Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI) Competitors

Pacific Premier Bancorp (NASDAQ:PPBI) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.

Which has more risk & volatility, PPBI or ABCB?

Pacific Premier Bancorp has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PPBI or ABCB?

93.1% of Pacific Premier Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Pacific Premier Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PPBI or ABCB a better dividend stock?

Pacific Premier Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Pacific Premier Bancorp pays out 86.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer PPBI or ABCB?

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 5 more articles in the media than Pacific Premier Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 5 mentions for Pacific Premier Bancorp. Pacific Premier Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.03 indicating that Pacific Premier Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pacific Premier Bancorp	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Ameris Bancorp	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer PPBI or ABCB?

Pacific Premier Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $27.25, indicating a potential upside of 26.45%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 8.64%. Given Pacific Premier Bancorp's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Pacific Premier Bancorp is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pacific Premier Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Ameris Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86

Is PPBI or ABCB more profitable?

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Pacific Premier Bancorp's net margin of 16.89%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat Pacific Premier Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pacific Premier Bancorp	16.89%	5.01%	0.82%
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PPBI or ABCB?

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific Premier Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pacific Premier 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
Pacific Premier Bancorp	$905.41M	2.31	$158.80M	$1.52	14.18
Ameris Bancorp	$1.12B	4.03	$358.68M	$5.40	12.18

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Pacific Premier Bancorp on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.