HOMB vs. ABCB, CATY, FFBC, HWC, IBOC, SFNC, SSB, UBSI, ASB, and FNB
Should 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), International Bancshares (IBOC), Simmons First National (SFNC), SouthState (SSB), United Bankshares (UBSI), Associated Banc (ASB), and F.N.B. (FNB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Home BancShares vs. Its Competitors
Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Home BancShares (NYSE:HOMB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability.
Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Home BancShares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Home BancShares pays out 36.5% 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 increased 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.
91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.3% of Home BancShares shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Home BancShares shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Home BancShares has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Home BancShares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Home BancShares had 2 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Home BancShares and 3 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Home BancShares' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.63 indicating that Home BancShares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Home BancShares has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 2.87%. Home BancShares has a consensus target price of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.25%. Given Home BancShares' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Home BancShares is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.
Summary
Home BancShares beats Ameris Bancorp on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:HOMB) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
