Synovus Financial (SNV) Competitors

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

Is ABCB or SNV more profitable?

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
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%
Synovus Financial	21.52%	16.20%	1.31%

Is ABCB or SNV a better dividend stock?

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Synovus Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Synovus Financial pays out 29.9% 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.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ABCB or SNV?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ameris Bancorp	$1.13B	4.39	$358.68M	$5.68	12.69
Synovus Financial	$2.30B	3.06	$482.46M	$5.21	9.73

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ABCB or SNV?

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Synovus Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Synovus Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor ABCB or SNV?

In the previous week, Synovus Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Synovus Financial and 14 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Synovus Financial's score of 1.27 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ameris Bancorp	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Synovus Financial	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend ABCB or SNV?

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $72.14, suggesting a potential upside of 0.09%. Synovus Financial has a consensus price target of $59.94, suggesting a potential upside of 18.23%. Given Synovus Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Synovus Financial is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ameris Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Synovus Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Which has more risk & volatility, ABCB or SNV?

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

Summary

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