Banc of California (BANC) Competitors $16.04 +0.48 (+3.05%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.04 0.00 (0.00%) As of 10/17/2025 06:30 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 BANC vs. ABCB, CATY, FFBC, HWC, ONB, ASB, BKU, FBK, FNB, and SSBShould you be buying Banc of California stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Banc of California include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Associated Banc (ASB), BankUnited (BKU), FB Financial (FBK), F.N.B. (FNB), and SouthState Bank (SSB). Banc of California vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. Hancock Whitney Old National Bancorp Associated Banc BankUnited FB Financial F.N.B. SouthState Bank Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Banc of California (NYSE:BANC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and valuation. Do analysts recommend ABCB or BANC? Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential upside of 1.71%. Banc of California has a consensus price target of $18.70, indicating a potential upside of 16.62%. Given Banc of California's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Banc of California 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) 2.86Banc of California 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91 Is ABCB or BANC a better dividend stock? Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Banc of California pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banc of California pays out 61.5% 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 preferable earnings & valuation, ABCB or BANC? Ameris Bancorp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Banc of California. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Banc of California, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmeris Bancorp$1.13B4.32$358.68M$5.6812.49Banc of California$1.89B1.25$126.89M$0.6524.67 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ABCB or BANC? 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Banc of California shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Banc of California shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor ABCB or BANC? In the previous week, Banc of California had 2 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Banc of California and 4 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Banc of California's score of 0.54 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Banc of California 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ABCB or BANC more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Banc of California's net margin of 8.30%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Banc of California's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32% Banc of California 8.30%7.37%0.65% Which has more volatility & risk, ABCB or BANC? Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banc of California has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Banc of California on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Banc of California News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BANC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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 BANC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBanc of CaliforniaBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.37B$2.17B$12.54B$21.84BDividend Yield2.49%2.62%5.60%3.62%P/E Ratio24.6711.6728.5532.43Price / Sales1.252.4430.1960.45Price / Cash12.5712.9722.2224.21Price / Book0.901.292.234.59Net Income$126.89M$143.71M$1.02B$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.70%-1.51%0.22%1.31%1 Month Performance-5.03%-5.18%-2.24%-0.93%1 Year Performance5.63%6.04%537.64%9.51% Banc of California Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BANCBanc of California4.8189 of 5 stars$16.04+3.1%$18.70+16.6%+5.6%$2.37B$1.89B24.671,903News CoverageUpcoming EarningsGap UpABCBAmeris Bancorp3.4646 of 5 stars$74.83+1.4%$72.14-3.6%+9.5%$5.13B$1.13B14.362,850News CoverageCATYCathay General Bancorp4.3977 of 5 stars$49.03+1.5%$50.17+2.3%-0.3%$3.34B$760.46M11.841,266Upcoming EarningsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.8147 of 5 stars$26.01-0.2%$29.80+14.6%-8.9%$2.50B$852.23M10.402,090News CoverageUpcoming EarningsHWCHancock Whitney4.675 of 5 stars$63.08+0.9%$70.00+11.0%+5.9%$5.30B$2.06B11.623,476Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionONBOld National Bancorp4.8949 of 5 stars$22.57+1.8%$26.27+16.4%+1.7%$8.69B$2.96B13.364,066Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsASBAssociated Banc4.9724 of 5 stars$26.62+2.4%$27.78+4.3%+6.7%$4.31B$1.09B34.574,000Upcoming EarningsBKUBankUnited4.2479 of 5 stars$38.88+1.4%$41.91+7.8%-2.4%$2.88B$2.02B11.401,680Upcoming EarningsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeFBKFB Financial4.6555 of 5 stars$59.28+1.9%$58.80-0.8%+6.5%$3.13B$764.61M30.721,490Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑FNBF.N.B.4.7434 of 5 stars$16.48+1.4%$18.64+13.1%+3.4%$5.84B$1.64B12.884,280Trending NewsEarnings ReportSSBSouthState Bank4.5612 of 5 stars$100.86+1.5%$117.08+16.1%N/A$10.06B$2.44B15.034,986Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives First Financial Bancorp. 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