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Southern National Bancorp of Virginia (SONA) Competitors

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SONA vs. PFC, SBSI, CFB, EQBK, FFWM, BRBS, CBAN, FFNW, BKSC, and BMTX

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 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

Southern National Bancorp of Virginia (NASDAQ:SONA) and Premier Financial (NASDAQ:PFC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Southern National Bancorp of Virginia pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. 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 out 27.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Premier Financial pays out 62.3% 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.

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
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia17.12% 7.23% 0.94%
Premier Financial 16.12%7.66%0.87%

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 Ratio
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia$133.11M2.04$33.17M$1.487.51
Premier Financial$243.59M4.13$71.40M$1.9914.09

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. Comparatively, Premier Financial has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Premier Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

77.2% of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Premier Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Premier Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Southern National Bancorp of Virginia's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Premier Financial'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Neutral
Premier Financial Neutral

Summary

Premier Financial beats Southern National Bancorp of Virginia on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SONA vs. The Competition

MetricSouthern National Bancorp of VirginiaState Commercial Banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$271.52M$1.33B$12.02B$9.02B
Dividend Yield2.65%7.73%5.53%4.07%
P/E Ratio11.6915.5919.9520.04
Price / Sales2.043.4125.9492.37
Price / Cash7.4510.4918.7228.59
Price / Book0.711.052.255.55
Net Income$33.17M$648.53M$990.08M$248.49M

Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SONA
Southern National Bancorp of Virginia
N/A$11.11
-1.6%
N/A+8.9%$271.52M$133.11M11.69350
PFC
Premier Financial
N/A$28.04
flat
N/AN/A$1.00B$243.59M14.091,023
SBSI
Southside Bancshares
3.6116 of 5 stars
$30.42
+3.4%
$37.00
+21.6%
+16.2%$919.11M$258.81M10.45810
CFB
CrossFirst Bankshares
0.965 of 5 stars
$15.99
flat
$19.33
+20.9%
N/A$788.55M$261.78M10.25460Upcoming Earnings
EQBK
Equity Bancshares
4.2965 of 5 stars
$42.06
+3.1%
$46.60
+10.8%
+27.5%$736.59M$225.03M10.57700Upcoming Earnings
FFWM
First Foundation
2.5921 of 5 stars
$5.47
+7.2%
$6.80
+24.4%
+9.6%$450.24M$69.21M-4.08710
BRBS
Blue Ridge Bankshares
1.272 of 5 stars
$3.58
-0.3%
N/A+33.3%$326.42M$86.16M-5.59560Positive News
High Trading Volume
CBAN
Colony Bankcorp
3.4562 of 5 stars
$16.99
+3.2%
N/A+44.0%$296.37M$117.31M12.59520
FFNW
First Financial Northwest
N/A$22.56
flat
$22.75
+0.8%
N/A$208.18M$37.56M205.11140
BKSC
Bank of South Carolina
1.5164 of 5 stars
$14.86
+2.2%
N/A+28.1%$80.59M$21.16M12.0880Upcoming Earnings
BMTX
BM Technologies
N/A$5.00
flat
$5.40
+8.0%
+115.5%$60.50M$55.25M-4.50280

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