Southern States Bancshares (SSBK) Competitors $37.11 +0.28 (+0.76%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SSBK vs. HWBK, ESSA, SVBI, SBBX, FNCB, BY, CMPO, BTDR, FBMS, and SIIShould you be buying Southern States Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Southern States Bancshares include Hawthorn Bancshares (HWBK), ESSA Bancorp (ESSA), Severn Bancorp (SVBI), SB One Bancorp (SBBX), FNCB Bancorp (FNCB), Byline Bancorp (BY), CompoSecure (CMPO), Bitdeer Technologies Group (BTDR), First Bancshares (FBMS), and Sprott (SII). Southern States Bancshares vs. Hawthorn Bancshares ESSA Bancorp Severn Bancorp SB One Bancorp FNCB Bancorp Byline Bancorp CompoSecure Bitdeer Technologies Group First Bancshares Sprott Hawthorn Bancshares (NASDAQ:HWBK) and Southern States Bancshares (NASDAQ:SSBK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability and media sentiment. Is HWBK or SSBK more profitable? Southern States Bancshares has a net margin of 19.33% compared to Hawthorn Bancshares' net margin of 5.67%. Southern States Bancshares' return on equity of 14.11% beat Hawthorn Bancshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hawthorn Bancshares5.67% 4.46% 0.34% Southern States Bancshares 19.33%14.11%1.28% Does the MarketBeat Community favor HWBK or SSBK? Hawthorn Bancshares received 144 more outperform votes than Southern States Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.35% of users gave Hawthorn Bancshares an outperform vote while only 51.72% of users gave Southern States Bancshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHawthorn BancsharesOutperform Votes15963.35% Underperform Votes9236.65% Southern States BancsharesOutperform Votes1551.72% Underperform Votes1448.28% Do analysts recommend HWBK or SSBK? Southern States Bancshares has a consensus target price of $35.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.34%. Given Southern States Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Southern States Bancshares is more favorable than Hawthorn Bancshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hawthorn Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Southern States Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, HWBK or SSBK? Southern States Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than Hawthorn Bancshares. Southern States Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hawthorn Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHawthorn Bancshares$99.50M2.14$960K$0.9033.80Southern States Bancshares$141.13M2.60$31.95M$3.5510.45 Which has more risk and volatility, HWBK or SSBK? Hawthorn Bancshares has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Southern States Bancshares has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to HWBK or SSBK? In the previous week, Southern States Bancshares had 2 more articles in the media than Hawthorn Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Southern States Bancshares and 1 mentions for Hawthorn Bancshares. Southern States Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Hawthorn Bancshares' score of 0.03 indicating that Southern States Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Hawthorn Bancshares 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Southern States Bancshares 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HWBK or SSBK a better dividend stock? Hawthorn Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Southern States Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Hawthorn Bancshares pays out 84.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Southern States Bancshares pays out 10.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HWBK or SSBK? 30.7% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.7% of Southern States Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. 23.4% of Hawthorn Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.8% of Southern States Bancshares shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySouthern States Bancshares beats Hawthorn Bancshares on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTILet’s be bluntLet me be blunt with you for just a second… You may think you know when and why stocks move, but you’re wrong… Most traders have no idea about the biggest secret Wall Street keeps — even though it’s hiding in plain sight. 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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 SSBK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSouthern States BancsharesState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$366.65M$3.17B$10.96B$8.84BDividend Yield1.00%3.51%10.26%4.09%P/E Ratio10.4517.8745.7717.81Price / Sales2.603.04228.60162.56Price / Cash9.6011.0829.6036.29Price / Book1.351.284.236.50Net Income$31.95M$405.80M$1.02B$226.22M7 Day Performance1.31%1.86%1.32%4.04%1 Month Performance21.31%10.18%4.21%4.94%1 Year Performance45.64%39.00%26.26%29.30% Southern States Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SSBKSouthern States Bancshares1.9311 of 5 stars$37.11+0.8%$35.50-4.3%+45.6%$364.06M$141.13M10.45181Positive NewsHWBKHawthorn Bancshares2.58 of 5 stars$30.89+0.9%N/A+43.6%$215.92M$99.50M33.87276Analyst DowngradeESSAESSA Bancorp2.4688 of 5 stars$20.27+0.9%N/A+23.6%$205.34M$111.66M11.32250Dividend AnnouncementSVBISevern BancorpN/A$13.63flatN/A+0.0%$175.34M$49.72M17.47187SBBXSB One BancorpN/A$18.51flatN/A+0.0%$174.27M$96.65M8.26216Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeFNCBFNCB BancorpN/A$6.75flatN/AN/A$133.65M$88.67M9.64201BYByline Bancorp2.9595 of 5 stars$31.33+1.3%$29.88-4.6%+56.5%$1.39B$535.79M11.391,055Positive NewsCMPOCompoSecure0.7512 of 5 stars$15.52+0.8%$15.79+1.7%+208.5%$1.37B$390.63M0.00720BTDRBitdeer Technologies Group3.0719 of 5 stars$11.19-5.9%$14.80+32.3%+180.8%$1.25B$368.55M-21.52211Analyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeFBMSFirst Bancshares2.0879 of 5 stars$36.89+2.8%$35.50-3.8%+43.8%$1.15B$387.64M16.691,078Analyst ForecastPositive NewsSIISprott1.9032 of 5 stars$44.01-0.1%N/A+43.8%$1.14B$169.02M24.18170Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HWBK Alternatives ESSA Alternatives SVBI Alternatives SBBX Alternatives FNCB Alternatives BY Alternatives CMPO Alternatives BTDR Alternatives FBMS Alternatives SII 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:SSBK) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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