Southern States Bancshares (SSBK) Competitors $34.76 -0.01 (-0.01%) As of 01:39 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SSBK vs. IREN, SUPV, TFIN, SII, VBTX, WULF, LX, CCB, LOB, and LCShould you be buying Southern States Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Southern States Bancshares include Iris Energy (IREN), Grupo Supervielle (SUPV), Triumph Financial (TFIN), Sprott (SII), Veritex (VBTX), TeraWulf (WULF), LexinFintech (LX), Coastal Financial (CCB), Live Oak Bancshares (LOB), and LendingClub (LC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Southern States Bancshares vs. Iris Energy Grupo Supervielle Triumph Financial Sprott Veritex TeraWulf LexinFintech Coastal Financial Live Oak Bancshares LendingClub Iris Energy (NASDAQ:IREN) and Southern States Bancshares (NASDAQ:SSBK) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and profitability. Is IREN or SSBK more profitable? Southern States Bancshares has a net margin of 19.68% compared to Iris Energy's net margin of -17.94%. Southern States Bancshares' return on equity of 15.04% beat Iris Energy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Iris Energy-17.94% -3.98% -3.33% Southern States Bancshares 19.68%15.04%1.38% Do analysts recommend IREN or SSBK? Iris Energy presently has a consensus price target of $20.30, indicating a potential upside of 112.90%. Southern States Bancshares has a consensus price target of $35.50, indicating a potential upside of 2.11%. Given Iris Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Iris Energy is more favorable than Southern States Bancshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Iris Energy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Southern States Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has higher earnings and valuation, IREN or SSBK? Southern States Bancshares has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Iris Energy. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIris Energy$372.10M4.81-$28.95MN/AN/ASouthern States Bancshares$103.52M3.33$34.87M$3.809.15 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of IREN or SSBK? 41.1% of Iris Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.7% of Southern States Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.5% of Iris Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Southern States Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IREN or SSBK? Iris Energy received 61 more outperform votes than Southern States Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.35% of users gave Iris Energy an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Southern States Bancshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIris EnergyOutperform Votes7678.35% Underperform Votes2121.65% Southern States BancsharesOutperform Votes1550.00% Underperform Votes1550.00% Which has more risk & volatility, IREN or SSBK? Iris Energy has a beta of 3.67, indicating that its share price is 267% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern States Bancshares has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor IREN or SSBK? In the previous week, Iris Energy had 41 more articles in the media than Southern States Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Iris Energy and 2 mentions for Southern States Bancshares. Southern States Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Iris Energy's score of 0.52 indicating that Southern States Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Iris Energy 12 Very Positive mention(s) 8 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Southern States Bancshares 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryIris Energy beats Southern States Bancshares on 11 of the 17 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 {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 SSBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSouthern States BancsharesState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$345.01M$3.25B$11.48B$8.43BDividend Yield1.00%3.70%5.45%4.11%P/E Ratio9.4723.8622.4519.75Price / Sales3.333.0727.52118.67Price / Cash8.6610.6317.6234.62Price / Book1.431.192.774.50Net Income$34.87M$372.21M$1.04B$248.32M7 Day Performance-3.86%-2.65%-0.29%0.48%1 Month Performance8.57%4.75%6.03%13.08%1 Year Performance29.96%15.97%536.56%7.36% Southern States Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSBKSouthern States Bancshares1.2581 of 5 stars$34.770.0%$35.50+2.1%+29.8%$345.01M$103.52M9.47200Positive NewsIRENIris Energy4.1952 of 5 stars$7.51+6.7%$20.40+171.6%+20.1%$1.41B$283.73M0.00100Analyst RevisionGap UpSUPVGrupo Supervielle2.0151 of 5 stars$15.91+5.6%$13.67-14.1%+109.7%$1.41B$1.15T22.094,810Positive NewsEx-DividendTFINTriumph Financial1.9843 of 5 stars$60.00+4.5%$68.20+13.7%-23.1%$1.41B$415.91M111.111,430Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSIISprott1.038 of 5 stars$54.31-1.8%N/A+22.3%$1.40B$168.35M29.84170Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeVBTXVeritex4.7074 of 5 stars$24.85+3.7%$30.25+21.7%+11.7%$1.35B$435.91M12.74770Positive NewsWULFTeraWulf2.5151 of 5 stars$3.48+15.6%$7.86+125.8%+91.7%$1.33B$140.05M-10.556News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpLXLexinFintech3.3278 of 5 stars$8.71+11.8%$13.60+56.1%+363.6%$1.31B$14.20B13.833,900News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportCCBCoastal Financial3.9982 of 5 stars$87.12+3.7%$105.00+20.5%+96.2%$1.31B$435.77M26.81380Positive NewsInsider TradeLOBLive Oak Bancshares4.3979 of 5 stars$28.64+5.4%$42.25+47.5%-24.4%$1.30B$498.34M19.75960Dividend AnnouncementGap DownLCLendingClub4.8685 of 5 stars$11.16+5.5%$15.75+41.2%+6.3%$1.27B$824.03M24.791,580 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IREN Alternatives SUPV Alternatives TFIN Alternatives SII Alternatives VBTX Alternatives WULF Alternatives LX Alternatives CCB Alternatives LOB Alternatives LC 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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