SFBS vs. AFRM, BCH, BAP, SOFI, BSAC, ALLY, CIB, WF, GGAL, and COOP
Should you be buying ServisFirst Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ServisFirst Bancshares include Affirm (AFRM), Banco de Chile (BCH), Credicorp (BAP), SoFi Technologies (SOFI), Banco Santander-Chile (BSAC), Ally Financial (ALLY), Bancolombia (CIB), Woori Financial Group (WF), Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL), and Mr. Cooper Group (COOP). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry.
ServisFirst Bancshares vs.
ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS) and Affirm (NASDAQ:AFRM) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking and valuation.
ServisFirst Bancshares has a net margin of 23.16% compared to Affirm's net margin of -7.10%. ServisFirst Bancshares' return on equity of 14.81% beat Affirm's return on equity.
ServisFirst Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $87.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.51%. Affirm has a consensus price target of $65.05, indicating a potential upside of 27.16%. Given Affirm's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Affirm is more favorable than ServisFirst Bancshares.
In the previous week, ServisFirst Bancshares had 8 more articles in the media than Affirm. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for ServisFirst Bancshares and 0 mentions for Affirm. ServisFirst Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Affirm's score of 0.67 indicating that ServisFirst Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.
67.3% of ServisFirst Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.3% of Affirm shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of ServisFirst Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.8% of Affirm shares are owned 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.
ServisFirst Bancshares received 120 more outperform votes than Affirm when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.64% of users gave ServisFirst Bancshares an outperform vote while only 41.04% of users gave Affirm an outperform vote.
ServisFirst Bancshares has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Affirm has a beta of 3.66, indicating that its stock price is 266% more volatile than the S&P 500.
ServisFirst Bancshares has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Affirm. Affirm is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ServisFirst Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
ServisFirst Bancshares beats Affirm on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:SFBS) was last updated on 5/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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