WSFS Financial (WSFS) Competitors $58.29 -0.03 (-0.05%) Closing price 08/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$58.40 +0.11 (+0.19%) As of 08/29/2025 06:02 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 WSFS vs. ABCB, FFBC, FRME, FULT, HOPE, HWC, OCFC, PPBI, SFNC, and UBSIShould 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), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Simmons First National (SFNC), and United Bankshares (UBSI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. WSFS Financial vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. First Merchants Fulton Financial Hope Bancorp Hancock Whitney OceanFirst Financial Pacific Premier Bancorp Simmons First National United Bankshares Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and WSFS Financial (NASDAQ:WSFS) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability. Which has better earnings and valuation, ABCB or WSFS? Ameris Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioAmeris Bancorp$1.13B4.47$358.68M$5.6812.91WSFS Financial$1.40B2.32$263.67M$4.5612.78 Do analysts prefer ABCB or WSFS? Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $72.14, suggesting a potential downside of 1.65%. WSFS Financial has a consensus target price of $66.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.23%. Given WSFS Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe WSFS 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) 2.86WSFS Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is ABCB or WSFS a better dividend stock? Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. WSFS Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WSFS Financial pays out 14.9% 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. WSFS Financial has raised 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. Is ABCB or WSFS more profitable? 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 Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32% WSFS Financial 19.29%10.15%1.29% Which has more volatility and risk, ABCB or WSFS? Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WSFS Financial has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ABCB or WSFS? 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.5% of WSFS Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of WSFS Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer ABCB or WSFS? In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than WSFS Financial. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 5 mentions for WSFS Financial. WSFS Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.58 indicating that WSFS Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ameris Bancorp 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive WSFS Financial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats WSFS Financial on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WSFS 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 WSFS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWSFS FinancialFIN IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$3.26B$660.71M$12.49B$9.74BDividend Yield1.17%3.28%5.42%4.48%P/E Ratio12.7810.58229.1226.59Price / Sales2.322.0331.97159.07Price / Cash12.3515.8819.0628.92Price / Book1.331.032.316.08Net Income$263.67M$36.72M$1.01B$265.93M7 Day Performance1.59%1.26%0.53%0.36%1 Month Performance8.43%6.38%4.55%5.58%1 Year Performance6.49%8.01%541.64%19.67% WSFS Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSFSWSFS Financial4.5988 of 5 stars$58.29-0.1%$66.00+13.2%+6.5%$3.26B$1.40B12.782,160Positive NewsABCBAmeris Bancorp2.7302 of 5 stars$71.88-0.2%$72.14+0.4%+19.0%$4.93B$1.13B13.802,850News CoveragePositive NewsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.2448 of 5 stars$26.50-0.2%$29.40+10.9%+0.0%$2.54B$1.62B10.602,090FRMEFirst Merchants4.8663 of 5 stars$41.05-1.7%$48.25+17.5%+6.5%$2.41B$1.07B10.632,120Positive NewsFULTFulton Financial3.1726 of 5 stars$19.63-0.1%$21.13+7.6%+1.6%$3.58B$1.86B11.483,400Positive NewsHOPEHope Bancorp4.8125 of 5 stars$11.00-0.3%$13.25+20.5%-13.0%$1.41B$1.00B31.431,244Positive NewsHWCHancock Whitney4.3475 of 5 stars$62.68-1.3%$66.71+6.4%+17.1%$5.38B$2.06B11.543,476Positive NewsOCFCOceanFirst Financial4.4088 of 5 stars$18.10-0.8%$20.67+14.2%+2.9%$1.05B$692.36M12.84960Positive NewsPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.5593 of 5 stars$24.300.0%$27.50+13.2%-4.7%$2.36B$905.41M17.111,325News CoveragePositive NewsSFNCSimmons First National4.5518 of 5 stars$20.59-1.3%$22.75+10.5%-3.0%$3.02B$1.46B16.212,946Positive NewsUBSIUnited Bankshares3.3349 of 5 stars$38.14-1.5%$40.50+6.2%-1.4%$5.49B$1.63B13.482,553Positive NewsDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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