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WSFS Financial (WSFS) Competitors

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WSFS vs. ABCB, FFBC, FRME, FULT, HOPE, HWC, OCFC, SFNC, STBA, and UBSI

Should you be buying WSFS Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WSFS Financial include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Fulton Financial (FULT), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Hancock Whitney (HWC), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Simmons First National (SFNC), S&T Bancorp (STBA), and United Bankshares (UBSI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

WSFS Financial vs. Its Competitors

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

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
WSFS Financial$1.05B2.96$263.67M$4.5612.20
Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.51$358.68M$5.6813.04

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to WSFS Financial's net margin of 19.29%. WSFS Financial's return on equity of 10.15% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
WSFS Financial19.29% 10.15% 1.29%
Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32%

WSFS Financial has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

88.5% of WSFS Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of WSFS Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

WSFS Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. WSFS Financial pays out 14.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% 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. WSFS Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. WSFS Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

WSFS Financial currently has a consensus price target of $66.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.67%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 2.63%. Given WSFS Financial's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe WSFS Financial is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
WSFS Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than WSFS Financial. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 4 mentions for WSFS Financial. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat WSFS Financial's score of 1.10 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
WSFS Financial
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ameris Bancorp
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats WSFS Financial 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

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WSFS vs. The Competition

MetricWSFS FinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$3.11B$641.38M$12.65B$10.27B
Dividend Yield1.20%3.30%5.40%4.60%
P/E Ratio12.1710.50244.6726.34
Price / Sales2.962.3830.7689.55
Price / Cash11.8515.8419.2529.91
Price / Book1.271.032.316.27
Net Income$263.67M$36.72M$1.01B$270.67M
7 Day Performance-4.36%-0.30%0.72%2.71%
1 Month Performance0.88%4.60%3.24%5.87%
1 Year Performance7.01%10.44%543.66%25.85%

WSFS Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WSFS
WSFS Financial
4.3687 of 5 stars
$55.49
-0.8%
$66.00
+19.0%
+7.6%$3.11B$1.05B12.172,309Positive News
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.609 of 5 stars
$73.46
-0.8%
$72.14
-1.8%
+21.9%$5.08B$1.13B14.102,850Positive News
FFBC
First Financial Bancorp.
4.4712 of 5 stars
$26.34
-0.2%
$29.40
+11.6%
+3.3%$2.53B$1.62B10.542,090Positive News
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FRME
First Merchants
4.9234 of 5 stars
$40.89
-0.3%
$48.25
+18.0%
+9.0%$2.37B$637.74M10.592,120Positive News
FULT
Fulton Financial
3.905 of 5 stars
$19.43
+0.3%
$21.13
+8.7%
+8.9%$3.53B$1.86B11.363,400Positive News
HOPE
Hope Bancorp
4.9058 of 5 stars
$11.17
+0.4%
$13.25
+18.6%
-11.9%$1.43B$444.74M31.911,244Positive News
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.6252 of 5 stars
$62.90
+0.3%
$68.25
+8.5%
+26.9%$5.32B$2.06B11.583,476Positive News
OCFC
OceanFirst Financial
4.4319 of 5 stars
$18.27
-0.4%
$20.67
+13.1%
+2.5%$1.05B$692.36M12.96960
SFNC
Simmons First National
4.8221 of 5 stars
$20.81
-0.3%
$22.75
+9.3%
-2.2%$3.02B$794.53M16.392,946Positive News
STBA
S&T Bancorp
3.4415 of 5 stars
$39.38
-0.5%
$42.00
+6.7%
-7.7%$1.52B$384.51M11.551,206Positive News
UBSI
United Bankshares
3.4092 of 5 stars
$38.21
-0.2%
$40.50
+6.0%
+0.9%$5.42B$1.63B13.502,553Positive News
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This page (NASDAQ:WSFS) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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