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Southern States Bancshares (SSBK) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$34.54 -0.17 (-0.49%)
As of 03:56 PM Eastern
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About Southern States Bancshares Stock (NASDAQ:SSBK)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$34.45
$35.14
50-Day Range
$30.88
$36.32
52-Week Range
$24.85
$39.16
Volume
6,417 shs
Average Volume
28,914 shs
Market Capitalization
$343.42 million
P/E Ratio
9.43
Dividend Yield
1.04%
Price Target
$35.50
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Southern States Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Southern States Bank that provides community banking services to businesses and individuals. The company provides various deposit products, such as savings, money market, and noninterest-bearing demand accounts; certificates of deposit; and time deposits. It offers real estate loan products, including loans for real estate construction and development, residential mortgages, and commercial real estate mortgage loans; commercial and industrial loans; and direct consumer installment loans, overdrafts, and other revolving credit loans. In addition, it offers online and mobile banking, and ATM services. Southern States Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Anniston, Alabama.

Southern States Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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42nd Percentile Overall Score

SSBK MarketRank™: 

Southern States Bancshares scored higher than 42% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 701st out of 949 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Southern States Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Southern States Bancshares has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Southern States Bancshares' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Southern States Bancshares is 9.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.93.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Southern States Bancshares is 9.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.08.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Southern States Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.42. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Southern States Bancshares' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.51% of the float of Southern States Bancshares has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Southern States Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Southern States Bancshares has recently decreased by 19.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Southern States Bancshares pays a meaningful dividend of 1.06%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Southern States Bancshares does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Southern States Bancshares is 9.47%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Southern States Bancshares' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.51% of the float of Southern States Bancshares has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Southern States Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Southern States Bancshares has recently decreased by 19.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Southern States Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 1.27. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.89 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Southern States Bancshares this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Southern States Bancshares insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    14.80% of the stock of Southern States Bancshares is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    58.73% of the stock of Southern States Bancshares is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Southern States Bancshares' insider trading history.
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SSBK Stock News Headlines

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Southern States reports Q1 core EPS $1.03 vs. 90c last year
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SSBK Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Southern States Bancshares' stock was trading at $33.31 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, SSBK stock has increased by 3.6% and is now trading at $34.5150.
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Southern States Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SSBK) posted its earnings results on Monday, April, 21st. The company reported $1.03 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.98 by $0.06. The firm earned $26.51 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $26.80 million. Southern States Bancshares had a net margin of 19.68% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.04%.

Southern States Bancshares (SSBK) raised $40 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, August 12th 2021. The company issued 2,000,000 shares at a price of $19.00-$21.00 per share.

Top institutional shareholders of Southern States Bancshares include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.36%), Marietta Wealth Management LLC (0.28%), Tabor Asset Management LP (0.20%) and Tabor Asset Management LP (0.20%). Insiders that own company stock include Jay F Pumroy, Lynn J Joyce and Brent O Hitson.
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Shares of SSBK stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Southern States Bancshares investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

Record date for 2/14 Dividend
2/03/2025
Ex-Dividend for 2/14 Dividend
2/03/2025
Dividend Payable
2/14/2025
Last Earnings
4/21/2025
Record date for 5/12 Dividend
5/01/2025
Ex-Dividend for 5/12 Dividend
5/01/2025
Today
5/07/2025
Dividend Payable
5/12/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/22/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
State commercial banks
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:SSBK
Fax
N/A
Employees
200
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$35.50
High Stock Price Target
$36.00
Low Stock Price Target
$35.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+2.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.50
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
9.46
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$34.87 million
Pretax Margin
24.88%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$103.52 million
Cash Flow
$4.01 per share
Price / Cash Flow
8.66
Book Value
$24.33 per share
Price / Book
1.43

Miscellaneous

Free Float
8,422,000
Market Cap
$344.43 million
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.28
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This page (NASDAQ:SSBK) was last updated on 5/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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