This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Southern National Bancorp of Virginia (SONA) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock SONA vs. PFC, SBSI, CFB, EQBK, FFWM, BRBS, CBAN, FFNW, BKSC, and BMTXShould you be buying Southern National Bancorp of Virginia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia include Premier Financial (PFC), Southside Bancshares (SBSI), CrossFirst Bankshares (CFB), Equity Bancshares (EQBK), First Foundation (FFWM), Blue Ridge Bankshares (BRBS), Colony Bankcorp (CBAN), First Financial Northwest (FFNW), Bank of South Carolina (BKSC), and BM Technologies (BMTX). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Southern National Bancorp of Virginia vs. Its Competitors Premier Financial Southside Bancshares CrossFirst Bankshares Equity Bancshares First Foundation Blue Ridge Bankshares Colony Bankcorp First Financial Northwest Bank of South Carolina BM Technologies Premier Financial (NASDAQ:PFC) and Southern National Bancorp of Virginia (NASDAQ:SONA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability and risk. Do analysts prefer PFC or SONA? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Premier Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Southern National Bancorp of Virginia 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has more risk and volatility, PFC or SONA? Premier Financial has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern National Bancorp of Virginia has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in PFC or SONA? 66.1% of Premier Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Premier Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is PFC or SONA a better dividend stock? Premier Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Southern National Bancorp of Virginia pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Premier Financial pays out 62.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Southern National Bancorp of Virginia pays out 27.0% 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. Is PFC or SONA more profitable? Southern National Bancorp of Virginia has a net margin of 17.12% compared to Premier Financial's net margin of 16.12%. Premier Financial's return on equity of 7.66% beat Southern National Bancorp of Virginia's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Premier Financial16.12% 7.66% 0.87% Southern National Bancorp of Virginia 17.12%7.23%0.94% Which has higher valuation & earnings, PFC or SONA? Premier Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Southern National Bancorp of Virginia. Southern National Bancorp of Virginia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Premier Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPremier Financial$243.59M4.13$71.40M$1.9914.09Southern National Bancorp of Virginia$133.11M2.18$33.17M$1.488.04 Does the media favor PFC or SONA? In the previous week, Premier Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Southern National Bancorp of Virginia'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Premier Financial Neutral Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Neutral SummaryPremier Financial beats Southern National Bancorp of Virginia on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Southern National Bancorp of Virginia News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SONA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SONA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SONA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSouthern National Bancorp of VirginiaState Commercial Banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$290.82M$1.39B$12.11B$9.41BDividend Yield2.65%8.93%5.55%4.03%P/E Ratio12.539.4819.1519.82Price / Sales2.183.3326.0698.27Price / Cash7.459.9621.6858.27Price / Book0.760.982.315.65Net Income$33.17M$756.71M$997.60M$257.91M Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SONASouthern National Bancorp of VirginiaN/A$11.90+4.3%N/A-9.9%$290.82M$133.11M12.53350High Trading VolumePFCPremier FinancialN/A$28.04flatN/AN/A$1.00B$243.59M14.091,023SBSISouthside Bancshares3.7412 of 5 stars$30.92+0.7%$37.00+19.7%-0.6%$934.22M$258.81M10.63810News CoverageUpcoming EarningsCFBCrossFirst BanksharesN/A$15.99flat$19.33+20.9%N/A$788.55M$261.78M10.25460EQBKEquity Bancshares4.5366 of 5 stars$43.54+0.7%$46.60+7.0%+0.5%$762.60M$225.03M10.94700News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFFWMFirst Foundation2.6659 of 5 stars$5.53+0.7%$6.67+20.6%-15.3%$455.60M$69.21M-4.13710BRBSBlue Ridge BanksharesN/A$3.59-0.3%N/A+41.6%$327.33M$86.16M-5.61560CBANColony Bankcorp3.9428 of 5 stars$17.82+3.2%N/A+28.1%$310.83M$117.31M13.20520Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeFFNWFirst Financial NorthwestN/A$22.56flat$22.75+0.8%N/A$208.18M$37.56M205.11140Upcoming EarningsBKSCBank of South Carolina2.3005 of 5 stars$14.55flatN/A+22.4%$78.91M$21.16M11.8380BMTXBM Technologies0.0629 of 5 stars$5.00flat$5.40+8.0%+74.2%$60.50M$55.25M-4.50280 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Premier Financial Alternatives Southside Bancshares Alternatives CrossFirst Bankshares Alternatives Equity Bancshares Alternatives First Foundation Alternatives Blue Ridge Bankshares Alternatives Colony Bankcorp Alternatives First Financial Northwest Alternatives Bank of South Carolina Alternatives BM Technologies Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SONA) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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