Southside Bancshares (SBSI) Competitors

German American Bancorp has a net margin of 28.25% compared to Southside Bancshares' net margin of 16.70%. German American Bancorp's return on equity of 12.14% beat Southside Bancshares' return on equity.

In the previous week, Southside Bancshares and Southside Bancshares both had 2 articles in the media. Southside Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat German American Bancorp's score of 0.90 indicating that Southside Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Southside Bancshares presently has a consensus target price of $34.75, suggesting a potential upside of 12.91%. German American Bancorp has a consensus target price of $53.33, suggesting a potential upside of 7.96%. Given Southside Bancshares' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Southside Bancshares is more favorable than German American Bancorp.

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

Southside Bancshares has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, German American Bancorp has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

55.7% of Southside Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.9% of German American Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Southside Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of German American Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Southside Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. German American Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Southside Bancshares pays out 58.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. German American Bancorp pays out 32.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Southside Bancshares has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years and German American Bancorp has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Southside Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Southside Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Hope Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Southside Bancshares pays out 58.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hope Bancorp pays out 56.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Southside Bancshares has raised its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Southside Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

55.7% of Southside Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.0% of Hope Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of Southside Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Hope Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Southside Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $34.75, suggesting a potential upside of 12.91%. Hope Bancorp has a consensus price target of $15.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.30%. Given Hope Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hope Bancorp is more favorable than Southside Bancshares.

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

Southside Bancshares has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hope Bancorp has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

Southside Bancshares has a net margin of 16.70% compared to Hope Bancorp's net margin of 12.53%. Southside Bancshares' return on equity of 11.16% beat Hope Bancorp's return on equity.

In the previous week, Southside Bancshares and Southside Bancshares both had 2 articles in the media. Southside Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Hope Bancorp's score of 0.91 indicating that Southside Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media.

58.6% of Mercantile Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.7% of Southside Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Mercantile Bank shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Southside Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Mercantile Bank has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Southside Bancshares. Mercantile Bank is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Southside Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Mercantile Bank has a net margin of 24.75% compared to Southside Bancshares' net margin of 16.70%. Mercantile Bank's return on equity of 13.66% beat Southside Bancshares' return on equity.

In the previous week, Mercantile Bank and Mercantile Bank both had 2 articles in the media. Southside Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Mercantile Bank's score of 0.81 indicating that Southside Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Mercantile Bank pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Southside Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Mercantile Bank pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Southside Bancshares pays out 58.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Mercantile Bank has increased its dividend for 14 consecutive years and Southside Bancshares has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Southside Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Mercantile Bank presently has a consensus price target of $62.00, indicating a potential upside of 4.20%. Southside Bancshares has a consensus price target of $34.75, indicating a potential upside of 12.91%. Given Southside Bancshares' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Southside Bancshares is more favorable than Mercantile Bank.

Mercantile Bank has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Southside Bancshares has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

60.7% of Peoples Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.7% of Southside Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Peoples Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Southside Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Peoples Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Southside Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Peoples Bancorp pays out 50.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Southside Bancshares pays out 58.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Peoples Bancorp has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and Southside Bancshares has increased its dividend for 30 consecutive years. Southside Bancshares is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Peoples Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $41.50, indicating a potential upside of 10.73%. Southside Bancshares has a consensus target price of $34.75, indicating a potential upside of 12.91%. Given Southside Bancshares' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Southside Bancshares is more favorable than Peoples Bancorp.

In the previous week, Peoples Bancorp had 18 more articles in the media than Southside Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Peoples Bancorp and 2 mentions for Southside Bancshares. Southside Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Peoples Bancorp's score of 0.35 indicating that Southside Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Peoples Bancorp has a net margin of 19.17% compared to Southside Bancshares' net margin of 16.70%. Southside Bancshares' return on equity of 11.16% beat Peoples Bancorp's return on equity.

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

Peoples Bancorp has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Southside Bancshares has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.