SmartFinancial (SMBK) Competitors $35.56 -0.49 (-1.35%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.58 +0.01 (+0.04%) As of 04:04 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SMBK vs. ABCB, BANR, BUSE, FFBC, FMBH, MBWM, OBK, OCFC, PGC, and TOWNShould you be buying SmartFinancial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SmartFinancial include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Banner (BANR), First Busey (BUSE), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Mid Bancshares (FMBH), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Origin Bancorp (OBK), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Peapack-Gladstone Financial (PGC), and Towne Bank (TOWN). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. SmartFinancial vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Banner First Busey First Financial Bancorp. First Mid Bancshares Mercantile Bank Origin Bancorp OceanFirst Financial Peapack-Gladstone Financial Towne Bank SmartFinancial (NASDAQ:SMBK) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and media sentiment. Does the media prefer SMBK or ABCB? In the previous week, SmartFinancial had 8 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for SmartFinancial and 7 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat SmartFinancial's score of 0.98 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SmartFinancial 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SMBK or ABCB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to SmartFinancial's net margin of 12.67%. Ameris Bancorp's return on equity of 9.57% beat SmartFinancial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SmartFinancial12.67% 7.33% 0.71% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Which has more volatility & risk, SMBK or ABCB? SmartFinancial has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less 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 analysts rate SMBK or ABCB? SmartFinancial currently has a consensus target price of $38.25, suggesting a potential upside of 7.56%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus target price of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 8.80%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than SmartFinancial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SmartFinancial 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Ameris 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 SMBK or ABCB? 58.8% of SmartFinancial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of SmartFinancial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SMBK or ABCB? Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than SmartFinancial. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SmartFinancial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSmartFinancial$178.24M3.40$36.14M$2.2615.74Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.03$358.68M$5.4012.16 Is SMBK or ABCB a better dividend stock? SmartFinancial pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. SmartFinancial pays out 14.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% 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. SmartFinancial has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. SummaryAmeris Bancorp beats SmartFinancial on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SmartFinancial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SMBK 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 SMBK 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 SMBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSmartFinancialNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$605.19M$524.66M$12.32B$9.48BDividend Yield0.89%2.79%5.53%3.99%P/E Ratio16.6210.9719.0619.95Price / Sales3.402.8826.03102.72Price / Cash12.6011.2221.8458.97Price / Book1.311.392.275.90Net Income$36.14M$27.69M$998.01M$258.42M7 Day Performance-1.39%0.22%0.79%1.94%1 Month Performance8.72%4.04%3.81%12.02%1 Year Performance28.80%11.17%541.45%20.81% SmartFinancial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SMBKSmartFinancial3.161 of 5 stars$35.56-1.4%$36.20+1.8%+28.7%$605.19M$178.24M16.62550News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastABCBAmeris Bancorp3.2604 of 5 stars$66.67-1.0%$71.43+7.1%+9.0%$4.59B$1.12B12.802,850Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsBANRBanner3.5834 of 5 stars$65.93-0.2%$70.17+6.4%+8.6%$2.29B$832.99M12.561,956News CoverageDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionBUSEFirst Busey4.9183 of 5 stars$24.14-0.9%$27.67+14.6%-16.2%$2.18B$663.36M22.561,548Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.4163 of 5 stars$24.59-1.1%$28.75+16.9%-8.8%$2.38B$1.62B9.352,090News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseFMBHFirst Mid Bancshares3.6231 of 5 stars$38.83-0.1%$43.83+12.9%-0.3%$932.69M$453.67M11.561,198News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportUpcoming EarningsDividend IncreaseMBWMMercantile Bank4.0332 of 5 stars$48.75+0.3%$52.83+8.4%-0.4%$788.71M$361.89M10.08670Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastOBKOrigin Bancorp3.4496 of 5 stars$37.87-0.7%$42.20+11.4%+1.4%$1.19B$358.20M15.391,010News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementOCFCOceanFirst Financial4.3245 of 5 stars$18.62-0.3%$20.67+11.0%+0.3%$1.09B$692.36M12.17960News CoverageEarnings ReportPGCPeapack-Gladstone Financial4.3547 of 5 stars$29.87+0.3%$37.33+25.0%-4.6%$528.35M$406.92M16.55500News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastTOWNTowne Bank3.8196 of 5 stars$35.78-0.4%$40.00+11.8%+10.1%$2.69B$1.03B15.162,720News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ABCB Alternatives BANR Alternatives BUSE Alternatives FFBC Alternatives FMBH Alternatives MBWM Alternatives OBK Alternatives OCFC Alternatives PGC Alternatives TOWN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SMBK) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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