Peoples Bancorp (PEBO) Competitors $31.78 -0.73 (-2.25%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$32.10 +0.32 (+1.00%) As of 02/21/2025 06:29 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends PEBO vs. ABCB, IBOC, BANF, TCBI, FULT, CBU, FIBK, FBP, CATY, and BKUShould you be buying Peoples Bancorp stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Peoples Bancorp include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), International Bancshares (IBOC), BancFirst (BANF), Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI), Fulton Financial (FULT), Community Bank System (CBU), First Interstate BancSystem (FIBK), First BanCorp. (FBP), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), and BankUnited (BKU). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Peoples Bancorp vs. Ameris Bancorp International Bancshares BancFirst Texas Capital Bancshares Fulton Financial Community Bank System First Interstate BancSystem First BanCorp. Cathay General Bancorp BankUnited Peoples Bancorp (NASDAQ:PEBO) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community favor PEBO or ABCB? Ameris Bancorp received 139 more outperform votes than Peoples Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.50% of users gave Ameris Bancorp an outperform vote while only 56.06% of users gave Peoples Bancorp an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPeoples BancorpOutperform Votes27356.06% Underperform Votes21443.94% Ameris BancorpOutperform Votes41265.50% Underperform Votes21734.50% Is PEBO or ABCB a better dividend stock? Peoples Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Peoples Bancorp pays out 48.3% 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. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PEBO or ABCB? Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Peoples Bancorp. Peoples 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPeoples Bancorp$620.14M1.82$117.21M$3.319.60Ameris Bancorp$1.67B2.62$358.68M$5.2112.17 Do analysts rate PEBO or ABCB? Peoples Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $36.90, indicating a potential upside of 16.11%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $70.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.22%. Given Peoples Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Peoples Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Peoples Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.40Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Is PEBO or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Peoples Bancorp's net margin of 18.90%. Peoples Bancorp's return on equity of 11.07% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Peoples Bancorp18.90% 11.07% 1.31% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Does the media favor PEBO or ABCB? In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than Peoples Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 3 mentions for Peoples Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Peoples Bancorp's score of 0.45 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Peoples Bancorp 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ameris Bancorp 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PEBO or ABCB? 60.7% of Peoples Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Peoples Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, PEBO or ABCB? Peoples Bancorp has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats Peoples Bancorp on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Peoples Bancorp News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PEBO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ 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.Skip Chart PEBO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPeoples BancorpState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.16B$3.23B$11.72B$9.15BDividend Yield4.92%3.67%5.37%3.85%P/E Ratio9.6024.1324.0519.00Price / Sales1.822.1726.4376.30Price / Cash8.3910.6417.9134.83Price / Book1.071.242.594.62Net Income$117.21M$372.21M$1.03B$245.85M7 Day Performance-2.69%-2.62%-1.41%-2.68%1 Month Performance-1.30%-0.06%0.68%-2.19%1 Year Performance12.10%23.03%14.93%12.84% Peoples Bancorp Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PEBOPeoples Bancorp3.4815 of 5 stars$31.78-2.2%$36.90+16.1%+9.4%$1.16B$620.14M9.601,478ABCBAmeris Bancorp3.8673 of 5 stars$66.12-1.0%$70.50+6.6%+36.6%$4.57B$1.67B12.692,765Positive NewsIBOCInternational Bancshares3.2348 of 5 stars$64.74-0.5%N/A+24.9%$4.03B$970.10M10.072,200Positive NewsBANFBancFirst2.8304 of 5 stars$119.44-0.4%$113.33-5.1%+32.7%$3.96B$809.34M18.552,109TCBITexas Capital Bancshares3.4127 of 5 stars$81.02-1.6%$79.13-2.3%+34.6%$3.74B$1.94B63.301,987Positive NewsFULTFulton Financial3.6546 of 5 stars$20.54-0.5%$20.64+0.5%+28.5%$3.74B$1.86B13.083,400Positive NewsCBUCommunity Bank System4.2761 of 5 stars$65.02-0.3%$65.75+1.1%+40.8%$3.42B$940.71M18.902,849Positive NewsGap UpFIBKFirst Interstate BancSystem4.7191 of 5 stars$32.69+0.1%$36.14+10.6%+19.2%$3.42B$1.43B14.933,585Positive NewsFBPFirst BanCorp.4.0481 of 5 stars$20.39-0.3%$22.40+9.9%+16.7%$3.34B$1.23B11.263,168Positive NewsCATYCathay General Bancorp4.4134 of 5 stars$46.580.0%$50.80+9.1%+16.4%$3.32B$1.39B11.761,246Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsBKUBankUnited4.002 of 5 stars$40.64+0.7%$43.40+6.8%+39.8%$3.04B$2.02B13.201,616Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives International Bancshares Alternatives BancFirst Alternatives Texas Capital Bancshares Alternatives Fulton Financial Alternatives Community Bank System Alternatives First Interstate BancSystem Alternatives First BanCorp. 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