.041,266News CoveragePositive NewsFFINFirst Financial Bankshares4.0767 of 5 stars$36.74+0.0%$39.25+6.8%+0.7%$5.26B$752.91M21.361,500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastHWCHancock Whitney4.619 of 5 stars$62.90+0.3%$68.25+8.5%+30.1%$5.33B$2.06B11.583,476Positive NewsONBOld National Bancorp4.742 of 5 stars$22.87+0.2%$26.40+15.4%+24.4%$8.96B$2.96B13.534,066Positive NewsWTFCWintrust Financial4.8617 of 5 stars$138.73-0.6%$147.31+6.2%+32.2%$9.29B$3.97B13.125,903Positive NewsShort Interest ↓ASBAssociated Banc4.7852 of 5 stars$26.51-0.5%$27.78+4.8%+28.4%$4.40B$2.39B34.424,000News CoverageBKUBankUnited4.0249 of 5 stars$38.67-0.8%$41.55+7.4%+13.2%$2.91B$2.02B11.341,680News CoverageAnalyst ForecastFNBF.N.B.4.5983 of 5 stars$16.49+0.0%$18.64+13.1%+19.9%$5.92B$2.57B12.884,280PBProsperity Bancshares4.9931 of 5 stars$67.93-0.2%$84.13+23.9%-5.1%$6.45B$1.79B12.353,916News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bankshares Alternatives Hancock Whitney Alternatives Old National Bancorp Alternatives Wintrust Financial Alternatives Associated Banc Alternatives BankUnited Alternatives F.N.B. 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