Southern States Bancshares (SSBK) Competitors $34.71 -0.20 (-0.57%) As of 06/12/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SSBK vs. TFIN, CCB, VBTX, PGY, LOB, LX, BY, LC, OPFI, and BFCShould you be buying Southern States Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Southern States Bancshares include Triumph Financial (TFIN), Coastal Financial (CCB), Veritex (VBTX), Pagaya Technologies (PGY), Live Oak Bancshares (LOB), LexinFintech (LX), Byline Bancorp (BY), LendingClub (LC), OppFi (OPFI), and Bank First (BFC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Southern States Bancshares vs. Its Competitors Triumph Financial Coastal Financial Veritex Pagaya Technologies Live Oak Bancshares LexinFintech Byline Bancorp LendingClub OppFi Bank First Triumph Financial (NASDAQ:TFIN) and Southern States Bancshares (NASDAQ:SSBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, dividends and media sentiment. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TFIN or SSBK? 91.1% of Triumph Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.7% of Southern States Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of Triumph Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of Southern States Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate TFIN or SSBK? Triumph Financial presently has a consensus target price of $68.20, suggesting a potential upside of 15.24%. Southern States Bancshares has a consensus target price of $35.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.28%. Given Triumph Financial's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Triumph Financial is more favorable than Southern States Bancshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Triumph Financial 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80Southern States Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TFIN or SSBK? Southern States Bancshares has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Triumph Financial. Southern States Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Triumph Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTriumph Financial$415.91M3.33$16.09M$0.37159.95Southern States Bancshares$103.52M3.33$34.87M$3.809.13 Is TFIN or SSBK more profitable? Southern States Bancshares has a net margin of 19.68% compared to Triumph Financial's net margin of 3.30%. Southern States Bancshares' return on equity of 15.04% beat Triumph Financial's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Triumph Financial3.30% 1.93% 0.28% Southern States Bancshares 19.68%15.04%1.38% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TFIN or SSBK? Southern States Bancshares received 13 more outperform votes than Triumph Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.00% of users gave Southern States Bancshares an outperform vote while only 6.06% of users gave Triumph Financial an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTriumph FinancialOutperform Votes26.06%Underperform Votes3193.94% Southern States BancsharesOutperform Votes1550.00% Underperform Votes1550.00% Which has more risk and volatility, TFIN or SSBK? Triumph Financial has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern States Bancshares has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer TFIN or SSBK? In the previous week, Southern States Bancshares had 2 more articles in the media than Triumph Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Southern States Bancshares and 1 mentions for Triumph Financial. Triumph Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Southern States Bancshares' score of 1.17 indicating that Triumph Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Triumph Financial Very Positive Southern States Bancshares Positive SummarySouthern States Bancshares beats Triumph Financial on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Southern States Bancshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SSBK 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 SSBK 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 SSBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSouthern States BancsharesState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$344.60M$3.32B$11.72B$8.62BDividend Yield1.07%3.77%5.66%4.17%P/E Ratio9.4624.0323.0519.96Price / Sales3.333.1226.86157.63Price / Cash8.6610.6317.6034.64Price / Book1.431.202.894.69Net Income$34.87M$372.21M$1.04B$248.14M7 Day Performance0.75%0.44%0.68%0.95%1 Month Performance-5.16%-1.31%1.15%5.74%1 Year Performance32.89%21.66%540.95%14.73% Southern States Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSBKSouthern States Bancshares1.8814 of 5 stars$34.71-0.6%$35.50+2.3%+31.0%$344.60M$103.52M9.46200News CoveragePositive NewsTFINTriumph Financial1.9738 of 5 stars$57.29-0.8%$68.20+19.0%-20.6%$1.34B$415.91M106.091,430Positive NewsCCBCoastal Financial3.9019 of 5 stars$87.43-0.5%$105.00+20.1%+96.0%$1.31B$436.55M26.90380Positive NewsVBTXVeritex4.7795 of 5 stars$23.98-0.9%$30.25+26.1%+24.3%$1.30B$435.91M12.30770Positive NewsPGYPagaya Technologies2.7774 of 5 stars$16.72+1.7%$20.61+23.3%+38.7%$1.27B$1.05B-3.04800News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeLOBLive Oak Bancshares4.7071 of 5 stars$27.25-0.7%$42.25+55.1%-13.4%$1.24B$498.34M18.79960Positive NewsLXLexinFintech4.1619 of 5 stars$7.09-2.2%$13.60+91.8%+337.5%$1.19B$14.07B11.253,900Positive NewsBYByline Bancorp4.1929 of 5 stars$25.67-0.8%$33.25+29.5%+11.8%$1.18B$405.32M9.30970Trending NewsInsider TradeLCLendingClub4.8554 of 5 stars$10.07+0.3%$15.75+56.5%+26.8%$1.15B$824.03M22.371,580Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionOPFIOppFi1.5082 of 5 stars$13.23+4.4%$13.33+0.8%+284.1%$1.15B$538.89M82.69570Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeBFCBank First2.4885 of 5 stars$114.94-1.2%$120.50+4.8%+41.8%$1.14B$159.80M17.68330Positive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TFIN Alternatives CCB Alternatives VBTX Alternatives PGY Alternatives LOB Alternatives LX Alternatives BY Alternatives LC Alternatives OPFI Alternatives BFC 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:SSBK) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy July 22nd Could Mean Big Changes for Social SecurityIn a stunning move, President Trump has authorized an AI-led transformation of federal agencies, including Soc...Altimetry | SponsoredTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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