Amerant Bancorp (AMTB) Competitors $23.86 -0.14 (-0.58%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsTrends AMTB vs. EBC, AUB, CLSK, FHB, PRK, BFH, WULF, PPBI, IBTX, and ENVAShould you be buying Amerant Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Amerant Bancorp include Eastern Bankshares (EBC), Atlantic Union Bankshares (AUB), CleanSpark (CLSK), First Hawaiian (FHB), Park National (PRK), Bread Financial (BFH), TeraWulf (WULF), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Independent Bank Group (IBTX), and Enova International (ENVA). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Amerant Bancorp vs. Eastern Bankshares Atlantic Union Bankshares CleanSpark First Hawaiian Park National Bread Financial TeraWulf Pacific Premier Bancorp Independent Bank Group Enova International Eastern Bankshares (NASDAQ:EBC) and Amerant Bancorp (NASDAQ:AMTB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability and risk. Is EBC or AMTB a better dividend stock? Eastern Bankshares pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Amerant Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Eastern Bankshares pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amerant Bancorp pays out -24.3% 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. Which has more volatility & risk, EBC or AMTB? Eastern Bankshares has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amerant Bancorp has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, EBC or AMTB? Eastern Bankshares has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Amerant Bancorp. Amerant Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Eastern Bankshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEastern Bankshares$558.71M7.09$232.18M$2.327.95Amerant Bancorp$636.08M1.58$32.49M-$1.48-16.12 Does the media prefer EBC or AMTB? In the previous week, Eastern Bankshares had 3 more articles in the media than Amerant Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Eastern Bankshares and 2 mentions for Amerant Bancorp. Amerant Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Eastern Bankshares' score of 0.98 indicating that Amerant Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Eastern Bankshares 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amerant Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EBC or AMTB? Amerant Bancorp received 38 more outperform votes than Eastern Bankshares when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 48.94% of users gave Eastern Bankshares an outperform vote while only 48.03% of users gave Amerant Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEastern BanksharesOutperform Votes2348.94% Underperform Votes2451.06% Amerant BancorpOutperform Votes6148.03% Underperform Votes6651.97% Is EBC or AMTB more profitable? Eastern Bankshares has a net margin of 38.00% compared to Amerant Bancorp's net margin of -8.38%. Amerant Bancorp's return on equity of 5.73% beat Eastern Bankshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Eastern Bankshares38.00% 4.49% 0.64% Amerant Bancorp -8.38%5.73%0.45% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EBC or AMTB? 71.7% of Eastern Bankshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of Amerant Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Eastern Bankshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.5% of Amerant Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate EBC or AMTB? Eastern Bankshares presently has a consensus price target of $18.75, suggesting a potential upside of 1.63%. Amerant Bancorp has a consensus price target of $25.60, suggesting a potential upside of 7.29%. Given Amerant Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amerant Bancorp is more favorable than Eastern Bankshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Eastern Bankshares 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Amerant Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 SummaryEastern Bankshares and Amerant Bancorp tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Genesis Gold GroupTrump’s Back, but DC’s Coming for Your Money!Trump's back in the White House, ready to hit the gas on America's comeback. He's taking on the economy with a heavy hand—building up infrastructure, slapping tariffs on imports, and going all-in on U.S. jobs. 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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 AMTB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerant BancorpNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.00B$22.58B$11.08B$8.74BDividend Yield1.51%3.13%5.95%4.07%P/E Ratio-16.1227.7226.0713.27Price / Sales1.582.3944.1781.14Price / Cash10.4410.8618.5935.77Price / Book1.111.253.725.92Net Income$32.49M$2.24B$998.34M$225.73M7 Day Performance-0.58%0.44%-0.06%-1.34%1 Month Performance12.65%6.15%1.87%1.15%1 Year Performance13.08%32.90%24.82%24.02% Amerant Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AMTBAmerant Bancorp1.7564 of 5 stars$23.86-0.6%$25.60+7.3%+17.0%$1.00B$636.08M-16.12680Positive NewsEBCEastern Bankshares4.4008 of 5 stars$18.45-0.6%$18.75+1.6%+48.0%$3.96B$558.71M7.951,744Gap DownAUBAtlantic Union Bankshares2.0389 of 5 stars$42.48-0.4%$40.40-4.9%+34.3%$3.81B$1.05B17.631,804Positive NewsCLSKCleanSpark2.2137 of 5 stars$14.03+0.4%$21.42+52.6%+265.4%$3.55B$168.41M0.00130Short Interest ↑Gap UpFHBFirst Hawaiian2.1358 of 5 stars$27.20-0.1%$24.33-10.5%+39.8%$3.48B$1.12B15.542,000Short Interest ↓Positive NewsPRKPark National0.9235 of 5 stars$192.55+0.1%$130.00-32.5%+70.8%$3.11B$564.30M22.791,799BFHBread Financial3.8307 of 5 stars$58.50+3.2%$49.64-15.1%+122.2%$2.91B$3.93B9.327,000Short Interest ↓News CoverageWULFTeraWulf2.2918 of 5 stars$7.18+3.3%$7.21+0.5%+597.1%$2.77B$69.23M0.006Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGap DownPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp2.4349 of 5 stars$27.75+0.3%$26.50-4.5%+24.6%$2.68B$714.07M-184.991,345Short Interest ↓IBTXIndependent Bank Group1.8548 of 5 stars$63.57-0.4%$58.83-7.5%+65.8%$2.63B$922.84M-6.081,517Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑ENVAEnova International3.3006 of 5 stars$100.51-0.4%$91.14-9.3%+154.5%$2.63B$2.12B16.031,675Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EBC Alternatives AUB Alternatives CLSK Alternatives FHB Alternatives PRK Alternatives BFH Alternatives WULF Alternatives PPBI Alternatives IBTX Alternatives ENVA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:AMTB) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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