FB Financial (FBK) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ABCB or FBK?

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than FB Financial. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FB Financial, 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	$1.14B	3.98	$358.68M	$5.68	11.60
FB Financial	$764.61M	2.85	$116.04M	$1.93	24.63

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ABCB or FBK?

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.4% of FB Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of FB Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ABCB or FBK a better dividend stock?

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. FB Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. FB Financial pays out 39.4% 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. FB Financial has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years. FB Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Is ABCB or FBK more profitable?

Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to FB Financial's net margin of 11.46%. FB Financial's return on equity of 10.15% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp	21.46%	9.57%	1.32%
FB Financial	11.46%	10.15%	1.22%

Do analysts prefer ABCB or FBK?

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential upside of 9.46%. FB Financial has a consensus price target of $58.25, indicating a potential upside of 22.55%. Given FB Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FB Financial 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
FB Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor ABCB or FBK?

In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 10 more articles in the media than FB Financial. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 4 mentions for FB Financial. FB Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.75 indicating that FB Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ameris Bancorp	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FB Financial	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ABCB or FBK?

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, FB Financial has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ameris Bancorp beats FB Financial on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.