Amerant Bancorp (AMTB) versus Its Competitors Financial Contrast

Amerant Bancorp (NYSE:AMTB) is one of 919 public companies in the “Banks” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Amerant Bancorp to related companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Amerant Bancorp and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Amerant Bancorp	10.63%	9.57%	0.86%
Amerant Bancorp Competitors	15.64%	9.43%	0.93%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

42.1% of Amerant Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.8% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Amerant Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of shares of all “Banks” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Amerant Bancorp and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amerant Bancorp	0	3	3	0	2.50
Amerant Bancorp Competitors	7492	30243	27843	1488	2.35

Amerant Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $30.25, suggesting a potential upside of 0.19%. As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 14.58%. Given Amerant Bancorp’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Amerant Bancorp has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

Amerant Bancorp has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amerant Bancorp’s competitors have a beta of 0.61, meaning that their average share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Amerant Bancorp and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amerant Bancorp	$676.04 million	$52.42 million	17.87
Amerant Bancorp Competitors	$37.93 billion	$2.42 billion	21.33

Amerant Bancorp’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Amerant Bancorp. Amerant Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Amerant Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Amerant Bancorp pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Banks” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.9% and pay out 28.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Amerant Bancorp competitors beat Amerant Bancorp on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

Amerant Bancorp Company Profile

Amerant Bancorp Inc. is a bank holding company whose principal subsidiary, Amerant Bank, N.A., provides commercial and consumer banking services. Its offerings include deposit accounts, business and personal loans, treasury management, and wealth management services. The company serves individuals, businesses, and other organizations, with a presence in Florida and Texas. Its banking activities also serve clients with international ties, including customers in Latin America. Amerant adopted its current name in 2018, when its former parent company, Mercantil Bank Holding Corporation, rebranded as Amerant Bancorp and its bank subsidiary became Amerant Bank.