PCB Bancorp (PCB) Competitors

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

Is PCB or ABCB a better dividend stock?

PCB Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. PCB Bancorp pays out 37.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% 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. PCB Bancorp has raised its dividend for 7 consecutive years. PCB Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate PCB or ABCB?

PCB Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $22.25, suggesting a potential upside of 10.09%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $72.14, suggesting a potential upside of 9.46%. Given PCB Bancorp's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe PCB Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PCB Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Ameris Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

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

33.0% of PCB Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.9% of PCB Bancorp 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, PCB or ABCB?

PCB Bancorp has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.96, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PCB or ABCB more profitable?

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to PCB Bancorp's net margin of 15.82%. PCB Bancorp's return on equity of 10.67% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PCB Bancorp	15.82%	10.67%	1.04%
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PCB or ABCB?

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than PCB Bancorp. PCB 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PCB Bancorp	$191.91M	1.51	$25.81M	$2.13	9.49
Ameris Bancorp	$1.14B	3.98	$358.68M	$5.68	11.60

Does the media refer more to PCB or ABCB?

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than PCB Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 11 mentions for PCB Bancorp. PCB Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.75 indicating that PCB Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PCB Bancorp	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ameris Bancorp	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats PCB Bancorp on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.