Southside Bancshares (SBSI) Competitors

Hope Bancorp currently has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.81%. Southside Bancshares has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.65%. Given Hope Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Hope Bancorp is more favorable than Southside Bancshares.

In the previous week, Southside Bancshares had 7 more articles in the media than Hope Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Southside Bancshares and 3 mentions for Hope Bancorp. Hope Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Southside Bancshares' score of 0.84 indicating that Hope Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Southside Bancshares has a net margin of 15.85% compared to Hope Bancorp's net margin of 6.56%. Southside Bancshares' return on equity of 10.81% beat Hope Bancorp's return on equity.

Hope Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Southside Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Hope Bancorp pays out 107.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Southside Bancshares pays out 61.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Southside Bancshares has increased 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.

84.0% of Hope Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.7% of Southside Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Hope Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Southside Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Hope Bancorp has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Southside Bancshares has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Southside Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.65%. Mercantile Bank has a consensus price target of $60.40, suggesting a potential upside of 3.25%. Given Mercantile Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mercantile Bank is more favorable than Southside Bancshares.

Southside Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Mercantile Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Southside Bancshares pays out 61.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mercantile Bank pays out 27.5% 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 increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years and Mercantile Bank has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Southside Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, Mercantile Bank had 12 more articles in the media than Southside Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Mercantile Bank and 10 mentions for Southside Bancshares. Southside Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Mercantile Bank's score of 0.70 indicating that Southside Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

55.7% of Southside Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Mercantile Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Southside Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Mercantile Bank shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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

Mercantile Bank has a net margin of 24.75% compared to Southside Bancshares' net margin of 15.85%. Mercantile Bank's return on equity of 13.90% beat Southside Bancshares' return on equity.

Southside Bancshares has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Mercantile Bank has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

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

66.3% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.7% of Southside Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Northwest Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Southside Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Southside Bancshares had 7 more articles in the media than Northwest Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Southside Bancshares and 3 mentions for Northwest Bancshares. Northwest Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Southside Bancshares' score of 0.84 indicating that Northwest Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Northwest Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $14.80, suggesting a potential downside of 3.90%. Southside Bancshares has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.65%. Given Southside Bancshares' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Southside Bancshares is more favorable than Northwest Bancshares.

Northwest Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Southside Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Northwest Bancshares pays out 86.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Southside Bancshares pays out 61.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Southside Bancshares has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years.

Northwest Bancshares has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Southside Bancshares has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Southside Bancshares has a net margin of 15.85% compared to Northwest Bancshares' net margin of 14.72%. Southside Bancshares' return on equity of 10.81% beat Northwest Bancshares' return on equity.

55.7% of Southside Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.7% of Peoples Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Southside Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Peoples Bancorp shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Peoples Bancorp had 14 more articles in the media than Southside Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Peoples Bancorp and 10 mentions for Southside Bancshares. Southside Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Peoples Bancorp's score of 0.63 indicating that Southside Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Southside Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.65%. Peoples Bancorp has a consensus price target of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.19%. Given Peoples Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Peoples Bancorp is more favorable than Southside Bancshares.

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

Southside Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Peoples Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Southside Bancshares pays out 61.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Peoples Bancorp pays out 50.8% 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 and Peoples Bancorp has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years. Southside Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Southside Bancshares has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Peoples Bancorp has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

Peoples Bancorp has a net margin of 19.17% compared to Southside Bancshares' net margin of 15.85%. Southside Bancshares' return on equity of 10.81% beat Peoples Bancorp's return on equity.