Contrasting Amerant Bancorp (AMTB) & Its Competitors

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

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Amerant Bancorp and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Amerant Bancorp	$676.04 million	$52.42 million	17.93
Amerant Bancorp Competitors	$18.19 billion	$2.42 billion	21.02

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Amerant Bancorp and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Amerant Bancorp	0	3	3	0	2.50
Amerant Bancorp Competitors	7502	30269	27877	1492	2.35

Amerant Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $30.25, suggesting a potential downside of 0.19%. As a group, “Banks” companies have a potential upside of 14.44%. Given Amerant Bancorp’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amerant Bancorp has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

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.

Profitability

This table compares Amerant Bancorp and its rivals’ 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	15.66%	9.47%	0.93%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

42.1% of Amerant Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

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 rivals have a beta of 0.61, meaning that their average share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

About Amerant Bancorp

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.