Home BancShares (HOMB) Competitors $29.37 -0.38 (-1.28%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.35 -0.02 (-0.07%) As of 07/11/2025 05:23 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk. 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 2.7%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Home BancShares pays out 38.1% 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. 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. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, HOMB or ABCB? Home BancShares has higher revenue and earnings 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$1.47B3.95$402.24M$2.1013.99Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.13$358.68M$5.4012.46 Is HOMB or ABCB more profitable? Home BancShares has a net margin of 28.44% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. Home BancShares' return on equity of 10.49% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Home BancShares28.44% 10.49% 1.82% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Which has more risk and volatility, HOMB or ABCB? Home BancShares has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer HOMB or ABCB? In the previous week, Home BancShares had 1 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Home BancShares and 3 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat Home BancShares' score of 0.58 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Home BancShares 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate HOMB or ABCB? Home BancShares currently has a consensus price target of $32.40, indicating a potential upside of 10.32%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 6.14%. Given Home BancShares' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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 SummaryHome BancShares beats Ameris Bancorp on 11 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$5.80B$1.99B$12.08B$20.65BDividend Yield2.73%2.63%5.54%3.72%P/E Ratio13.9912.3819.2027.84Price / Sales3.952.5225.6642.29Price / Cash13.1012.4121.4522.32Price / Book1.471.212.284.57Net Income$402.24M$154.64M$992.82M$989.30M7 Day Performance-1.48%-0.67%-0.20%0.20%1 Month Performance6.64%7.55%3.93%5.53%1 Year Performance18.24%22.47%539.45%10.30% Home BancShares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HOMBHome BancShares3.4939 of 5 stars$29.37-1.3%$32.40+10.3%+18.2%$5.80B$1.47B13.992,552Upcoming EarningsABCBAmeris Bancorp3.2531 of 5 stars$67.04-1.0%$71.43+6.5%+23.4%$4.62B$1.12B12.872,850Positive NewsCATYCathay General Bancorp4.0895 of 5 stars$47.31-1.4%$50.17+6.0%+22.1%$3.36B$1.39B11.951,266News CoverageFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4101 of 5 stars$25.49-1.4%$28.75+12.8%+8.3%$2.48B$1.62B10.582,090Analyst DowngradeHWCHancock Whitney4.5773 of 5 stars$59.95-1.8%$63.29+5.6%+20.1%$5.23B$2.06B11.063,476News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradePPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.7567 of 5 stars$22.76-1.5%$27.25+19.7%-9.1%$2.24B$905.41M14.971,325Positive NewsSFNCSimmons First National4.5566 of 5 stars$19.98-1.8%$22.33+11.8%+6.0%$2.56B$1.46B17.222,946News CoverageUpcoming EarningsSSBSouthState4.6365 of 5 stars$95.93-1.0%$116.27+21.2%+16.4%$9.83B$1.88B13.785,030News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastTOWNTowne Bank3.7438 of 5 stars$35.59-1.1%$40.00+12.4%+19.3%$2.70B$1.03B15.082,720Positive NewsUBSIUnited Bankshares2.7905 of 5 stars$37.78-1.6%$40.63+7.5%+10.2%$5.46B$1.63B14.042,553Positive NewsFNBF.N.B.3.9421 of 5 stars$15.52-0.4%$17.57+13.2%+9.7%$5.61B$2.57B12.324,280News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Competitors Cathay General Bancorp Competitors First Financial Bancorp. 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