Veritex (VBTX) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VBTX or ABCB?

88.3% of Veritex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Veritex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate VBTX or ABCB?

Veritex currently has a consensus target price of $30.25, suggesting a potential upside of 10.16%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 6.14%. Given Veritex's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Veritex is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Veritex	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Ameris Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Is VBTX or ABCB a better dividend stock?

Veritex pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Veritex pays out 43.1% 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. 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.

Is VBTX or ABCB more profitable?

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Veritex's net margin of 14.12%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Veritex's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Veritex	14.12%	7.51%	0.94%
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%

Which has more volatility and risk, VBTX or ABCB?

Veritex has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer VBTX or ABCB?

In the previous week, Veritex had 3 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Veritex and 3 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Veritex's score of 0.47 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Veritex	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ameris Bancorp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VBTX or ABCB?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Veritex	$797.62M	1.87	$107.24M	$2.04	13.46
Ameris Bancorp	$1.12B	4.13	$358.68M	$5.40	12.46

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Veritex on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.