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SNV vs. ABCB, EWBC, HWC, PNFP, WTFC, ASB, BKU, FNB, RF, and WBS

Should you be buying Synovus Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Synovus Financial include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Associated Banc (ASB), BankUnited (BKU), F.N.B. (FNB), Regions Financial (RF), and Webster Financial (WBS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

Synovus Financial vs. Its Competitors

Synovus Financial (NYSE:SNV) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Synovus Financial has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Synovus Financial has a net margin of 21.52% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. Synovus Financial's return on equity of 16.20% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Synovus Financial21.52% 16.20% 1.31%
Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32%

83.9% of Synovus Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Synovus Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Synovus Financial had 9 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Synovus Financial and 17 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Synovus Financial's score of 0.61 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Synovus Financial
10 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ameris Bancorp
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Synovus Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Synovus Financial 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 Ratio
Synovus Financial$3.43B1.88$482.46M$5.218.93
Ameris Bancorp$1.14B3.98$358.68M$5.6811.60

Synovus Financial presently has a consensus price target of $60.78, suggesting a potential upside of 30.56%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $72.14, suggesting a potential upside of 9.46%. Given Synovus Financial's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Synovus Financial is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Synovus Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.61
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

Synovus Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Synovus Financial pays out 29.9% 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. Synovus Financial has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Synovus Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Synovus Financial beats Ameris Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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SNV vs. The Competition

MetricSynovus FinancialBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.47B$1.87B$11.97B$20.47B
Dividend Yield3.35%2.72%5.67%3.71%
P/E Ratio8.9311.5119.7729.02
Price / Sales1.882.2325.8757.15
Price / Cash8.8511.9721.0722.46
Price / Book1.271.142.094.43
Net Income$482.46M$154.64M$1.00B$993.74M
7 Day Performance-6.23%-3.55%-2.49%-3.40%
1 Month Performance-15.52%-3.29%-1.37%-2.70%
1 Year Performance10.91%14.57%540.86%10.16%

Synovus Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SNV
Synovus Financial
4.9978 of 5 stars
$46.55
-1.5%
$60.78
+30.6%
+10.9%$6.47B$3.43B8.934,775Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.1788 of 5 stars
$66.53
+0.2%
$71.43
+7.4%
+17.8%$4.58B$1.12B12.772,850News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
EWBC
East West Bancorp
4.4304 of 5 stars
$103.87
+0.3%
$114.15
+9.9%
+24.3%$14.32B$2.69B12.133,100Analyst Downgrade
Insider Trade
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.8946 of 5 stars
$60.69
-0.3%
$66.71
+9.9%
+15.3%$5.20B$2.06B11.183,476Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
PNFP
Pinnacle Financial Partners
4.9838 of 5 stars
$91.85
+0.3%
$122.10
+32.9%
-2.4%$7.12B$1.75B12.183,565Analyst Forecast
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.888 of 5 stars
$132.00
-0.1%
$145.77
+10.4%
+23.3%$8.83B$3.97B12.495,903Positive News
Insider Trade
Short Interest ↑
ASB
Associated Banc
4.9381 of 5 stars
$25.42
-0.7%
$27.78
+9.3%
+13.8%$4.21B$1.09B33.014,000Dividend Announcement
Gap Down
BKU
BankUnited
4.425 of 5 stars
$38.21
-0.7%
$41.55
+8.7%
+0.2%$2.87B$2.02B11.211,680Insider Trade
FNB
F.N.B.
4.7104 of 5 stars
$15.70
+0.4%
$18.64
+18.7%
+5.0%$5.65B$1.63B12.274,280Positive News
Dividend Announcement
High Trading Volume
RF
Regions Financial
4.8201 of 5 stars
$26.30
-0.5%
$27.33
+3.9%
+19.1%$23.64B$9.37B12.2319,644Positive News
High Trading Volume
WBS
Webster Financial
4.9351 of 5 stars
$59.57
-0.7%
$66.77
+12.1%
+26.9%$10.02B$2.72B12.084,407Dividend Announcement
Insider Trade
Short Interest ↑
Gap Down

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