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WTFC vs. ABCB, EWBC, HWC, SSB, ASB, CFG, FNB, RF, SNV, and WBS

Should you be buying Wintrust Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Wintrust Financial include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Hancock Whitney (HWC), SouthState (SSB), Associated Banc (ASB), Citizens Financial Group (CFG), F.N.B. (FNB), Regions Financial (RF), Synovus Financial (SNV), and Webster Financial (WBS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Wintrust Financial vs. Its Competitors

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

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Wintrust Financial's net margin of 18.06%. Wintrust Financial's return on equity of 12.08% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
Wintrust Financial 18.06%12.08%1.12%

In the previous week, Wintrust Financial had 6 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Wintrust Financial and 1 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Wintrust Financial's score of 0.63 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
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Wintrust Financial
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Wintrust Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Wintrust 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
Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.52$358.68M$5.6813.07
Wintrust Financial$3.97B2.22$695.04M$10.5712.45

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 2.84%. Wintrust Financial has a consensus price target of $149.57, indicating a potential upside of 13.65%. Given Wintrust Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wintrust 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)
2.86
Wintrust Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
13 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.94

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wintrust Financial has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Wintrust Financial pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wintrust Financial pays out 18.9% 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. Wintrust Financial has raised its dividend for 12 consecutive years. Wintrust Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of Wintrust Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Wintrust Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Wintrust Financial beats Ameris Bancorp on 12 of the 20 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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WTFC vs. The Competition

MetricWintrust FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$8.82B$2.56B$12.69B$10.55B
Dividend Yield1.52%3.64%5.54%4.75%
P/E Ratio12.4510.6330.1627.60
Price / Sales2.222.5230.11224.03
Price / Cash11.0410.7922.5761.55
Price / Book1.481.212.296.76
Net Income$695.04M$174.54M$1.02B$275.88M
7 Day Performance0.59%0.45%0.36%2.81%
1 Month Performance-4.57%-2.17%0.36%9.24%
1 Year Performance22.30%10.58%539.81%35.42%

Wintrust Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.8739 of 5 stars
$131.61
0.0%
$149.57
+13.6%
+24.8%$8.82B$3.97B12.455,903Analyst Forecast
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.0804 of 5 stars
$74.23
-0.8%
$72.14
-2.8%
+23.4%$5.09B$1.13B14.252,850
EWBC
East West Bancorp
3.933 of 5 stars
$106.58
-1.6%
$120.53
+13.1%
+27.7%$14.93B$4.53B12.453,100Analyst Forecast
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.2707 of 5 stars
$62.48
-1.2%
$70.00
+12.0%
+25.4%$5.36B$2.06B11.513,476Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
SSB
SouthState
N/A$99.35
-1.8%
$117.08
+17.8%
N/A$10.24B$2.12B14.275,030
ASB
Associated Banc
4.9564 of 5 stars
$25.91
-0.6%
$27.78
+7.2%
+23.6%$4.32B$2.39B33.654,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
CFG
Citizens Financial Group
4.5956 of 5 stars
$53.63
+0.5%
$53.75
+0.2%
+26.2%$23.03B$12.36B16.3017,287Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
FNB
F.N.B.
4.698 of 5 stars
$16.06
-1.1%
$18.64
+16.1%
+18.2%$5.83B$2.57B12.544,280News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
RF
Regions Financial
4.9629 of 5 stars
$26.50
-0.5%
$27.74
+4.7%
+11.2%$23.76B$7.29B12.3219,644Positive News
Analyst Forecast
SNV
Synovus Financial
4.9935 of 5 stars
$49.21
-1.6%
$58.61
+19.1%
+10.5%$6.94B$3.43B9.444,775Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
WBS
Webster Financial
4.9724 of 5 stars
$59.50
-0.6%
$68.47
+15.1%
+31.5%$9.94B$4.18B12.074,407Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast

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