Banc of California (BANC) Competitors $14.96 -0.17 (-1.09%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.98 +0.02 (+0.10%) As of 07/11/2025 06:58 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, HWC, ONB, PNFP, PPBI, SSB, VBTX, BKU, and SNVShould 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), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), SouthState (SSB), Veritex (VBTX), BankUnited (BKU), and Synovus Financial (SNV). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Banc of California vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Cathay General Bancorp Hancock Whitney Old National Bancorp Pinnacle Financial Partners Pacific Premier Bancorp SouthState Veritex BankUnited Synovus Financial Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Banc of California (NYSE:BANC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to ABCB or BANC? In the previous week, Banc of California had 2 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Banc of California and 2 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Banc of California's score of 0.72 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) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Banc of California 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ABCB or BANC? 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.9% of Banc of California shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Banc of California shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is ABCB or BANC more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Banc of California's net margin of 8.23%. 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 8.23%6.30%0.55% Do analysts recommend ABCB or BANC? Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 6.14%. Banc of California has a consensus price target of $17.33, suggesting a potential upside of 15.83%. Given Banc of California's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Which has better 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$1.12B4.13$358.68M$5.4012.46Banc of California$1.89B1.17$126.89M$0.6523.02 Which has more risk & volatility, ABCB or BANC? Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banc of California has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 1.2%. Banc of California pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% 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. SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Banc of California on 12 of the 18 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BANC 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 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$2.23B$2.29B$12.07B$20.79BDividend Yield2.64%2.39%5.53%3.71%P/E Ratio23.0213.4620.0427.89Price / Sales1.172.4925.5142.50Price / Cash11.8513.5821.6422.63Price / Book0.841.362.284.57Net Income$126.89M$143.71M$992.82M$988.81M7 Day Performance1.39%-0.45%-0.23%0.20%1 Month Performance6.51%5.00%2.76%3.93%1 Year Performance9.96%24.04%536.06%10.27% Banc of California Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BANCBanc of California4.8771 of 5 stars$14.97-1.1%$17.33+15.8%+10.6%$2.23B$1.89B23.021,903Analyst ForecastABCBAmeris Bancorp3.0812 of 5 stars$67.04-1.0%$71.43+6.5%+23.8%$4.62B$1.12B12.872,850Positive NewsCATYCathay General Bancorp4.094 of 5 stars$47.31-1.4%$50.17+6.0%+21.9%$3.36B$1.39B11.951,266News CoverageHWCHancock Whitney4.5692 of 5 stars$59.95-1.8%$63.29+5.6%+19.5%$5.23B$2.06B11.063,476News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeONBOld National Bancorp4.9475 of 5 stars$22.58-0.8%$25.90+14.7%+27.7%$7.28B$2.96B13.134,066Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.3596 of 5 stars$117.21-0.5%$122.36+4.4%+39.1%$9.14B$3.07B18.973,565News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.7843 of 5 stars$22.76-1.5%$27.25+19.7%-9.6%$2.24B$905.41M14.971,325Positive NewsSSBSouthState4.6262 of 5 stars$95.93-1.0%$116.27+21.2%+17.6%$9.83B$1.88B13.785,030News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastVBTXVeritex4.8113 of 5 stars$27.22-1.4%$30.25+11.1%+23.4%$1.50B$797.62M13.34770Positive NewsBKUBankUnited3.5607 of 5 stars$37.27-2.0%$40.33+8.2%+16.7%$2.86B$2.02B11.571,680Analyst ForecastSNVSynovus Financial4.5255 of 5 stars$54.55-1.0%$57.11+4.7%+28.7%$7.66B$3.43B15.284,775News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives Hancock Whitney Alternatives Old National Bancorp Alternatives Pinnacle Financial Partners Alternatives Pacific Premier Bancorp Alternatives SouthState Alternatives Veritex Alternatives BankUnited Alternatives Synovus Financial Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:BANC) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. 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