Southside Bancshares (SBSI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Southside Bancshares, Inc. is a Texas-based bank holding company headquartered in Tyler, Texas. Its principal subsidiary, Southside Bank, provides banking and financial services to individuals, businesses, municipalities and other organizations.

Southside Bank offers deposit products such as checking and savings accounts, money market accounts and certificates of deposit, along with commercial, real estate, residential mortgage and consumer lending. The bank also provides treasury management, online and mobile banking, wealth management, trust and investment services, and other financial solutions.

Founded in 1960, Southside Bank serves communities primarily across East, North and Central Texas through banking locations and digital channels. Southside Bancshares is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Lee R. Gibson.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.83 to $30.56
• 50-Day Range: $30.16 to $34.10
• 52-Week Range: $26.32 to $36.20
• Volume: 212,495 shs
• Average Volume: 119,861 shs
• Market Capitalization: $909.95 million
• P/E Ratio: 12.02
• Dividend Yield: 4.85%
• Price Target: $34.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Southside Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Southside Bancshares scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 266th out of 854 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: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Southside Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.17, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Southside Bancshares has a consensus price target of $34.75, representing about 13.8% upside from its current price of $30.53.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Southside Bancshares has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -1.83%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Southside Bancshares are expected to decrease by -1.83% in the coming year, from $3.27 to $3.21 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Southside Bancshares is 12.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.83.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Southside Bancshares is 12.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.66.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Southside Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.12% of the float of Southside Bancshares has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Southside Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.45.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Southside Bancshares has recently increased by 2.06%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Southside Bancshares is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.88%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Southside Bancshares has been increasing its dividend for 30 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Southside Bancshares is 58.27%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Southside Bancshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 46.11% next year. This indicates that Southside Bancshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.19

News Sentiment

Southside Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 1.19. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Southside Bancshares this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Southside Bancshares to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Southside Bancshares insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $13,284.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.10% of the stock of Southside Bancshares is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

55.70% of the stock of Southside Bancshares is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/24/2026
• Record date for 9/3 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/3 Dividend: 8/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/03/2026
• Today: 10/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/23/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:SBSI
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:SBSI
• CIK: 705432
• Web: southside.com
• Phone: (903) 531-7111
• Fax: 903-592-3692
• Employees: 781
• Year Founded: 1960

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Southside Bancshares: $34.75
• High Price Target: $37.00
• Low Price Target: $33.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +13.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.17
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.54
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.02
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.33
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $69.18 million
• Net Margins: 16.70%
• Pretax Margin: 19.94%
• Return on Equity: 11.16%
• Return on Assets: 1.11%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.71
• Current Ratio: 0.74
• Quick Ratio: 0.74

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $419.03 million
• Price / Sales: 2.17
• Cash Flow: $2.97 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 10.27
• Book Value: $28.19 per share
• Price / Book: 1.08

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 29,810,000
• Free Float: 28,288,000
• Market Cap: $909.95 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.58