SB Financial Group (SBFG) Competitors

SB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SBFG) and South Plains Financial (NASDAQ:SPFI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SBFG or SPFI?

SB Financial Group received 90 more outperform votes than South Plains Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.32% of users gave South Plains Financial an outperform vote while only 39.60% of users gave SB Financial Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SB Financial Group	Outperform Votes 139 39.60%	Underperform Votes 212 60.40%
South Plains Financial	Outperform Votes 49 56.32%	Underperform Votes 38 43.68%

Which has more risk & volatility, SBFG or SPFI?

SB Financial Group has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, South Plains Financial has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SBFG or SPFI more profitable?

South Plains Financial has a net margin of 17.20% compared to SB Financial Group's net margin of 14.10%. South Plains Financial's return on equity of 11.75% beat SB Financial Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SB Financial Group	14.10%	8.98%	0.84%
South Plains Financial	17.20%	11.75%	1.17%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SBFG or SPFI?

South Plains Financial has higher revenue and earnings than SB Financial Group. South Plains Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SB Financial Group, 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
SB Financial Group	$56.94M	2.42	$11.47M	$1.72	12.24
South Plains Financial	$189.30M	2.93	$49.72M	$2.92	11.53

Do analysts prefer SBFG or SPFI?

South Plains Financial has a consensus price target of $42.67, suggesting a potential upside of 26.68%. Given South Plains Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe South Plains Financial is more favorable than SB Financial Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SB Financial Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
South Plains Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SBFG or SPFI?

66.7% of SB Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.0% of South Plains Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of SB Financial Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.4% of South Plains Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SBFG or SPFI a better dividend stock?

SB Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. South Plains Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. SB Financial Group pays out 33.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. South Plains Financial pays out 20.5% 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. SB Financial Group has raised its dividend for 11 consecutive years. SB Financial Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to SBFG or SPFI?

In the previous week, SB Financial Group and SB Financial Group both had 2 articles in the media. SB Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat South Plains Financial's score of 0.44 indicating that SB Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SB Financial Group	Positive
South Plains Financial	Neutral

Summary

South Plains Financial beats SB Financial Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.