Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Southern National Bancorp of Virginia (SONA) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrends SONA vs. CIVB, CZNC, INBK, SMMF, CSTR, AMAL, SBSI, OBK, OBNK, and CTBIShould you be buying Southern National Bancorp of Virginia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia include Civista Bancshares (CIVB), Citizens & Northern (CZNC), First Internet Bancorp (INBK), Summit Financial Group (SMMF), CapStar Financial (CSTR), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Southside Bancshares (SBSI), Origin Bancorp (OBK), Origin Bancorp (OBNK), and Community Trust Bancorp (CTBI). Southern National Bancorp of Virginia vs. Civista Bancshares Citizens & Northern First Internet Bancorp Summit Financial Group CapStar Financial Amalgamated Financial Southside Bancshares Origin Bancorp Origin Bancorp Community Trust Bancorp Civista Bancshares (NASDAQ:CIVB) and Southern National Bancorp of Virginia (NASDAQ:SONA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and institutional ownership. Is CIVB or SONA more profitable? Southern National Bancorp of Virginia has a net margin of 17.12% compared to Civista Bancshares' net margin of 13.12%. Civista Bancshares' return on equity of 8.46% beat Southern National Bancorp of Virginia's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Civista Bancshares13.12% 8.46% 0.80% Southern National Bancorp of Virginia 17.12%7.23%0.94% Do analysts recommend CIVB or SONA? Civista Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $20.25, suggesting a potential downside of 0.54%. Given Civista Bancshares' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Civista Bancshares is more favorable than Southern National Bancorp of Virginia.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Civista Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Southern National Bancorp of Virginia 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor CIVB or SONA? Civista Bancshares received 88 more outperform votes than Southern National Bancorp of Virginia when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.26% of users gave Civista Bancshares an outperform vote while only 41.49% of users gave Southern National Bancorp of Virginia an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCivista BancsharesOutperform Votes26158.26% Underperform Votes18741.74% Southern National Bancorp of VirginiaOutperform Votes17341.49% Underperform Votes24458.51% Which has more risk & volatility, CIVB or SONA? Civista Bancshares has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern National Bancorp of Virginia has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation and earnings, CIVB or SONA? Civista Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Southern National Bancorp of Virginia. Southern National Bancorp of Virginia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Civista Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCivista Bancshares$219.90M1.46$42.96M$2.0110.13Southern National Bancorp of Virginia$133.11M2.06$33.17M$1.487.58 Does the media prefer CIVB or SONA? In the previous week, Civista Bancshares had 18 more articles in the media than Southern National Bancorp of Virginia. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Civista Bancshares and 1 mentions for Southern National Bancorp of Virginia. Civista Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Southern National Bancorp of Virginia's score of 0.00 indicating that Civista Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Civista Bancshares 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Southern National Bancorp of Virginia 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CIVB or SONA? 52.1% of Civista Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.2% of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Civista Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Southern National Bancorp of Virginia shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CIVB or SONA a better dividend stock? Civista Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Southern National Bancorp of Virginia pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Civista Bancshares pays out 31.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Southern National Bancorp of Virginia pays out 27.0% 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. Civista Bancshares has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Southern National Bancorp of Virginia is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryCivista Bancshares beats Southern National Bancorp of Virginia on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap Profits625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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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 SONA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSouthern National Bancorp of VirginiaState Commercial Banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$274.21M$3.05B$10.45B$8.53BDividend Yield2.65%3.71%10.20%4.14%P/E Ratio11.8116.1243.2515.09Price / Sales2.062.493,252.5396.92Price / Cash7.4510.2530.0834.07Price / Book0.721.193.975.02Net Income$33.17M$405.86M$992.99M$225.46M Southern National Bancorp of Virginia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SONASouthern National Bancorp of VirginiaN/A$11.22-0.1%N/A+19.1%$274.21M$133.11M11.81350Analyst ForecastCIVBCivista Bancshares4.5822 of 5 stars$18.57+4.1%$18.25-1.7%+40.2%$292.05M$151.19M8.68538Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageCZNCCitizens & Northern4.0665 of 5 stars$19.05+0.2%N/A+5.5%$292.91M$103.80M12.45404Short Interest ↓INBKFirst Internet Bancorp3.5866 of 5 stars$36.10+2.7%$42.88+18.8%+113.3%$312.99M$265.57M16.95290Short Interest ↑SMMFSummit Financial GroupN/A$25.70-2.5%N/A+20.0%$377.28M$263.42M6.62496High Trading VolumeCSTRCapStar FinancialN/A$20.10flatN/A+33.7%$418.36M$112.03M12.80360Analyst ForecastAMALAmalgamated Financial2.3738 of 5 stars$34.63+2.6%$32.17-7.1%+81.8%$1.06B$299.21M10.72380Insider SellingNews CoverageSBSISouthside Bancshares3.8879 of 5 stars$32.85+1.1%$37.00+12.6%+20.2%$994.37M$395.58M11.86815OBKOrigin Bancorp3.1721 of 5 stars$31.88+2.1%$35.75+12.1%+5.8%$992.74M$581.73M13.121,041OBNKOrigin BancorpN/A$31.21-0.4%N/A+5.7%$960.68M$347.14M9.721,011Gap UpCTBICommunity Trust Bancorp3.3099 of 5 stars$52.42+2.3%$52.00-0.8%+39.3%$946.18M$326.31M11.91930Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Civista Bancshares Alternatives Citizens & Northern Alternatives First Internet Bancorp Alternatives Summit Financial Group Alternatives CapStar Financial Alternatives Amalgamated Financial Alternatives Southside Bancshares Alternatives Origin Bancorp Alternatives Origin Bancorp Alternatives Community Trust Bancorp Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SONA) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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