SNV vs. ABCB, EWBC, FITB, HWC, PNFP, WTFC, ASB, FNB, RF, and WBS
Should you be buying Synovus Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Synovus Financial include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Associated Banc (ASB), F.N.B. (FNB), Regions Financial (RF), and Webster Financial (WBS). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Synovus Financial vs. Its Competitors
Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Synovus Financial (NYSE:SNV) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and profitability.
Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to Synovus Financial's net margin of 16.19%. Synovus Financial's return on equity of 15.87% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.
In the previous week, Synovus Financial had 5 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Synovus Financial and 5 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Synovus Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.72 indicating that Synovus Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Ameris Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $71.43, indicating a potential upside of 6.55%. Synovus Financial has a consensus target price of $57.11, indicating a potential upside of 4.69%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Synovus Financial.
Synovus Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Synovus Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Synovus Financial has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.9% of Synovus Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Synovus Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Synovus Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Synovus Financial pays out 43.7% 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. Synovus Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Synovus Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Synovus Financial beats Ameris Bancorp on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SNV) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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