Cadence Bank (CADE) Competitors

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

Is ABCB or CADE more profitable?

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Cadence Bank's net margin of 18.83%. Cadence Bank's return on equity of 9.95% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%
Cadence Bank	18.83%	9.95%	1.11%

Which has more risk & volatility, ABCB or CADE?

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cadence Bank has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ABCB or CADE?

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.6% of Cadence Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Cadence Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ABCB or CADE?

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 7.49%. Cadence Bank has a consensus price target of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.13%. Given Cadence Bank's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cadence Bank is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ameris Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Cadence Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ABCB or CADE?

Cadence Bank has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Cadence Bank 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
Ameris Bancorp	$1.12B	4.08	$358.68M	$5.40	12.31
Cadence Bank	$921.95M	6.79	$523.60M	$2.85	12.05

Is ABCB or CADE a better dividend stock?

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Cadence Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cadence Bank pays out 38.6% 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. Cadence Bank has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Cadence Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media prefer ABCB or CADE?

In the previous week, Cadence Bank had 1 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Cadence Bank and 10 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Cadence Bank's score of 0.62 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
Cadence Bank	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats Cadence Bank on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.