WSFS vs. ABCB, FFBC, FRME, FULT, HOPE, HWC, OCFC, PPBI, SFNC, and UBSI
Should you be buying WSFS Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WSFS Financial include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), First Merchants (FRME), Fulton Financial (FULT), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Hancock Whitney (HWC), OceanFirst Financial (OCFC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Simmons First National (SFNC), and United Bankshares (UBSI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
WSFS Financial vs. Its Competitors
WSFS Financial (NASDAQ:WSFS) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, WSFS Financial had 6 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for WSFS Financial and 4 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. WSFS Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.72 indicating that WSFS Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.
88.5% of WSFS Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of WSFS Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to WSFS Financial's net margin of 18.86%. WSFS Financial's return on equity of 10.06% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.
WSFS Financial presently has a consensus price target of $62.75, indicating a potential upside of 6.99%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 6.09%. Given WSFS Financial's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe WSFS Financial is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.
Ameris Bancorp has lower revenue, but higher earnings than WSFS Financial. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WSFS Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
WSFS Financial has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% 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.
WSFS Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. WSFS Financial pays out 15.3% 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. WSFS Financial has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Ameris Bancorp is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Ameris Bancorp beats WSFS Financial on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:WSFS) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff