South Plains Financial (SPFI) Competitors $35.24 -0.11 (-0.31%) Closing price 05/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.24 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 05/22/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SPFI vs. PPBI, FINV, FBK, NTB, CASH, NIC, CUBI, PWP, CLBK, and HUTShould you be buying South Plains Financial stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of South Plains Financial include Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), FinVolution Group (FINV), FB Financial (FBK), Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son (NTB), Pathward Financial (CASH), Nicolet Bankshares (NIC), Customers Bancorp (CUBI), Perella Weinberg Partners (PWP), Columbia Financial (CLBK), and Hut 8 (HUT). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. South Plains Financial vs. Pacific Premier Bancorp FinVolution Group FB Financial Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Pathward Financial Nicolet Bankshares Customers Bancorp Perella Weinberg Partners Columbia Financial Hut 8 Pacific Premier Bancorp (NASDAQ:PPBI) and South Plains Financial (NASDAQ:SPFI) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk. Does the media favor PPBI or SPFI? In the previous week, Pacific Premier Bancorp had 6 more articles in the media than South Plains Financial. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Pacific Premier Bancorp and 0 mentions for South Plains Financial. Pacific Premier Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat South Plains Financial's score of 0.00 indicating that Pacific Premier Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Pacific Premier Bancorp Positive South Plains Financial Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, PPBI or SPFI? Pacific Premier Bancorp has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, South Plains Financial has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer PPBI or SPFI? Pacific Premier Bancorp currently has a consensus price target of $27.25, indicating a potential upside of 28.72%. South Plains Financial has a consensus price target of $41.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.76%. Given Pacific Premier Bancorp's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Pacific Premier Bancorp is more favorable than South Plains Financial.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Pacific Premier Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25South Plains Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PPBI or SPFI? Pacific Premier Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than South Plains Financial. South Plains Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pacific Premier Bancorp, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPacific Premier Bancorp$541.46M3.79$158.80M$1.5213.93South Plains Financial$191.62M2.98$49.72M$3.0011.75 Is PPBI or SPFI a better dividend stock? Pacific Premier Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. South Plains Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Pacific Premier Bancorp pays out 86.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. South Plains Financial pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. South Plains Financial has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PPBI or SPFI? Pacific Premier Bancorp received 297 more outperform votes than South Plains Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.52% of users gave Pacific Premier Bancorp an outperform vote while only 56.82% of users gave South Plains Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPacific Premier BancorpOutperform Votes34761.52% Underperform Votes21738.48% South Plains FinancialOutperform Votes5056.82% Underperform Votes3843.18% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PPBI or SPFI? 93.1% of Pacific Premier Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.0% of South Plains Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Pacific Premier Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.6% of South Plains Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is PPBI or SPFI more profitable? Pacific Premier Bancorp has a net margin of 17.54% compared to South Plains Financial's net margin of 17.20%. South Plains Financial's return on equity of 11.75% beat Pacific Premier Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pacific Premier Bancorp17.54% 5.43% 0.87% South Plains Financial 17.20%11.75%1.17% SummaryPacific Premier Bancorp beats South Plains Financial on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get South Plains Financial News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SPFI 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 SPFI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSouth Plains FinancialState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$571.88M$3.24B$11.47B$8.39BDividend Yield1.65%3.70%5.45%4.11%P/E Ratio12.0723.7222.4219.71Price / Sales2.983.0627.63120.67Price / Cash14.7610.6317.6234.62Price / Book1.431.192.774.50Net Income$49.72M$372.21M$1.03B$248.22M7 Day Performance-2.87%-2.60%-1.34%-0.78%1 Month Performance6.69%3.15%5.24%11.53%1 Year Performance30.66%17.69%538.04%8.99% South Plains Financial Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SPFISouth Plains Financial4.0232 of 5 stars$35.24-0.3%$41.50+17.8%+27.8%$571.88M$191.62M12.07680PPBIPacific Premier Bancorp4.3996 of 5 stars$22.86+7.1%$27.25+19.2%-8.2%$2.22B$541.46M13.941,430Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFINVFinVolution Group2.9573 of 5 stars$8.64+4.1%$11.40+31.9%+76.6%$2.19B$13.09B7.454,260Earnings ReportFBKFB Financial4.4385 of 5 stars$46.34+2.5%$53.80+16.1%+15.2%$2.13B$482.15M18.761,760News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeNTBBank of N.T. Butterfield & Son3.0515 of 5 stars$42.16+2.6%$44.67+5.9%+22.0%$2.00B$587.36M8.931,340News CoveragePositive NewsCASHPathward Financial3.223 of 5 stars$83.08+1.0%$92.00+10.7%+41.1%$1.98B$616.00M12.111,150Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementNICNicolet Bankshares1.8828 of 5 stars$122.66+2.2%$119.25-2.8%+49.0%$1.85B$356.32M15.28860Positive NewsDividend IncreaseCUBICustomers Bancorp3.0431 of 5 stars$54.23+4.3%$63.80+17.7%+8.3%$1.71B$648.24M10.67640Analyst DowngradeGap UpPWPPerella Weinberg Partners2.1606 of 5 stars$18.88+6.8%$23.00+21.8%+14.1%$1.64B$987.74M-11.95600Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeCLBKColumbia Financial1.0522 of 5 stars$15.57+2.0%$16.00+2.8%-9.7%$1.63B$189.02M-129.75750Positive NewsGap UpHUTHut 83.4562 of 5 stars$15.52+11.7%$26.00+67.5%+73.4%$1.62B$254.83M0.00219Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PPBI Alternatives FINV Alternatives FBK Alternatives NTB Alternatives CASH Alternatives NIC Alternatives CUBI Alternatives PWP Alternatives CLBK Alternatives HUT 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:SPFI) was last updated on 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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