SouthState Bank (SSB) Competitors $92.56 +1.15 (+1.26%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$92.47 -0.09 (-0.10%) As of 10/17/2025 05:27 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SSB vs. ABCB, CATY, FFBC, HWC, ONB, TOWN, UBSI, WTFC, ASB, and FNBShould you be buying SouthState Bank stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SouthState Bank include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY), First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC), Hancock Whitney (HWC), Old National Bancorp (ONB), Towne Bank (TOWN), United Bankshares (UBSI), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Associated Banc (ASB), and F.N.B. (FNB). SouthState Bank vs. Its Competitors Ameris Bancorp Cathay General Bancorp First Financial Bancorp. Hancock Whitney Old National Bancorp Towne Bank United Bankshares Wintrust Financial Associated Banc F.N.B. Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and SouthState Bank (NYSE:SSB) are related mid-cap companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends and earnings. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ABCB or SSB? SouthState Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SouthState Bank, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmeris Bancorp$1.13B4.32$358.68M$5.6812.49SouthState Bank$2.44B3.83$534.78M$6.7113.79 Do analysts prefer ABCB or SSB? Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $72.14, indicating a potential upside of 1.71%. SouthState Bank has a consensus price target of $117.08, indicating a potential upside of 26.49%. Given SouthState Bank's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe SouthState Bank is more favorable than Ameris Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ameris Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86SouthState Bank 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.07 Is ABCB or SSB a better dividend stock? Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. SouthState Bank pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 14.1% 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 raised 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 refer more to ABCB or SSB? In the previous week, Ameris Bancorp had 1 more articles in the media than SouthState Bank. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ameris Bancorp and 5 mentions for SouthState Bank. SouthState Bank's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Ameris Bancorp's score of 0.97 indicating that SouthState Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ameris Bancorp 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SouthState Bank 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, ABCB or SSB? Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SouthState Bank has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ABCB or SSB more profitable? Ameris Bancorp has a net margin of 21.46% compared to SouthState Bank's net margin of 19.27%. SouthState Bank's return on equity of 10.23% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32% SouthState Bank 19.27%10.23%1.34% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ABCB or SSB? 91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of SouthState Bank shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of Ameris Bancorp shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of SouthState Bank shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySouthState Bank beats Ameris Bancorp on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SSB and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SSB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSouthState BankState Commercial Banks – Fed Reserve System IndustryFinancial SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.37B$1.96B$4.79B$21.77BDividend Yield2.60%2.36%4.39%3.62%P/E Ratio13.7916.681,200.1132.43Price / Sales3.832.531,363.6881.20Price / Cash11.2212.0248.9318.06Price / Book1.201.213.534.59Net Income$534.78M$153.05M$1.22B$1.01B7 Day Performance-3.82%-2.60%-0.54%-0.34%1 Month Performance-8.89%-6.15%0.35%-0.90%1 Year PerformanceN/AN/A42.02%9.51% SouthState Bank Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSBSouthState Bank4.5628 of 5 stars$92.56+1.3%$117.08+26.5%N/A$9.37B$2.44B13.794,986Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsABCBAmeris Bancorp3.4767 of 5 stars$71.19-3.7%$72.14+1.3%+9.4%$4.88B$1.13B13.662,850Upcoming EarningsCATYCathay General Bancorp4.4147 of 5 stars$46.34-5.4%$50.17+8.3%-0.3%$3.20B$1.39B11.191,266Upcoming EarningsFFBCFirst Financial Bancorp.4.811 of 5 stars$24.39-4.3%$29.83+22.3%-8.9%$2.34B$1.62B9.762,090Upcoming EarningsHWCHancock Whitney4.6683 of 5 stars$59.01-4.5%$70.00+18.6%+5.9%$5.00B$2.06B10.873,476Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionONBOld National Bancorp4.8909 of 5 stars$20.61-5.2%$26.36+27.9%+1.7%$8.08B$2.96B12.204,066Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsTOWNTowne Bank3.9192 of 5 stars$32.48-3.6%$41.00+26.2%-3.2%$2.44B$1.03B14.122,720Upcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeUBSIUnited Bankshares4.1896 of 5 stars$35.53-4.0%$40.50+14.0%-6.6%$5.03B$1.12B12.552,553Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsWTFCWintrust Financial4.9793 of 5 stars$125.51-4.5%$149.57+19.2%+6.4%$8.40B$3.97B11.875,903ASBAssociated Banc4.9743 of 5 stars$24.68-5.8%$28.11+13.9%+6.7%$4.09B$1.09B32.054,000Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeFNBF.N.B.4.5633 of 5 stars$15.27-4.3%$18.64+22.1%+3.3%$5.48B$2.57B11.934,280Trending NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameris Bancorp Competitors Cathay General Bancorp Competitors First Financial Bancorp. 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