Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CPF or ABCB?

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than CPB. CPB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, 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 $365.98M 2.64 $77.48M $3.12 12.02 Ameris Bancorp $1.23B 4.71 $358.68M $5.53 15.60

Is CPF or ABCB more profitable?

CPB has a net margin of 22.52% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. CPB's return on equity of 14.20% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CPB 22.52% 14.20% 1.13% Ameris Bancorp 21.46% 9.57% 1.32%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CPF or CATY?

Cathay General Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than CPB. CPB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cathay General Bancorp, 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 $365.98M 2.64 $77.48M $3.12 12.02 Cathay General Bancorp $1.38B 3.01 $315.12M $5.12 12.19

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CPF or FHB?

First Hawaiian has higher revenue and earnings than CPB. First Hawaiian 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 $365.98M 2.64 $77.48M $3.12 12.02 First Hawaiian $1.17B 2.77 $276.27M $2.30 11.57

Is CPF or FHB more profitable?

First Hawaiian has a net margin of 24.41% compared to CPB's net margin of 22.52%. CPB's return on equity of 14.20% beat First Hawaiian's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CPB 22.52% 14.20% 1.13% First Hawaiian 24.41% 10.27% 1.19%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FRME or CPF?

First Merchants has higher revenue and earnings than CPB. CPB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Merchants, 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 First Merchants $1.05B 2.50 $226M $3.12 13.44 CPB $365.98M 2.64 $77.48M $3.12 12.02

Is FRME or CPF more profitable?

CPB has a net margin of 22.52% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 17.05%. CPB's return on equity of 14.20% beat First Merchants' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Merchants 17.05% 8.86% 1.12% CPB 22.52% 14.20% 1.13%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CPF or FULT?

Fulton Financial has higher revenue and earnings than CPB. Fulton Financial 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 $365.98M 2.64 $77.48M $3.12 12.02 Fulton Financial $1.37B 3.30 $391.61M $2.09 11.30

Is CPF or FULT more profitable?

CPB has a net margin of 22.52% compared to Fulton Financial's net margin of 20.63%. CPB's return on equity of 14.20% beat Fulton Financial's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CPB 22.52% 14.20% 1.13% Fulton Financial 20.63% 12.68% 1.30%

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CPF vs. ABCB, CATY, FHB, FRME, and FULT

Should you buy CPB stock or one of its competitors? CPB's main competitors and comparable companies include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Hawaiian (FHB), First Merchants (FRME), and Fulton Financial (FULT). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

How does CPB compare to Ameris Bancorp?

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

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than CPB. CPB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, 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	$365.98M	2.64	$77.48M	$3.12	12.02
Ameris Bancorp	$1.23B	4.71	$358.68M	$5.53	15.60

CPB has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market.

CPB currently has a consensus price target of $39.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.89%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $91.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.28%. Given Ameris Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than CPB.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CPB	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Ameris Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

88.4% of CPB shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of CPB shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

CPB has a net margin of 22.52% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. CPB's return on equity of 14.20% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CPB	22.52%	14.20%	1.13%
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than CPB. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 0 mentions for CPB. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat CPB's score of 0.00 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CPB	Neutral
Ameris Bancorp	Positive

CPB pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. CPB pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.5% 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. 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 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CPB compare to Cathay General Bancorp?

CPB (NYSE:CPF) and Cathay General Bancorp (NASDAQ:CATY) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Cathay General Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than CPB. CPB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cathay General Bancorp, 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	$365.98M	2.64	$77.48M	$3.12	12.02
Cathay General Bancorp	$1.38B	3.01	$315.12M	$5.12	12.19

88.4% of CPB shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.0% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of CPB shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Cathay General Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Cathay General Bancorp has a net margin of 24.66% compared to CPB's net margin of 22.52%. CPB's return on equity of 14.20% beat Cathay General Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CPB	22.52%	14.20%	1.13%
Cathay General Bancorp	24.66%	11.71%	1.43%

CPB has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cathay General Bancorp has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Cathay General Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than CPB. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Cathay General Bancorp and 0 mentions for CPB. Cathay General Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat CPB's score of 0.00 indicating that Cathay General Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CPB	Neutral
Cathay General Bancorp	Positive

CPB currently has a consensus price target of $39.33, indicating a potential upside of 4.89%. Cathay General Bancorp has a consensus price target of $62.25, indicating a potential downside of 0.27%. Given CPB's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe CPB is more favorable than Cathay General Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CPB	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Cathay General Bancorp	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

CPB pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Cathay General Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. CPB pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cathay General Bancorp pays out 29.7% 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 increased 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

Cathay General Bancorp beats CPB on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CPB compare to First Hawaiian?

