This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Fidelity Southern (LION) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LION vs. SSB, WBS, WAL, PNFP, CFR, CBSH, WTFC, UMBF, ZION, and BPOPShould you be buying Fidelity Southern stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Fidelity Southern include SouthState (SSB), Webster Financial (WBS), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), UMB Financial (UMBF), Zions Bancorporation, N.A. (ZION), and Popular (BPOP). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. Fidelity Southern vs. Its Competitors SouthState Webster Financial Western Alliance Bancorporation Pinnacle Financial Partners Cullen/Frost Bankers Commerce Bancshares Wintrust Financial UMB Financial Zions Bancorporation, N.A. Popular SouthState (NASDAQ:SSB) and Fidelity Southern (NASDAQ:LION) are both mid-cap regional banks companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Does the media prefer SSB or LION? In the previous week, SouthState had 9 more articles in the media than Fidelity Southern. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for SouthState and 0 mentions for Fidelity Southern. SouthState's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Fidelity Southern's score of 0.00 indicating that SouthState is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment SouthState Positive Fidelity Southern Neutral Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SSB or LION? 89.8% of SouthState shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of SouthState shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Fidelity Southern shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate SSB or LION? SouthState presently has a consensus price target of $116.27, suggesting a potential upside of 20.03%. Fidelity Southern has a consensus price target of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 45.18%. Given Fidelity Southern's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fidelity Southern is more favorable than SouthState.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SouthState 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.09Fidelity Southern 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has better valuation & earnings, SSB or LION? SouthState has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fidelity Southern. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSouthState$1.88B5.22$534.78M$6.3315.30Fidelity Southern$2.99B0.57-$93.50MN/AN/A Is SSB or LION more profitable? SouthState has a net margin of 22.38% compared to Fidelity Southern's net margin of -6.57%. SouthState's return on equity of 9.62% beat Fidelity Southern's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SouthState22.38% 9.62% 1.21% Fidelity Southern -6.57%N/A -2.43% SummarySouthState beats Fidelity Southern on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Fidelity Southern News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LION and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LION and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LION vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFidelity SouthernMotion picture & video production IndustryDiscretionary SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$2.49B$1.26B$8.32B$9.04BDividend YieldN/AN/A3.17%4.00%P/E RatioN/A7.4221.2520.24Price / Sales0.571.993.31117.30Price / CashN/A17.2617.5058.10Price / Book-1.612.204.625.67Net Income-$93.50M-$20.85M$213.40M$249.21M Fidelity Southern Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LIONFidelity Southern2.3479 of 5 stars$5.86-16.7%$8.50+45.2%-30.4%$2.49B$2.99B0.001,075SSBSouthState4.4344 of 5 stars$92.07+1.2%$116.27+26.3%+28.3%$9.34B$1.88B13.235,030News CoveragePositive NewsWBSWebster Financial4.8804 of 5 stars$54.70-0.1%$63.75+16.5%+36.3%$9.19B$2.62B12.324,407News CoverageAnalyst ForecastWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.9931 of 5 stars$78.08+0.6%$97.77+25.2%+35.2%$8.57B$5.08B10.713,524Analyst ForecastPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.6353 of 5 stars$110.41+0.8%$121.27+9.8%+53.1%$8.50B$3.07B17.873,565News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCFRCullen/Frost Bankers4.7953 of 5 stars$128.45-0.4%$132.08+2.8%+39.3%$8.29B$2.85B14.105,854News CoveragePositive NewsCBSHCommerce Bancshares4.6124 of 5 stars$62.17+0.1%$65.00+4.6%+17.3%$8.28B$2.09B15.054,687Positive NewsWTFCWintrust Financial4.4467 of 5 stars$123.98+0.5%$135.77+9.5%+36.8%$8.25B$3.97B12.265,903UMBFUMB Financial4.9663 of 5 stars$105.16-0.8%$122.88+16.8%+35.3%$8.05B$2.80B13.233,698Positive NewsZIONZions Bancorporation, N.A.4.7043 of 5 stars$51.94+0.9%$57.94+11.6%+29.1%$7.60B$4.99B10.149,406News CoverageAnalyst ForecastBPOPPopular4.9578 of 5 stars$110.21-0.3%$116.14+5.4%+33.4%$7.57B$4.33B11.379,406Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SouthState Alternatives Webster Financial Alternatives Western Alliance Bancorporation Alternatives Pinnacle Financial Partners Alternatives Cullen/Frost Bankers Alternatives Commerce Bancshares Alternatives Wintrust Financial Alternatives UMB Financial Alternatives Zions Bancorporation, N.A. 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