Ameris Bancorp (ABCB) vs Bank OZK (OZK)

Ameris Bancorp and Bank OZK are both Banks Regional companies. Ameris Bancorp and Bank OZK are of similar size ($5.5B and $5.1B). Bank OZK trades at the lower P/E: 7.7× against 14.8×. Ameris Bancorp grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 3.47% against −0.40%. Bank OZK has the higher net margin (24.4% vs 22.0%) and the higher return on invested capital (10.8% vs 7.08%). Both pay a dividend; Bank OZK yields more (3.56% vs 1.29%). Across the 20 metrics below, Bank OZK leads on 15 and Ameris Bancorp on 5.