Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB) Competitors $45.41 -1.31 (-2.80%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$45.42 +0.01 (+0.01%) As of 04:24 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock NTB vs. ABCB, EWBC, HWC, OBK, OZK, PPBI, SSB, WSFS, WTFC, and ASBShould 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), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Bank OZK (OZK), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), 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 Ameris Bancorp East West Bancorp Hancock Whitney Origin Bancorp Bank OZK Pacific Premier Bancorp SouthState WSFS Financial Wintrust Financial Associated Banc Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NYSE:NTB) 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 media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings. Is NTB or ABCB more profitable? Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has a net margin of 26.54% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son's return on equity of 21.30% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son26.54% 21.30% 1.56% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Do analysts prefer NTB or ABCB? Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son presently has a consensus price target of $51.33, indicating a potential upside of 13.04%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 8.64%. Given Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has more volatility and risk, NTB or ABCB? Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NTB or ABCB? 62.7% of Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is NTB or ABCB a better dividend stock? Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son pays out 36.5% 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. Does the media prefer NTB or ABCB? In the previous week, Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son and Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son both had 8 articles in the media. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son's 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 Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, NTB or ABCB? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBank of N.T. Butterfield & Son$815.73M2.65$216.32M$4.829.42Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.03$358.68M$5.4012.18 SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NTB 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 NTB 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 NTB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBank of N.T. Butterfield & SonBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.16B$64.85B$11.92B$20.56BDividend Yield3.81%3.70%5.55%3.64%P/E Ratio9.428.8218.9827.18Price / Sales2.654.1926.2659.81Price / Cash8.429.3118.4917.88Price / Book2.111.332.274.56Net Income$216.32M$6.73B$997.60M$995.21M7 Day Performance-1.22%-1.14%-0.55%-0.86%1 Month Performance7.34%2.45%3.25%4.17%1 Year Performance18.04%38.81%541.39%8.89% Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NTBBank of N.T. Butterfield & Son3.6635 of 5 stars$45.41-2.8%$51.33+13.0%+24.6%$2.16B$815.73M9.421,306News CoverageABCBAmeris Bancorp3.3311 of 5 stars$67.04-1.0%$71.43+6.5%+25.0%$4.62B$1.12B12.872,850News CoveragePositive NewsEWBCEast West Bancorp3.9722 of 5 stars$107.81-1.0%$108.38+0.5%+41.5%$15.01B$4.53B12.873,100Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHWCHancock Whitney4.5414 of 5 stars$59.95-1.8%$63.29+5.6%+21.5%$5.23B$2.06B11.063,476News CoverageOBKOrigin Bancorp3.2677 of 5 stars$37.38-1.5%$42.20+12.9%+12.8%$1.16B$358.20M15.201,010OZKBank OZK3.8414 of 5 stars$50.43-1.1%$50.86+0.8%+22.7%$5.80B$2.77B8.273,028News CoverageUpcoming EarningsPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp4.3714 of 5 stars$22.76-1.5%$27.25+19.7%-8.3%$2.24B$905.41M14.971,325News CoveragePositive NewsSSBSouthState4.6072 of 5 stars$95.93-1.0%$116.27+21.2%+18.4%$9.83B$1.88B13.785,030Positive NewsWSFSWSFS Financial3.4435 of 5 stars$58.17-1.5%$62.75+7.9%+19.3%$3.35B$1.40B13.072,309WTFCWintrust Financial4.6336 of 5 stars$130.61-1.0%$135.77+4.0%+27.7%$8.83B$3.97B12.925,903News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeASBAssociated Banc4.8191 of 5 stars$25.53-1.3%$26.44+3.6%+18.9%$4.29B$2.39B29.694,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives East West Bancorp Alternatives Hancock Whitney Alternatives Origin Bancorp Alternatives Bank OZK Alternatives Pacific Premier Bancorp Alternatives SouthState Alternatives WSFS Financial Alternatives Wintrust Financial Alternatives Associated Banc Alternatives 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:NTB) was last updated on 7/15/2025 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. 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