NTB vs. ABCB, CATY, EWBC, HWC, OBK, OZK, SSB, WSFS, WTFC, and ASB
Should you be buying Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Bank OZK (OZK), SouthState (SSB), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), and Associated Banc (ASB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son vs. Its Competitors
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NYSE:NTB) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son pays out 40.2% 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.
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son currently has a consensus price target of $51.33, indicating a potential upside of 12.25%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential downside of 5.66%. Given Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.
Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son. Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has a net margin of 27.05% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son's return on equity of 21.16% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.
In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 7 more articles in the media than Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 5 mentions for Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son. Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.32 indicating that Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son is being referred to more favorably in the media.
62.7% of Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Ameris Bancorp beats Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:NTB) was last updated on 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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