Southside Bancshares (SBSI) Competitors

Southside Bancshares (NASDAQ:SBSI) and Renasant (NASDAQ:RNST) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Is SBSI or RNST more profitable?

Southside Bancshares has a net margin of 19.40% compared to Renasant's net margin of 17.91%. Southside Bancshares' return on equity of 11.10% beat Renasant's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Southside Bancshares	19.40%	11.10%	1.06%
Renasant	17.91%	6.58%	0.93%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SBSI or RNST?

Renasant has higher revenue and earnings than Southside Bancshares. Southside Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Renasant, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Southside Bancshares	$258.81M	3.37	$88.49M	$2.91	9.91
Renasant	$668.50M	5.15	$195.46M	$3.22	11.25

Is SBSI or RNST a better dividend stock?

Southside Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Renasant pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Southside Bancshares pays out 49.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Renasant pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Southside Bancshares has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Southside Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SBSI or RNST?

Renasant received 204 more outperform votes than Southside Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.65% of users gave Renasant an outperform vote while only 41.39% of users gave Southside Bancshares an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Southside Bancshares	Outperform Votes 173 41.39%	Underperform Votes 245 58.61%
Renasant	Outperform Votes 377 57.65%	Underperform Votes 277 42.35%

Which has more risk and volatility, SBSI or RNST?

Southside Bancshares has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Renasant has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SBSI or RNST?

55.7% of Southside Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.3% of Renasant shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of Southside Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Renasant shares are owned by company 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 recommend SBSI or RNST?

Southside Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.36%. Renasant has a consensus target price of $41.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.21%. Given Southside Bancshares' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Southside Bancshares is more favorable than Renasant.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Southside Bancshares	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Renasant	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the media refer more to SBSI or RNST?

In the previous week, Southside Bancshares had 3 more articles in the media than Renasant. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Southside Bancshares and 4 mentions for Renasant. Southside Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat Renasant's score of 0.00 indicating that Southside Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Southside Bancshares	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Renasant	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Renasant beats Southside Bancshares on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.