Amerant Bancorp (AMTB) Competitors

BBVA Banco Frances (NYSE:BBAR) and Amerant Bancorp (NYSE:AMTB) are both banking companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is BBAR or AMTB more profitable?

BBVA Banco Frances has a net margin of 6.65% compared to Amerant Bancorp's net margin of 0.60%. BBVA Banco Frances' return on equity of 10.20% beat Amerant Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BBVA Banco Frances	6.65%	10.20%	1.84%
Amerant Bancorp	0.60%	7.12%	0.63%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BBAR or AMTB?

42.1% of Amerant Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Amerant Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, BBAR or AMTB?

BBVA Banco Frances has higher revenue and earnings than Amerant Bancorp. Amerant Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BBVA Banco Frances, 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
BBVA Banco Frances	$4.86B	0.60	$396.45M	$1.71	8.28
Amerant Bancorp	$605.50M	1.37	-$15.75M	-$0.20	-99.55

Does the media prefer BBAR or AMTB?

In the previous week, BBVA Banco Frances had 6 more articles in the media than Amerant Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for BBVA Banco Frances and 0 mentions for Amerant Bancorp. BBVA Banco Frances' average media sentiment score of 0.03 beat Amerant Bancorp's score of 0.00 indicating that BBVA Banco Frances is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BBVA Banco Frances	Neutral
Amerant Bancorp	Neutral

Do analysts prefer BBAR or AMTB?

BBVA Banco Frances presently has a consensus target price of $22.50, suggesting a potential upside of 58.95%. Given BBVA Banco Frances' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe BBVA Banco Frances is more favorable than Amerant Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BBVA Banco Frances	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Amerant Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is BBAR or AMTB a better dividend stock?

BBVA Banco Frances pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Amerant Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. BBVA Banco Frances pays out 15.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amerant Bancorp pays out -180.0% 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, BBAR or AMTB?

BBVA Banco Frances has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amerant Bancorp has a beta of 1.37, indicating that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BBVA Banco Frances beats Amerant Bancorp on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.