Home BancShares (HOMB) Competitors $29.12 +0.60 (+2.10%) Closing price 07/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.12 +0.00 (+0.00%) As of 07/17/2025 05:56 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 HOMB vs. ABCB, CATY, FFBC, HWC, PPBI, SFNC, SSB, TOWN, UBSI, and FNBShould you be buying Home BancShares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Home BancShares include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Simmons First National (SFNC), SouthState (SSB), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), and F.N.B. (FNB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Home BancShares vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. Hancock Whitney Pacific Premier Bancorp Simmons First National SouthState Towne Bank United Bankshares F.N.B. Home BancShares (NYSE:HOMB) and Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings. Does the media refer more to HOMB or ABCB? In the previous week, Home BancShares had 10 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Home BancShares and 12 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Home BancShares' score of 0.64 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Home BancShares 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ameris Bancorp 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HOMB or ABCB? Home BancShares has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Home BancShares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHome BancShares$1.47B3.92$402.24M$2.1913.30Ameris Bancorp$1.12B4.14$358.68M$5.4012.49 Is HOMB or ABCB more profitable? Home BancShares has a net margin of 29.58% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. Home BancShares' return on equity of 10.67% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Home BancShares29.58% 10.67% 1.87% Ameris Bancorp 21.46%9.57%1.32% Do analysts prefer HOMB or ABCB? Home BancShares currently has a consensus price target of $32.40, indicating a potential upside of 11.27%. Ameris Bancorp has a consensus price target of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 5.92%. Given Home BancShares' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Home BancShares is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Home BancShares 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Which has more volatility & risk, HOMB or ABCB? Home BancShares has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in HOMB or ABCB? 67.3% of Home BancShares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Home BancShares 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 is poised for long-term growth. Is HOMB or ABCB a better dividend stock? Home BancShares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Home BancShares pays out 36.5% 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. Home BancShares has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Home BancShares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. SummaryHome BancShares beats Ameris Bancorp on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Home BancShares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HOMB 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 HOMB 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 NYSE 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 HOMB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHome BancSharesBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.63B$1.96B$12.04B$20.75BDividend Yield2.81%2.64%5.57%3.67%P/E Ratio13.3012.3419.1827.62Price / Sales3.922.3426.2359.14Price / Cash12.7212.3921.5022.13Price / Book1.461.222.324.66Net Income$402.24M$154.64M$997.60M$994.58M7 Day Performance-0.85%1.12%0.51%0.00%1 Month Performance5.74%8.75%4.40%5.25%1 Year Performance9.18%17.80%541.94%10.76% Home BancShares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HOMBHome BancShares3.6262 of 5 stars$29.12+2.1%$32.40+11.3%+8.6%$5.63B$1.47B13.302,552Trending NewsEarnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeABCBAmeris Bancorp3.3388 of 5 stars$67.04-1.0%$71.43+6.5%+13.8%$4.62B$1.12B12.872,850Positive NewsCATYCathay General Bancorp4.1945 of 5 stars$47.31-1.4%$50.17+6.0%+12.9%$3.36B$1.39B11.951,266News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.5785 of 5 stars$25.49-1.4%$28.75+12.8%-5.4%$2.48B$1.62B10.582,090Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHWCHancock Whitney4.8346 of 5 stars$59.95-1.8%$63.29+5.6%+10.5%$5.23B$2.06B11.063,476Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastPPBIPacific Premier Bancorp3.8266 of 5 stars$22.76-1.5%$27.25+19.7%-19.9%$2.24B$905.41M14.971,325News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsSFNCSimmons First National4.5263 of 5 stars$19.98-1.8%$22.33+11.8%-7.5%$2.56B$1.46B17.222,946News CoverageEarnings ReportSSBSouthState4.6181 of 5 stars$95.93-1.0%$116.27+21.2%+7.8%$9.83B$1.88B13.785,030Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTOWNTowne Bank3.5191 of 5 stars$35.59-1.1%$40.00+12.4%+14.7%$2.70B$1.03B15.082,720News CoverageUpcoming EarningsUBSIUnited Bankshares2.9687 of 5 stars$37.78-1.6%$40.63+7.5%-0.5%$5.46B$1.63B14.042,553News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsFNBF.N.B.4.3659 of 5 stars$15.52-0.4%$17.57+13.2%+4.4%$5.61B$2.57B12.324,280Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Competitors Cathay General Bancorp Competitors First Financial Bancorp. Competitors Hancock Whitney Competitors Pacific Premier Bancorp Competitors Simmons First National Competitors SouthState Competitors Towne Bank Competitors United Bankshares Competitors F.N.B. Competitors 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 (NYSE:HOMB) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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