CoastalSouth Bancshares (COSO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company that operates through its wholly owned subsidiary, Coastal States Bank. The company provides community banking services to individuals, families, businesses and nonprofit organizations.

Coastal States Bank offers a range of deposit products, commercial and consumer lending, mortgage lending, cash-management and treasury services, online and mobile banking, and other traditional banking solutions. Its lending activities include commercial real estate, business, residential mortgage and consumer loans.

Founded in 2003, CoastalSouth Bancshares serves communities in coastal South Carolina and Georgia, including the Hilton Head Island and Savannah markets. The company emphasizes relationship-based banking and locally focused service through its branch network and digital banking channels.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $26.62 to $26.86
• 50-Day Range: $26.19 to $28.04
• 52-Week Range: $20.80 to $28.56
• Volume: 5,228 shs
• Average Volume: 103,991 shs
• Market Capitalization: $321.19 million
• P/E Ratio: 12.11
• Dividend Yield: 0.74%
• Price Target: $31.50
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

CoastalSouth Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CoastalSouth Bancshares scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 184th out of 846 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

CoastalSouth Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

CoastalSouth Bancshares has a consensus price target of $31.50, representing about 17.5% upside from its current price of $26.81.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CoastalSouth Bancshares has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.16%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CoastalSouth Bancshares are expected to grow by 11.16% in the coming year, from $2.33 to $2.59 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CoastalSouth Bancshares is 12.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CoastalSouth Bancshares is 12.07, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.60.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CoastalSouth Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.24. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.57% of the float of CoastalSouth Bancshares has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CoastalSouth Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.12, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CoastalSouth Bancshares has recently decreased by 30.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

CoastalSouth Bancshares has a dividend yield of 0.75%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

CoastalSouth Bancshares does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CoastalSouth Bancshares is 9.01%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, CoastalSouth Bancshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.72% next year. This indicates that CoastalSouth Bancshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.43

News Sentiment

CoastalSouth Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 0.43. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.65 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for CoastalSouth Bancshares this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CoastalSouth Bancshares insiders have sold 1,369.73% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $9,350.00 in company stock and sold $137,420.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

15.11% of the stock of CoastalSouth Bancshares is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

CoastalSouth Bancshares has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/20/2026
• Record date for 8/27 Dividend: 8/13/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/27 Dividend: 8/13/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/27/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:COSO
• CIK: 1297107
• Web: www.coastalstatesbank.com
• Phone: (678) 396-4605
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 196
• Year Founded: 2023

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CoastalSouth Bancshares: $31.50
• High Price Target: $33.00
• Low Price Target: $30.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.07
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.50
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $24.89 million
• Net Margins: 19.59%
• Pretax Margin: 24.64%
• Return on Equity: 10.57%
• Return on Assets: 1.18%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.28
• Current Ratio: 0.95
• Quick Ratio: 0.84

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $135.78 million
• Price / Sales: 2.36
• Cash Flow: $2.27 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 11.79
• Book Value: $21.67 per share
• Price / Book: 1.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 11,950,000
• Free Float: 10,148,000
• Market Cap: $320.32 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.07