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SNV vs. ABCB, EWBC, FITB, HWC, PNFP, WTFC, ASB, 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), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Associated Banc (ASB), 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Synovus Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Synovus Financial pays out 43.7% 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. 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.

In the previous week, Synovus Financial had 14 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Synovus Financial and 3 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Synovus Financial's score of 0.86 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
4 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
4 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

Synovus Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Synovus Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Synovus Financial$3.43B2.21$482.46M$3.5715.28
Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.13$358.68M$5.4012.46

Synovus Financial currently has a consensus target price of $59.35, suggesting a potential upside of 8.79%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 6.14%. 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)
6 Hold rating(s)
11 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.65
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.86

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Synovus Financial's net margin of 16.19%. Synovus Financial's return on equity of 15.87% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Synovus Financial16.19% 15.87% 1.26%
Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32%

Synovus Financial has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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$7.58B$1.99B$11.96B$20.57B
Dividend Yield2.86%2.64%5.54%3.71%
P/E Ratio15.2812.3819.2027.81
Price / Sales2.212.3525.5242.29
Price / Cash10.3712.4118.5117.96
Price / Book1.631.212.274.57
Net Income$482.46M$154.64M$989.78M$987.45M
7 Day Performance0.01%0.02%0.45%1.12%
1 Month Performance15.90%7.55%3.94%5.46%
1 Year Performance28.22%22.47%539.45%10.29%

Synovus Financial Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SNV
Synovus Financial
4.5152 of 5 stars
$54.56
-1.0%
$59.35
+8.8%
+28.2%$7.58B$3.43B15.284,775Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.2436 of 5 stars
$67.04
-1.0%
$71.43
+6.5%
+23.4%$4.62B$1.12B12.872,850Positive News
EWBC
East West Bancorp
3.9849 of 5 stars
$107.81
-1.0%
$108.38
+0.5%
+40.2%$14.86B$4.53B12.873,100News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
FITB
Fifth Third Bancorp
4.7423 of 5 stars
$43.07
-0.8%
$47.53
+10.4%
+13.7%$28.75B$8.29B13.6718,616Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
HWC
Hancock Whitney
4.5672 of 5 stars
$59.95
-1.8%
$63.29
+5.6%
+20.1%$5.13B$1.45B11.063,476Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Downgrade
PNFP
Pinnacle Financial Partners
4.3572 of 5 stars
$117.21
-0.5%
$122.36
+4.4%
+37.6%$9.09B$3.07B18.973,565Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.5967 of 5 stars
$130.61
-1.0%
$135.77
+4.0%
+26.7%$8.74B$2.49B12.925,903Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
ASB
Associated Banc
4.8258 of 5 stars
$25.53
-1.3%
$26.44
+3.6%
+17.4%$4.23B$2.39B29.694,000
FNB
F.N.B.
3.9322 of 5 stars
$15.52
-0.4%
$17.57
+13.2%
+9.7%$5.58B$2.57B12.324,280News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
RF
Regions Financial
4.8878 of 5 stars
$24.57
-0.9%
$26.15
+6.4%
+20.6%$22.09B$9.37B11.8119,644Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
WBS
Webster Financial
4.9857 of 5 stars
$58.16
-0.9%
$63.75
+9.6%
+26.0%$9.78B$4.18B13.104,407Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast

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