CPB (CPF) Competitors

CPB (NYSE:CPF) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Is CPF or ABCB more profitable?

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to CPB's net margin of 17.31%. CPB's return on equity of 12.80% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CPB	17.31%	12.80%	0.95%
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%

Does the media refer more to CPF or ABCB?

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than CPB. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 5 mentions for CPB. CPB's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.52 indicating that CPB is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CPB	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ameris Bancorp	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, CPF or ABCB?

CPB has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CPF or ABCB?

CPB currently has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.64%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 3.03%. Given CPB's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe CPB is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CPB	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ameris Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CPF or ABCB?

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than CPB. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CPB, 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
CPB	$344.82M	2.39	$53.41M	$2.23	13.69
Ameris Bancorp	$1.13B	4.53	$358.68M	$5.68	13.10

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CPF or ABCB?

88.4% of CPB shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of CPB shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CPF or ABCB a better dividend stock?

CPB pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. CPB pays out 48.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% 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. CPB has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. CPB is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats CPB on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.