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

In the previous week, First Hawaiian had 3 more articles in the media than CPB. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for First Hawaiian and 0 mentions for CPB. CPB's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat First Hawaiian's score of -0.19 indicating that CPB is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CPB	Neutral
First Hawaiian	Neutral

88.4% of CPB shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.6% of First Hawaiian shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of CPB shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of First Hawaiian shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

First Hawaiian has a net margin of 24.41% compared to CPB's net margin of 22.52%. CPB's return on equity of 14.20% beat First Hawaiian's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CPB	22.52%	14.20%	1.13%
First Hawaiian	24.41%	10.27%	1.19%

CPB pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. First Hawaiian pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. CPB pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Hawaiian pays out 45.2% 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

First Hawaiian has higher revenue and earnings than CPB. First Hawaiian 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	$365.98M	2.64	$77.48M	$3.12	12.02
First Hawaiian	$1.17B	2.77	$276.27M	$2.30	11.57

CPB currently has a consensus target price of $39.33, indicating a potential upside of 4.89%. First Hawaiian has a consensus target price of $30.25, indicating a potential upside of 13.68%. Given First Hawaiian's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Hawaiian is more favorable than CPB.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CPB	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
First Hawaiian	3 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.91

CPB has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Hawaiian has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

CPB beats First Hawaiian on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CPB compare to First Merchants?

First Merchants (NASDAQ:FRME) and CPB (NYSE:CPF) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

First Merchants has higher revenue and earnings than CPB. CPB is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Merchants, 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
First Merchants	$1.05B	2.50	$226M	$3.12	13.44
CPB	$365.98M	2.64	$77.48M	$3.12	12.02

First Merchants has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CPB has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, First Merchants had 8 more articles in the media than CPB. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for First Merchants and 0 mentions for CPB. First Merchants' average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat CPB's score of 0.00 indicating that First Merchants is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Merchants	Positive
CPB	Neutral

First Merchants pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. CPB pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. First Merchants pays out 47.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CPB pays out 37.2% 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. First Merchants has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and CPB has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. First Merchants is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

First Merchants currently has a consensus target price of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.83%. CPB has a consensus target price of $39.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.89%. Given First Merchants' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe First Merchants is more favorable than CPB.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Merchants	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
CPB	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

CPB has a net margin of 22.52% compared to First Merchants' net margin of 17.05%. CPB's return on equity of 14.20% beat First Merchants' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Merchants	17.05%	8.86%	1.12%
CPB	22.52%	14.20%	1.13%

73.9% of First Merchants shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.4% of CPB shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of First Merchants shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of CPB shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

First Merchants beats CPB on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does CPB compare to Fulton Financial?

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

CPB currently has a consensus price target of $39.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.89%. Fulton Financial has a consensus price target of $24.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.78%. Given CPB's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CPB is more favorable than Fulton Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CPB	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Fulton Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

In the previous week, Fulton Financial had 2 more articles in the media than CPB. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Fulton Financial and 0 mentions for CPB. Fulton Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat CPB's score of 0.00 indicating that Fulton Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CPB	Neutral
Fulton Financial	Positive

CPB has a net margin of 22.52% compared to Fulton Financial's net margin of 20.63%. CPB's return on equity of 14.20% beat Fulton Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CPB	22.52%	14.20%	1.13%
Fulton Financial	20.63%	12.68%	1.30%

CPB pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Fulton Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. CPB pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fulton Financial pays out 36.4% 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 and Fulton Financial has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Fulton Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

88.4% of CPB shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of Fulton Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of CPB shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Fulton Financial shares are held by company 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.

Fulton Financial has higher revenue and earnings than CPB. Fulton Financial 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	$365.98M	2.64	$77.48M	$3.12	12.02
Fulton Financial	$1.37B	3.30	$391.61M	$2.09	11.30

CPB has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fulton Financial has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

CPB beats Fulton Financial on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	CPB	Banks Industry	Finance Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$965.63M	$23.22B	$13.76B	$24.07B
Dividend Yield	3.06%	3.16%	5.88%	3.72%
P/E Ratio	12.02	27.52	29.45	30.00
Price / Sales	2.64	9.33	516.61	19.76
Price / Cash	11.94	16.21	37.43	31.97
Price / Book	1.62	1.34	2.15	6.79
Net Income	$77.48M	$2.58B	$1.31B	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	-4.08%	-1.40%	-0.85%	-1.25%
1 Month Performance	-3.12%	1.76%	1.21%	2.27%
1 Year Performance	31.03%	24.78%	11.36%	17.37%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
CPF CPB	3.6474 of 5 stars	$37.50 +1.1%	$39.33 +4.9%	+30.1%	$965.63M	$365.98M	12.02	780
ABCB Ameris Bancorp	4.026 of 5 stars	$88.12 +0.6%	$91.67 +4.0%	+23.9%	$5.93B	$1.23B	16.91	2,850	Positive News
CATY Cathay General Bancorp	3.6539 of 5 stars	$63.70 +0.5%	$62.25 -2.3%	+31.0%	$4.27B	$870.57M	12.44	1,268	Dividend Announcement
FHB First Hawaiian	3.231 of 5 stars	$27.47 +0.7%	$30.25 +10.1%	+9.0%	$3.34B	$870.02M	11.94	2,000	Ex-Dividend
FRME First Merchants	4.7922 of 5 stars	$42.77 +0.8%	$49.00 +14.6%	+6.7%	$2.69B	$1.05B	13.71	2,086	Positive News Dividend Announcement

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