SouthState (SSB) Competitors $97.01 -0.64 (-0.65%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$97.30 +0.29 (+0.30%) As of 07/11/2025 05:23 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 SSB vs. ABCB, CATY, HWC, ONB, TOWN, UBSI, WTFC, ASB, FNB, and HOMBShould you be buying SouthState stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SouthState include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Associated Banc (ASB), F.N.B. (FNB), and Home BancShares (HOMB). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. SouthState vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Cathay General Bancorp Hancock Whitney Old National Bancorp Towne Bank United Bankshares Wintrust Financial Associated Banc F.N.B. Home BancShares Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and SouthState (NASDAQ:SSB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings. Does the media refer more to ABCB or SSB? In the previous week, SouthState had 11 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for SouthState and 3 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. SouthState's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 1.39 indicating that SouthState is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ameris Bancorp 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SouthState 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, ABCB or SSB? Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SouthState has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, ABCB or SSB? SouthState has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SouthState, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmeris Bancorp$1.12B4.13$358.68M$5.4012.46SouthState$1.88B5.23$534.78M$6.3315.33 Is ABCB or SSB a better dividend stock? Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. SouthState pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SouthState pays out 34.1% 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 raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. SouthState is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Is ABCB or SSB more profitable? SouthState has a net margin of 22.38% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. SouthState's return on equity of 9.62% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32% SouthState 22.38%9.62%1.21% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ABCB or SSB? 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of SouthState shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of SouthState shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer ABCB or SSB? Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $71.43, suggesting a potential upside of 6.14%. SouthState has a consensus target price of $116.45, suggesting a potential upside of 20.04%. Given SouthState's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SouthState is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86SouthState 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.09 SummarySouthState beats Ameris Bancorp on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SouthState News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SSB 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 SSB 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 SSB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSouthStateState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$9.85B$1.33B$12.08B$9.11BDividend Yield2.23%8.35%5.54%4.01%P/E Ratio13.9415.0719.2020.27Price / Sales5.233.5125.66100.89Price / Cash12.7710.4721.4557.67Price / Book1.261.002.285.49Net Income$534.78M$688.35M$992.82M$250.45M7 Day Performance0.15%-0.25%-0.20%4.78%1 Month Performance14.03%4.24%3.93%9.58%1 Year Performance16.35%8.48%539.44%16.41% SouthState Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSBSouthState4.6365 of 5 stars$97.01-0.7%$116.45+20.0%+16.4%$9.85B$1.88B13.945,030News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastABCBAmeris Bancorp3.2531 of 5 stars$67.04-1.0%$71.43+6.5%+23.4%$4.62B$1.12B12.872,850Positive NewsCATYCathay General Bancorp4.0895 of 5 stars$47.31-1.4%$50.17+6.0%+22.1%$3.36B$1.39B11.951,266News CoverageHWCHancock Whitney4.5773 of 5 stars$59.95-1.8%$63.29+5.6%+20.1%$5.23B$2.06B11.273,476News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeONBOld National Bancorp4.9461 of 5 stars$22.58-0.8%$25.90+14.7%+27.5%$7.28B$2.96B13.134,066News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastTOWNTowne Bank3.7448 of 5 stars$35.59-1.1%$40.00+12.4%+19.3%$2.70B$1.03B15.082,720Positive NewsUBSIUnited Bankshares2.7858 of 5 stars$37.78-1.6%$40.63+7.5%+10.2%$5.46B$1.63B14.042,553Positive NewsWTFCWintrust Financial4.6065 of 5 stars$130.61-1.0%$135.77+4.0%+26.7%$8.83B$3.97B12.925,903Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastASBAssociated Banc4.8315 of 5 stars$25.53-1.3%$26.44+3.6%+17.4%$4.29B$2.39B29.694,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastFNBF.N.B.3.9435 of 5 stars$15.52-0.4%$17.57+13.2%+9.7%$5.61B$2.57B12.324,280News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastHOMBHome BancShares3.4939 of 5 stars$29.37-1.5%$32.40+10.3%+18.2%$5.89B$1.47B13.992,552Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Alternatives Cathay General Bancorp Alternatives Hancock Whitney Alternatives Old National Bancorp Alternatives Towne Bank Alternatives United Bankshares Alternatives Wintrust Financial Alternatives Associated Banc Alternatives F.N.B. 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