Graham (GHC) Competitors $1,172.58 -4.32 (-0.37%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$1,175.56 +2.99 (+0.25%) As of 07:52 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours 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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Is GHC or ABCB a better dividend stock? Graham pays an annual dividend of $7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Graham pays out 4.6% 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. Which has higher 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$4.79B1.07$724.63M$155.777.53Ameris Bancorp$1.13B4.53$358.68M$5.6813.10 Do analysts rate GHC or ABCB? Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 3.03%. 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 Does the media favor GHC or ABCB? In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 3 more articles in the media than Graham. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 4 mentions for Graham. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Graham's score of 1.32 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Graham 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) 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 and risk, GHC or ABCB? Graham has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% 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 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% 6.79% 3.81% 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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Graham on 11 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. 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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$5.13B$1.54B$8.46B$21.69BDividend Yield0.61%4.68%2.99%3.47%P/E Ratio7.5313.0218.5029.69Price / Sales1.072.225.2651.97Price / Cash9.8214.7217.0525.00Price / Book1.193.205.104.58Net Income$724.63M$85.04M$256.31M$1.00B7 Day Performance4.02%7.35%2.02%0.66%1 Month Performance11.99%10.35%19.82%4.64%1 Year Performance56.81%60.41%55.02%15.96% Graham Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GHCGraham3.8756 of 5 stars$1,172.58-0.4%N/A+60.7%$5.13B$4.79B7.5321,446News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementABCBAmeris Bancorp3.6303 of 5 stars$73.36-0.3%$72.14-1.7%+26.7%$5.03B$1.13B14.082,850Positive NewsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4211 of 5 stars$26.48-0.2%$29.40+11.0%+6.3%$2.54B$1.62B10.592,090Positive NewsShort Interest ↑FMBHFirst Mid Bancshares3.5884 of 5 stars$40.44-0.2%$43.33+7.2%+4.7%$970.45M$453.67M11.491,198Positive NewsShort Interest ↓FRMEFirst Merchants4.9477 of 5 stars$41.52-0.2%$48.25+16.2%+13.4%$2.40B$1.07B10.762,120News CoveragePositive NewsOBKOrigin Bancorp3.6398 of 5 stars$38.89-0.1%$43.20+11.1%+13.1%$1.21B$347.73M15.811,010News CoveragePositive NewsONBOld National Bancorp4.7352 of 5 stars$22.89+0.5%$26.40+15.3%+22.7%$8.97B$2.96B13.544,066Positive NewsPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.7418 of 5 stars$24.49+0.3%$27.50+12.3%N/A$2.38B$905.41M17.251,325Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTOWNTowne Bank3.6061 of 5 stars$36.69-0.1%$40.67+10.8%+10.1%$2.75B$1.03B15.952,720Positive NewsShort Interest ↑BYByline Bancorp4.2385 of 5 stars$28.85-0.7%$33.25+15.2%+12.6%$1.33B$624.78M10.771,027News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓FNBF.N.B.4.5947 of 5 stars$16.710.0%$18.64+11.6%+19.4%$5.99B$2.57B13.054,280 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 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget NVDA. 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