Home BancShares (HOMB) Competitors $27.55 -0.61 (-2.17%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.59 +0.04 (+0.14%) As of 08/1/2025 05:19 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock HOMB vs. ABCB, CATY, FFBC, HWC, PPBI, SFNC, SSB, TOWN, UBSI, and FNBShould you be buying Home BancShares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Home BancShares include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Simmons First National (SFNC), SouthState (SSB), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), and F.N.B. (FNB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Home BancShares vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. Hancock Whitney Pacific Premier Bancorp Simmons First National SouthState Towne Bank United Bankshares F.N.B. Home BancShares (NYSE:HOMB) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals believe in HOMB or ABCB? 67.3% of Home BancShares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Home BancShares 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is HOMB or ABCB a better dividend stock? Home BancShares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Home BancShares pays out 36.5% 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. Home BancShares has raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Home BancShares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Do analysts recommend HOMB or ABCB? Home BancShares currently has a consensus price target of $33.20, suggesting a potential upside of 20.51%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $72.14, suggesting a potential upside of 9.46%. Given Home BancShares' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Home BancShares is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Home BancShares 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Is HOMB or ABCB more profitable? Home BancShares has a net margin of 29.58% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. Home BancShares' return on equity of 10.60% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Home BancShares29.58% 10.60% 1.87% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Which has more risk & volatility, HOMB or ABCB? Home BancShares has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor HOMB or ABCB? In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 11 more articles in the media than Home BancShares. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 4 mentions for Home BancShares. Home BancShares' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.67 indicating that Home BancShares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Home BancShares 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 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 Which has better earnings & valuation, HOMB or ABCB? Home BancShares has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Home BancShares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHome BancShares$1.03B5.27$402.24M$2.1912.58Ameris Bancorp$1.14B3.98$358.68M$5.6811.60 SummaryHome BancShares beats Ameris Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Home BancShares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HOMB 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 HOMB 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 HOMB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHome BancSharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.56B$1.89B$12.04B$20.63BDividend Yield2.82%2.66%5.62%3.67%P/E Ratio12.5811.5119.7629.01Price / Sales5.272.5225.9366.03Price / Cash12.5612.1921.3322.82Price / Book1.331.142.094.43Net Income$402.24M$154.64M$1.00B$993.74M7 Day Performance-3.79%-3.55%-2.46%-3.39%1 Month Performance-6.64%-2.56%-0.85%-2.10%1 Year Performance3.45%14.65%537.08%10.09% Home BancShares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HOMBHome BancShares3.6842 of 5 stars$27.55-2.2%$33.20+20.5%+0.5%$5.56B$1.03B12.582,552Positive NewsABCBAmeris Bancorp3.186 of 5 stars$66.67-1.0%$71.43+7.1%+12.7%$4.59B$1.12B12.802,850Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCATYCathay General Bancorp4.2845 of 5 stars$48.09-0.2%$50.17+4.3%+6.0%$3.38B$1.39B12.141,266FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.6032 of 5 stars$24.59-1.1%$28.75+16.9%-9.7%$2.38B$1.62B9.352,090Positive NewsHWCHancock Whitney4.9005 of 5 stars$60.38+0.3%$66.71+10.5%+11.0%$5.16B$2.06B11.123,476PPBIPacific Premier Bancorp4.1127 of 5 stars$21.95-0.7%$27.25+24.1%-18.1%$2.14B$905.41M14.541,325News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionSFNCSimmons First National4.8975 of 5 stars$20.08+0.1%$22.67+12.9%-7.4%$2.53B$1.46B15.812,946Positive NewsSSBSouthState4.6633 of 5 stars$96.98-0.8%$116.45+20.1%-2.0%$9.84B$1.88B13.935,030Positive NewsDividend IncreaseInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionTOWNTowne Bank3.7494 of 5 stars$35.78-0.4%$40.00+11.8%+7.2%$2.69B$1.03B15.162,720UBSIUnited Bankshares4.0569 of 5 stars$37.15-0.4%$40.63+9.4%-6.0%$5.30B$1.07B13.812,553FNBF.N.B.4.7068 of 5 stars$15.99-0.5%$18.57+16.2%+1.4%$5.78B$2.57B11.484,280Dividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Competitors Cathay General Bancorp Competitors First Financial Bancorp. 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