Customers Bancorp (CUBI) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate CUBI or ABCB?

Customers Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $69.25, indicating a potential upside of 0.76%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $72.14, indicating a potential upside of 0.09%. Given Customers Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Customers Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Customers Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Ameris Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Which has more volatility & risk, CUBI or ABCB?

Customers Bancorp has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CUBI or ABCB?

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Customers Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Customers 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
Customers Bancorp	$655.32M	3.32	$181.47M	$4.04	17.01
Ameris Bancorp	$1.13B	4.39	$358.68M	$5.68	12.69

Is CUBI or ABCB more profitable?

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Customers Bancorp's net margin of 10.77%. Customers Bancorp's return on equity of 11.98% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Customers Bancorp	10.77%	11.98%	0.93%
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%

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

89.3% of Customers Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Customers Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer CUBI or ABCB?

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Customers Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 9 mentions for Customers Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Customers Bancorp's score of 1.54 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Customers Bancorp	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ameris Bancorp	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Customers Bancorp on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.