Graham (GHC) Competitors $952.62 +1.31 (+0.14%) As of 07/3/2025 03:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock GHC vs. ABCB, CTBI, FFBC, FMBH, FRME, OBK, ONB, PPBI, TOWN, and BYShould you be buying Graham stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Graham include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI), 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), and Byline Bancorp (BY). Graham vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Community Trust Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. First Mid Bancshares First Merchants Origin Bancorp Old National Bancorp Pacific Premier Bancorp Towne Bank Byline Bancorp Graham (NYSE:GHC) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings. Does the media favor GHC or ABCB? In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 1 mentions for Graham. Graham's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.59 indicating that Graham is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Graham 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders 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, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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 14.8% 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 raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Which has more volatility and risk, GHC or ABCB? Graham has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is GHC or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Graham's net margin of 12.99%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Graham's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Graham12.99% 6.80% 3.78% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Do analysts rate GHC or ABCB? Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 5.45%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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$4.79B0.87$724.63M$142.636.68Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.15$358.68M$5.4012.54 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$4.15B$1.58B$8.25B$20.55BDividend Yield0.76%5.39%3.19%3.75%P/E Ratio6.6813.2020.9928.05Price / Sales0.871.983.3245.87Price / Cash7.9314.6917.3722.31Price / Book0.962.904.624.59Net Income$724.63M$76.25M$212.83M$985.44M7 Day Performance-0.48%0.54%3.41%2.78%1 Month Performance-0.55%7.52%10.70%5.40%1 Year Performance35.70%24.95%10.53%14.61% Graham Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GHCGraham4.2128 of 5 stars$952.62+0.1%N/A+35.7%$4.15B$4.79B6.6821,446Positive NewsABCBAmeris Bancorp2.6463 of 5 stars$64.77-0.2%$71.43+10.3%+36.0%$4.46B$1.12B12.432,850CTBICommunity Trust Bancorp3.5395 of 5 stars$52.92-0.3%$57.00+7.7%+32.1%$961.51M$376.01M11.05980News CoveragePositive NewsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.5865 of 5 stars$24.26-0.4%$28.75+18.5%+18.4%$2.33B$1.62B10.072,090FMBHFirst Mid Bancshares2.6009 of 5 stars$37.49-1.9%$43.83+16.9%+22.2%$916.86M$453.67M11.161,198High Trading VolumeFRMEFirst Merchants4.673 of 5 stars$38.30-0.9%$46.40+21.1%+24.1%$2.25B$1.07B10.762,120OBKOrigin Bancorp3.2586 of 5 stars$35.77+0.0%$42.20+18.0%+22.1%$1.11B$358.20M14.541,010News CoverageAnalyst RevisionONBOld National Bancorp4.9198 of 5 stars$21.34-0.1%$25.90+21.4%+25.1%$6.83B$2.96B12.414,066Positive NewsPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.7318 of 5 stars$21.09+0.1%$27.25+29.2%+3.0%$2.04B$905.41M13.881,325TOWNTowne Bank3.6787 of 5 stars$34.18-0.5%$40.00+17.0%+32.2%$2.58B$1.03B14.482,720BYByline Bancorp4.212 of 5 stars$26.76-0.1%$33.25+24.3%+19.6%$1.24B$624.78M9.911,027 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ABCB Competitors CTBI Competitors FFBC Competitors FMBH Competitors FRME Competitors OBK Competitors ONB Competitors PPBI Competitors TOWN Competitors BY 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 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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