Fidelity Southern (LION) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Fidelity Southern Corporation operates as the bank holding company for Fidelity Bank that provides financial products and services primarily to individuals and small to medium-sized businesses in the United States. The company accepts noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing demand accounts, including money market accounts and savings deposits; and time deposits. It also offers commercial and industrial loans, commercial real estate loans, small business administration loans, indirect automobile loans, and real estate construction loans, as well as consumer loans, including automobile loans, residential mortgage and home equity loans, and secured and unsecured personal loans. In addition, the company provides Internet banking services comprising online bill pay and mobile deposit, and Internet cash management services; and wealth management services, such as trust administration, investment management, financial and estate planning, and specialized lending and banking. Further, it offers cash management, remote deposit, and international trade services; and merchant services and credit cards. Additionally, the company operates an insurance agency that offers consumer credit related insurance products; and issues trust preferred securities. As of December 31, 2018, it owned 59 and leased 10 retail bank branches; and leased 33 mortgage loan production offices. Fidelity Southern Corporation was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $6.91 to $7.24
• 50-Day Range: $30.20 to $31.56
• 52-Week Range: $5.55 to $9.14
• Volume: 122,987 shs
• Average Volume: 771,243 shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.85 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $8.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Fidelity Southern Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Fidelity Southern scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 158th out of 293 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Fidelity Southern has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Fidelity Southern has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2,150.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Fidelity Southern are expected to grow by 2,150.00% in the coming year, from $0.04 to $0.90 per share.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.04% of the float of Fidelity Southern has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Fidelity Southern has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Fidelity Southern has recently decreased by 6.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Fidelity Southern does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.04% of the float of Fidelity Southern has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Fidelity Southern has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Fidelity Southern has recently decreased by 6.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

Only 9 people have searched for LION on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -36% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 9.40% of the stock of Fidelity Southern is held by insiders.

LION Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How were Fidelity Southern's earnings last quarter?

Fidelity Southern Co. (NASDAQ:LION) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 6th. The financial services provider reported $0.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.31.
Read the conference call transcript.

What other stocks do shareholders of Fidelity Southern own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Fidelity Southern investors own include Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Peabody Energy (BTU), KT (KT), Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS), Marathon Oil (MRO), Quanta Services (PWR) and PayPal (PYPL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/06/2025
• Today: 8/29/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 3/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Motion picture & video production
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:LION
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:LION
• CIK: 822662
• Web: www.lionbank.com
• Phone: 404-639-6500
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 1,075
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Fidelity Southern: $8.50
• High Price Target: $8.50
• Low Price Target: $8.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +32.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$93.50 million
• Net Margins: -6.57%
• Pretax Margin: -5.77%
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: -2.43%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.36
• Quick Ratio: 0.36

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.99 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.62
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: ($3.64) per share
• Price / Book: -1.76

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 288,680,000
• Free Float: 261,545,000
• Market Cap: $1.85 billion
• Optionable: No Data
• Beta: N/A