ABCB vs. EWBC, FHN, SSB, WBS, WAL, PNFP, CBSH, CFR, WTFC, and UMBF
Should you be buying Ameris Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ameris Bancorp include East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), SouthState (SSB), Webster Financial (WBS), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), and UMB Financial (UMBF). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.
Ameris Bancorp vs.
East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.
East West Bancorp has a net margin of 25.73% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. East West Bancorp's return on equity of 15.71% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.
89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
East West Bancorp received 149 more outperform votes than Ameris Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.50% of users gave Ameris Bancorp an outperform vote while only 64.71% of users gave East West Bancorp an outperform vote.
East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. East West Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ameris Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 2 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for East West Bancorp and 10 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. East West Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.16 indicating that East West Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.
East West Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $111.31, indicating a potential upside of 22.49%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $70.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.71%. Given East West Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.
East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. East West Bancorp pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 15.4% 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.
East West Bancorp has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
East West Bancorp beats Ameris Bancorp on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:ABCB) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
