SONA vs. SBSI, EQBK, FFWM, BRBS, CBAN, BKSC, SBNY, CIZN, SSB, and GBCI
Should you be buying Southern National Bancorp of Virginia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia include Southside Bancshares (SBSI), Equity Bancshares (EQBK), First Foundation (FFWM), Blue Ridge Bankshares (BRBS), Colony Bankcorp (CBAN), Bank of South Carolina (BKSC), Signature Bank (SBNY), Citizens (CIZN), SouthState (SSB), and Glacier Bancorp (GBCI). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia vs. Its Competitors
Southside Bancshares (NASDAQ:SBSI) 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 companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Southside Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Southern National Bancorp of Virginia pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Southside Bancshares pays out 51.1% 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. 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.
In the previous week, Southside Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Southern National Bancorp of Virginia'saverage media sentiment score.
55.7% of Southside Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia shares are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of Southside Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Southside Bancshares 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 Southside Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Southside Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $34.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.34%. Given Southside Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Southside Bancshares is more favorable than Southern National Bancorp of Virginia.
Southside Bancshares has a net margin of 19.40% compared to Southern National Bancorp of Virginia's net margin of 17.12%. Southside Bancshares' return on equity of 11.10% beat Southern National Bancorp of Virginia's return on equity.
Southside Bancshares has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern National Bancorp of Virginia has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Southside Bancshares beats Southern National Bancorp of Virginia on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:SONA) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
