Bancorp (TBBK) Competitors

SouthState (NASDAQ:SSB) and Bancorp (NASDAQ:TBBK) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Is SSB or TBBK more profitable?

Bancorp has a net margin of 30.97% compared to SouthState's net margin of 22.38%. Bancorp's return on equity of 27.33% beat SouthState's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SouthState	22.38%	9.62%	1.21%
Bancorp	30.97%	27.33%	2.66%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SSB or TBBK?

SouthState received 157 more outperform votes than Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.83% of users gave SouthState an outperform vote while only 60.66% of users gave Bancorp an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SouthState	Outperform Votes 507 61.83%	Underperform Votes 313 38.17%
Bancorp	Outperform Votes 350 60.66%	Underperform Votes 227 39.34%

Which has more risk and volatility, SSB or TBBK?

SouthState has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bancorp has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SSB or TBBK?

SouthState currently has a consensus price target of $116.60, suggesting a potential upside of 34.12%. Bancorp has a consensus price target of $67.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.69%. Given Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bancorp is more favorable than SouthState.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SouthState	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
Bancorp	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SSB or TBBK?

SouthState has higher revenue and earnings than Bancorp. Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SouthState, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SouthState	$1.88B	4.68	$534.78M	$6.33	13.73
Bancorp	$523.72M	4.42	$217.54M	$4.43	10.91

Does the media favor SSB or TBBK?

In the previous week, Bancorp had 24 more articles in the media than SouthState. MarketBeat recorded 60 mentions for Bancorp and 36 mentions for SouthState. SouthState's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Bancorp's score of 0.33 indicating that SouthState is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SouthState	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bancorp	16 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	29 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SSB or TBBK?

89.8% of SouthState shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.2% of Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of SouthState shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

SouthState beats Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.