Coastal Financial (CCB) Competitors

Coastal Financial (NASDAQ:CCB) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Does the media favor CCB or ABCB?

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Coastal Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 4 mentions for Coastal Financial. Coastal Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.27 indicating that Coastal Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coastal Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ameris Bancorp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CCB or ABCB more profitable?

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Coastal Financial's net margin of 7.02%. Coastal Financial's return on equity of 11.69% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coastal Financial	7.02%	11.69%	1.14%
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%

Which has more volatility and risk, CCB or ABCB?

Coastal Financial has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CCB or ABCB?

59.2% of Coastal Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 14.1% of Coastal Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris 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.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CCB or ABCB?

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Coastal Financial. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Coastal Financial, 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
Coastal Financial	$703.32M	2.20	$45.22M	$3.25	31.69
Ameris Bancorp	$1.14B	4.23	$358.68M	$5.68	12.32

Do analysts rate CCB or ABCB?

Coastal Financial presently has a consensus target price of $106.25, suggesting a potential upside of 3.18%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $72.14, suggesting a potential upside of 3.05%. Given Coastal Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Coastal Financial is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coastal Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Ameris Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Coastal Financial on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.