Graham (GHC) Competitors $921.66 -32.53 (-3.41%) As of 03:50 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GHC vs. ABCB, FFBC, FMBH, FRME, OBK, ONB, PPBI, TOWN, BY, and FNBShould you be buying Graham stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Graham include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), First Merchants (FRME), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Towne Bank (TOWN), Byline Bancorp (BY), and F.N.B. (FNB). Graham vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. First Mid Bancshares First Merchants Origin Bancorp Old National Bancorp Pacific Premier Bancorp Towne Bank Byline Bancorp F.N.B. Graham (NYSE:GHC) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk & volatility, GHC or ABCB? Graham has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GHC or ABCB? Graham has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Graham 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 RatioGraham$4.79B0.84$724.63M$142.636.46Ameris Bancorp$1.14B3.99$358.68M$5.6811.62 Is GHC or ABCB a better dividend stock? Graham pays an annual dividend of $7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Graham pays out 5.0% 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. Graham has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to GHC or ABCB? In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 10 mentions for Graham. Graham's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.75 indicating that Graham is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Graham 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend GHC or ABCB? Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential upside of 9.27%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Graham.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Graham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Is GHC or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Graham's net margin of 14.10%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Graham's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Graham14.10% 6.86% 3.82% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GHC or ABCB? 93.2% of Graham shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 20.5% of Graham shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Graham on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Graham News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GHC 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 GHC 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 GHC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGrahamSCHOOLS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.02B$1.54B$7.96B$20.36BDividend Yield0.76%4.54%3.23%3.64%P/E Ratio5.9212.8119.2428.50Price / Sales0.841.654.9167.34Price / Cash7.9514.4816.3122.95Price / Book0.932.764.774.41Net Income$724.63M$76.25M$218.51M$993.26M7 Day Performance0.59%-3.32%-4.46%-4.02%1 Month Performance-4.19%-1.76%39.47%-1.20%1 Year Performance24.41%21.96%17.19%7.24% Graham Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GHCGraham3.9605 of 5 stars$921.66-3.4%N/A+22.9%$4.02B$4.79B5.9221,446News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportABCBAmeris Bancorp2.9342 of 5 stars$66.53+0.2%$71.43+7.4%+12.1%$4.58B$1.12B12.772,850Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.414 of 5 stars$25.21+1.4%$29.00+15.0%-11.4%$2.38B$1.62B10.082,090FMBHFirst Mid Bancshares3.2574 of 5 stars$39.37+1.5%$43.33+10.1%-1.1%$930.29M$453.67M11.181,198FRMEFirst Merchants4.7481 of 5 stars$40.05+0.6%$46.20+15.4%-5.5%$2.32B$1.07B10.382,120OBKOrigin Bancorp3.6772 of 5 stars$38.07+1.6%$43.20+13.5%+6.2%$1.19B$358.20M15.481,010Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionONBOld National Bancorp4.9702 of 5 stars$21.59-0.3%$26.40+22.3%+5.4%$6.92B$2.96B12.784,066PPBIPacific Premier Bancorp4.3454 of 5 stars$22.34-1.0%$27.50+23.1%-19.9%$2.19B$905.41M15.731,325Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionTOWNTowne Bank3.3794 of 5 stars$35.70+0.3%$40.67+13.9%+5.4%$2.67B$1.03B15.522,720BYByline Bancorp4.5209 of 5 stars$27.35+1.0%$33.25+21.6%-6.2%$1.25B$624.78M10.211,027Dividend AnnouncementFNBF.N.B.4.7912 of 5 stars$15.70+0.4%$18.64+18.7%-0.2%$5.63B$2.57B12.274,280Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ABCB Competitors FFBC Competitors FMBH Competitors FRME Competitors OBK Competitors ONB Competitors PPBI Competitors TOWN Competitors BY Competitors FNB Competitors 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:GHC) was last updated on 8/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto Income (almost instantly)How would you like to collect a small percentage of the $4 billion changing hands daily in the crypto market? ...Awesomely, LLC | SponsoredIf you saw this, you'd be scared tooMarkets may look strong—but one veteran analyst warns we’re nearing a financial breaking point. 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