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$18.89 -0.07 (-0.37%)
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SFNC vs. SSB, WBS, CBSH, WAL, PNFP, CFR, UMBF, WTFC, ZION, and BPOP

Should you be buying Simmons First National stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Simmons First National include SouthState (SSB), Webster Financial (WBS), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), UMB Financial (UMBF), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION), and Popular (BPOP). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry.

Simmons First National vs.

SouthState (NASDAQ:SSB) and Simmons First National (NASDAQ:SFNC) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and valuation.

SouthState pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Simmons First National pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. SouthState pays out 34.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Simmons First National pays out 73.3% 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. SouthState has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years and Simmons First National has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years. Simmons First National is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

SouthState has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Simmons First National has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

SouthState has higher revenue and earnings than Simmons First National. SouthState is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Simmons First National, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
SouthState$1.88B4.75$534.78M$6.3313.91
Simmons First National$777.54M3.06$152.69M$1.1616.28

In the previous week, SouthState had 4 more articles in the media than Simmons First National. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for SouthState and 10 mentions for Simmons First National. Simmons First National's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat SouthState's score of 1.32 indicating that Simmons First National is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
SouthState
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Simmons First National
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

SouthState received 239 more outperform votes than Simmons First National when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.01% of users gave SouthState an outperform vote while only 47.64% of users gave Simmons First National an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
SouthStateOutperform Votes
511
62.01%
Underperform Votes
313
37.99%
Simmons First NationalOutperform Votes
272
47.64%
Underperform Votes
299
52.36%

SouthState has a net margin of 22.38% compared to Simmons First National's net margin of 10.46%. SouthState's return on equity of 9.62% beat Simmons First National's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SouthState22.38% 9.62% 1.21%
Simmons First National 10.46%5.10%0.65%

89.8% of SouthState shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.6% of Simmons First National shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of SouthState shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Simmons First National shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

SouthState currently has a consensus target price of $116.27, suggesting a potential upside of 32.08%. Simmons First National has a consensus target price of $22.33, suggesting a potential upside of 18.23%. Given SouthState's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe SouthState is more favorable than Simmons First National.

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)
3.09
Simmons First National
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Summary

SouthState beats Simmons First National on 16 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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SFNC vs. The Competition

MetricSimmons First NationalNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$2.38B$22.99B$11.47B$8.39B
Dividend Yield4.26%3.41%5.45%4.11%
P/E Ratio15.6112.8022.4219.71
Price / Sales3.062.8927.63120.67
Price / Cash10.1311.1617.6234.62
Price / Book0.671.192.774.50
Net Income$152.69M$2.17B$1.03B$248.22M
7 Day Performance-5.27%-1.88%-1.34%-0.78%
1 Month Performance4.08%4.99%5.24%11.53%
1 Year Performance7.82%20.70%538.04%8.99%

Simmons First National Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SFNC
Simmons First National
4.5279 of 5 stars
$18.89
-0.4%
$22.33
+18.2%
+4.9%$2.38B$777.54M15.613,200News Coverage
Positive News
SSB
SouthState
4.8784 of 5 stars
$91.78
+3.4%
$116.60
+27.0%
+12.5%$9.31B$1.88B13.195,030Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
WBS
Webster Financial
4.9415 of 5 stars
$52.87
+6.1%
$62.73
+18.6%
+13.8%$8.90B$2.62B12.103,240Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
CBSH
Commerce Bancshares
4.0412 of 5 stars
$65.62
+3.5%
$63.20
-3.7%
+12.9%$8.76B$1.69B16.364,590Positive News
Analyst Downgrade
WAL
Western Alliance Bancorporation
4.9962 of 5 stars
$79.20
+6.4%
$96.62
+22.0%
+12.1%$8.74B$3.21B11.153,360Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
PNFP
Pinnacle Financial Partners
4.7024 of 5 stars
$110.91
+5.1%
$119.50
+7.7%
+30.1%$8.58B$1.59B18.553,240News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
CFR
Cullen/Frost Bankers
4.6617 of 5 stars
$129.95
+4.1%
$132.14
+1.7%
+22.9%$8.35B$2.10B14.654,980Positive News
Analyst Forecast
UMBF
UMB Financial
4.9514 of 5 stars
$107.28
+4.1%
$120.38
+12.2%
+21.0%$8.14B$1.62B11.933,770Positive News
WTFC
Wintrust Financial
4.8178 of 5 stars
$121.68
+4.8%
$133.54
+9.7%
+19.7%$8.14B$2.49B11.805,280Positive News
Analyst Forecast
ZION
Zions Bancorporation, National Association
4.7101 of 5 stars
$49.46
+6.3%
$58.76
+18.8%
+7.2%$7.30B$3.18B9.999,990Positive News
Analyst Forecast
BPOP
Popular
4.9939 of 5 stars
$103.61
+3.3%
$111.14
+7.3%
+13.5%$7.18B$2.84B12.108,810Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:SFNC) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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