Graham (GHC) Competitors $920.96 -6.05 (-0.65%) Closing price 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$921.79 +0.83 (+0.09%) As of 04:25 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, 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 Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Graham (NYSE:GHC) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends. Do analysts recommend ABCB or GHC? Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 6.14%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Graham.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Graham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is ABCB or GHC 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 Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32% Graham 12.99%6.80%3.78% Which has more volatility and risk, ABCB or GHC? Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Graham has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ABCB or GHC a better dividend stock? Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Graham pays an annual dividend of $7.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Graham pays out 5.0% 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 prefer ABCB or GHC? In the previous week, Graham had 4 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Graham and 1 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Graham's score of 1.27 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ameris Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Graham 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ABCB or GHC? 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.2% of Graham shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.5% of Graham shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ABCB or GHC? 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 RatioAmeris Bancorp$1.12B4.13$358.68M$5.4012.46Graham$4.79B0.84$724.63M$142.636.46 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$4.04B$1.63B$8.39B$20.79BDividend Yield0.78%5.25%3.12%3.71%P/E Ratio6.4613.0721.2727.89Price / Sales0.842.263.3442.50Price / Cash7.7314.9116.9422.63Price / Book0.932.994.654.57Net Income$724.63M$76.25M$214.95M$988.81M7 Day Performance-3.32%2.63%36.56%0.21%1 Month Performance-3.90%11.20%44.94%3.91%1 Year Performance25.15%25.34%17.53%11.35% Graham Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GHCGraham3.9402 of 5 stars$920.96-0.7%N/A+32.7%$4.04B$4.79B6.4621,446Positive NewsABCBAmeris Bancorp3.0849 of 5 stars$67.04-1.0%$71.43+6.5%+29.5%$4.62B$1.12B12.872,850Positive NewsCTBICommunity Trust Bancorp3.3991 of 5 stars$55.28-1.5%$57.00+3.1%+29.0%$1.02B$376.01M11.54980Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.5617 of 5 stars$25.49-1.4%$28.75+12.8%+14.8%$2.48B$1.62B10.582,090Positive NewsFMBHFirst Mid Bancshares3.3571 of 5 stars$39.01-1.8%$43.83+12.4%+19.2%$952.60M$453.67M11.611,198FRMEFirst Merchants4.6993 of 5 stars$40.27-1.2%$46.40+15.2%+23.3%$2.38B$1.07B11.312,120Positive NewsOBKOrigin Bancorp3.4437 of 5 stars$37.38-1.5%$42.20+12.9%+18.5%$1.16B$358.20M15.201,010News CoverageONBOld National Bancorp4.9482 of 5 stars$22.58-0.8%$25.90+14.7%+34.4%$7.28B$2.96B13.134,066Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.7735 of 5 stars$22.76-1.5%$27.25+19.7%-2.9%$2.24B$905.41M14.971,325Positive NewsTOWNTowne Bank3.7627 of 5 stars$35.59-1.1%$40.00+12.4%+29.5%$2.70B$1.03B15.082,720Positive NewsBYByline Bancorp3.771 of 5 stars$28.05-1.2%$33.25+18.5%+18.2%$1.31B$624.78M10.391,027 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 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. For the first time in over a century, a sitting Preside...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | Sponsored[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? For months, sharp-eyed analysts have watched the...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. OpenAI’s Sam Altman invested $375M. Bil...Stansberry Research | SponsoredBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Our expert analysts have identified a $100 billion gap in the crypto market. Only one project is perfectly ...Crypto 101 Media | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added ten stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Graham Holdings Company Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Graham With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
