SouthState Bank (SSB) Competitors

Banco Bradesco (NYSE:BBD) and SouthState Bank (NYSE:SSB) are both large-cap banking companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Do analysts recommend BBD or SSB?

Banco Bradesco presently has a consensus price target of $2.40, suggesting a potential downside of 28.36%. Given Banco Bradesco's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Banco Bradesco is more favorable than SouthState Bank.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Banco Bradesco	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
SouthState Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is BBD or SSB more profitable?

SouthState Bank has a net margin of 19.27% compared to Banco Bradesco's net margin of 9.76%. Banco Bradesco's return on equity of 12.96% beat SouthState Bank's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Banco Bradesco	9.76%	12.96%	1.07%
SouthState Bank	19.27%	10.23%	1.34%

Which has more risk & volatility, BBD or SSB?

Banco Bradesco has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SouthState Bank has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BBD or SSB a better dividend stock?

Banco Bradesco pays an annual dividend of $0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. SouthState Bank pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Banco Bradesco pays out 8.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SouthState Bank pays out 35.8% 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. SouthState Bank has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. SouthState Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor BBD or SSB?

In the previous week, Banco Bradesco had 1 more articles in the media than SouthState Bank. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Banco Bradesco and 3 mentions for SouthState Bank. SouthState Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Banco Bradesco's score of 0.38 indicating that SouthState Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Banco Bradesco	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SouthState Bank	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BBD or SSB?

89.8% of SouthState Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Banco Bradesco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of SouthState Bank shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BBD or SSB?

Banco Bradesco has higher revenue and earnings than SouthState Bank. Banco Bradesco is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SouthState Bank, 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
Banco Bradesco	$37.55B	0.95	$3.20B	$0.35	9.57
SouthState Bank	$2.44B	4.11	$534.78M	$6.71	14.81

Summary

SouthState Bank beats Banco Bradesco on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.