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$33.45 +1.37 (+4.27%)
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VBTX vs. ABCB, BANR, BUSE, CATY, FRME, OCFC, PPBI, SBCF, SSB, and WSFS

Should you be buying Veritex stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Veritex include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Banner (BANR), First Busey (BUSE), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Merchants (FRME), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida (SBCF), SouthState (SSB), and WSFS Financial (WSFS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Veritex vs. Its Competitors

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Veritex (NASDAQ:VBTX) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Veritex. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Veritex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.39$358.68M$5.6812.69
Veritex$797.62M2.30$107.24M$2.1015.93

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Veritex. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 10 mentions for Veritex. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Veritex's score of 1.19 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
12 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Veritex
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Veritex pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Veritex pays out 41.9% 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. Veritex has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Veritex is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.3% of Veritex shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Veritex shares are owned by company 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.

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Veritex's net margin of 14.83%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Veritex's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
Veritex 14.83%7.55%0.96%

Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $72.14, suggesting a potential upside of 0.09%. Veritex has a consensus price target of $33.25, suggesting a potential downside of 0.60%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Veritex.

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
Veritex
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Veritex has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Veritex on 15 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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VBTX vs. The Competition

MetricVeritexBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.76B$1.95B$12.41B$9.58B
Dividend Yield2.74%2.68%5.52%4.10%
P/E Ratio15.9311.9119.3926.05
Price / Sales2.302.4626.10103.82
Price / Cash13.0112.4521.7558.48
Price / Book1.111.202.356.61
Net Income$107.24M$156.23M$1.01B$265.56M
7 Day Performance4.69%3.52%1.73%1.97%
1 Month Performance2.95%0.94%1.02%-0.36%
1 Year Performance36.81%17.16%537.30%19.03%

Veritex Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VBTX
Veritex
4.7679 of 5 stars
$33.45
+4.3%
$33.25
-0.6%
+46.1%$1.76B$797.62M15.93770Positive News
Insider Trade
High Trading Volume
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.0778 of 5 stars
$67.18
+0.1%
$72.14
+7.4%
+23.2%$4.63B$1.14B12.892,850Positive News
BANR
Banner
3.3922 of 5 stars
$62.36
-0.2%
$70.17
+12.5%
+20.9%$2.16B$832.99M11.881,956News Coverage
BUSE
First Busey
4.9722 of 5 stars
$22.36
+0.3%
$27.17
+21.5%
-6.9%$1.99B$663.36M19.961,548News Coverage
Positive News
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
3.7324 of 5 stars
$45.48
+0.2%
$49.71
+9.3%
+18.2%$3.18B$1.39B10.991,266Positive News
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Downgrade
FRME
First Merchants
4.8735 of 5 stars
$37.47
-0.2%
$48.25
+28.8%
+14.3%$2.17B$1.07B9.712,120News Coverage
Dividend Announcement
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
4.5274 of 5 stars
$16.46
+0.3%
$20.67
+25.6%
+9.8%$941.69M$692.36M11.67960News Coverage
Positive News
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
3.6642 of 5 stars
$21.87
+0.7%
$27.50
+25.7%
-0.8%$2.11B$905.41M15.401,325Positive News
SBCF
Seacoast Banking Corporation of Florida
3.1958 of 5 stars
$27.42
-0.6%
$29.40
+7.2%
+19.7%$2.37B$808.99M16.821,504News Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Announcement
SSB
SouthState
4.3863 of 5 stars
$92.06
-0.2%
$115.27
+25.2%
+9.3%$9.32B$2.12B13.235,030Positive News
Insider Trade
WSFS
WSFS Financial
4.7145 of 5 stars
$53.34
-0.2%
$66.00
+23.7%
+11.7%$2.99B$1.40B11.702,309

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This page (NASDAQ:VBTX) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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