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BKU vs. ABCB, CATY, HWC, ONB, PNFP, PPBI, SFNC, ASB, CFG, and SNV

Should you be buying BankUnited stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BankUnited include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Simmons First National (SFNC), Associated Banc (ASB), Citizens Financial Group (CFG), and Synovus Financial (SNV). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

BankUnited vs. Its Competitors

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and BankUnited (NYSE:BKU) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, BankUnited had 18 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for BankUnited and 7 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat BankUnited's score of 0.93 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
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
BankUnited
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. BankUnited pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BankUnited pays out 38.5% 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. BankUnited has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. BankUnited is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than BankUnited. BankUnited 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$1.12B4.03$358.68M$5.4012.16
BankUnited$1.03B2.84$232.47M$3.2212.04

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BankUnited has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 8.80%. BankUnited has a consensus target price of $41.18, indicating a potential upside of 6.27%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than BankUnited.

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
BankUnited
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to BankUnited's net margin of 12.26%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat BankUnited's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
BankUnited 12.26%8.66%0.69%

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of BankUnited shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of BankUnited shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats BankUnited on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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BKU vs. The Competition

MetricBankUnitedBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.91B$35.14B$12.24B$21.04B
Dividend Yield3.28%3.43%5.55%3.62%
P/E Ratio12.0412.6619.0827.78
Price / Sales2.842.1126.2471.63
Price / Cash10.4510.5121.6822.61
Price / Book1.031.382.294.67
Net Income$232.47M$2.60B$998.01M$993.85M
7 Day Performance2.18%1.98%0.79%1.16%
1 Month Performance11.00%8.42%3.81%4.99%
1 Year Performance4.34%21.69%541.45%12.54%

BankUnited Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BKU
BankUnited
3.3246 of 5 stars
$38.75
-2.0%
$41.18
+6.3%
+3.8%$2.91B$1.03B12.041,680Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.267 of 5 stars
$68.18
+1.1%
$71.43
+4.8%
+9.0%$4.70B$1.12B13.092,850Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
CATY
Cathay General Bancorp
4.1543 of 5 stars
$49.26
+2.4%
$50.17
+1.8%
+12.1%$3.45B$1.39B12.441,266Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.8246 of 5 stars
$60.23
+1.1%
$63.43
+5.3%
+9.2%$5.16B$2.06B11.113,476Dividend Announcement
Analyst Revision
ONB
Old National Bancorp
4.9076 of 5 stars
$23.32
+0.7%
$26.30
+12.8%
+9.2%$7.46B$2.96B13.564,066News Coverage
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
PNFP
Pinnacle Financial Partners
4.8034 of 5 stars
$119.04
+0.7%
$124.82
+4.9%
+10.7%$9.23B$3.07B19.263,565Trading Halted
PPBI
Pacific Premier Bancorp
4.345 of 5 stars
$22.56
+0.9%
$27.25
+20.8%
-21.6%$2.19B$541.46M14.841,325Positive News
Earnings Report
SFNC
Simmons First National
4.4779 of 5 stars
$20.17
+1.2%
$22.33
+10.7%
-6.5%$2.54B$777.54M17.392,946Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
ASB
Associated Banc
4.8947 of 5 stars
$25.89
+1.4%
$27.22
+5.1%
+9.5%$4.29B$2.39B30.114,000Positive News
Earnings Report
CFG
Citizens Financial Group
4.4555 of 5 stars
$47.89
+0.5%
$49.32
+3.0%
+17.9%$20.93B$12.36B15.2017,287Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
SNV
Synovus Financial
4.6529 of 5 stars
$54.70
+0.3%
$59.35
+8.5%
+24.6%$7.60B$3.43B15.324,775Analyst Revision

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