ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS) Competitors $92.73 -0.93 (-0.99%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SFBS vs. CFG, AFRM, SHG, BSBR, SOFI, ALLY, UWMC, BSAC, WF, and CIBShould you be buying ServisFirst Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ServisFirst Bancshares include Citizens Financial Group (CFG), Affirm (AFRM), Shinhan Financial Group (SHG), Banco Santander (Brasil) (BSBR), SoFi Technologies (SOFI), Ally Financial (ALLY), UWM (UWMC), Banco Santander-Chile (BSAC), Woori Financial Group (WF), and Bancolombia (CIB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. ServisFirst Bancshares vs. Citizens Financial Group Affirm Shinhan Financial Group Banco Santander (Brasil) SoFi Technologies Ally Financial UWM Banco Santander-Chile Woori Financial Group Bancolombia ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS) and Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has higher valuation and earnings, SFBS or CFG? Citizens Financial Group has higher revenue and earnings than ServisFirst Bancshares. Citizens Financial Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ServisFirst Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioServisFirst Bancshares$843.66M6.00$206.85M$3.7424.79Citizens Financial Group$12.19B1.67$1.61B$2.5418.16 Does the media favor SFBS or CFG? In the previous week, Citizens Financial Group had 9 more articles in the media than ServisFirst Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Citizens Financial Group and 4 mentions for ServisFirst Bancshares. Citizens Financial Group's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat ServisFirst Bancshares' score of 0.95 indicating that Citizens Financial Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ServisFirst Bancshares 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Citizens Financial Group 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in SFBS or CFG? 67.3% of ServisFirst Bancshares shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Citizens Financial Group shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of ServisFirst Bancshares shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Citizens Financial Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SFBS or CFG? Citizens Financial Group received 298 more outperform votes than ServisFirst Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.04% of users gave Citizens Financial Group an outperform vote while only 58.38% of users gave ServisFirst Bancshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformServisFirst BancsharesOutperform Votes23058.38% Underperform Votes16441.62% Citizens Financial GroupOutperform Votes52862.04% Underperform Votes32337.96% Is SFBS or CFG more profitable? ServisFirst Bancshares has a net margin of 21.16% compared to Citizens Financial Group's net margin of 10.37%. ServisFirst Bancshares' return on equity of 14.23% beat Citizens Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ServisFirst Bancshares21.16% 14.23% 1.33% Citizens Financial Group 10.37%5.73%0.58% Do analysts recommend SFBS or CFG? ServisFirst Bancshares currently has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential downside of 8.34%. Citizens Financial Group has a consensus target price of $43.80, suggesting a potential downside of 5.03%. Given Citizens Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Citizens Financial Group is more favorable than ServisFirst Bancshares.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ServisFirst Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Citizens Financial Group 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is SFBS or CFG a better dividend stock? ServisFirst Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Citizens Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. ServisFirst Bancshares pays out 32.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Citizens Financial Group pays out 66.1% 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. Which has more risk and volatility, SFBS or CFG? ServisFirst Bancshares has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Citizens Financial Group has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCitizens Financial Group beats ServisFirst Bancshares on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 SFBS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricServisFirst BancsharesState commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.11B$3.16B$10.41B$19.84BDividend Yield1.28%3.51%10.14%3.50%P/E Ratio24.7917.0347.1237.73Price / Sales6.002.703,443.7818.01Price / Cash21.8211.1230.7717.90Price / Book3.221.292.484.86Net Income$206.85M$405.80M$993.44M$985.93M7 Day Performance-2.08%-0.79%-0.05%0.45%1 Month Performance11.81%8.53%7.13%1.05%1 Year Performance83.77%35.96%24.11%24.67% ServisFirst Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFBSServisFirst Bancshares2.4719 of 5 stars$92.73-1.0%$85.00-8.3%+78.7%$5.11B$843.66M24.79570Analyst UpgradeCFGCitizens Financial Group4.6463 of 5 stars$46.12+0.2%$43.80-5.0%+67.2%$20.33B$12.19B18.1617,570Positive NewsAFRMAffirm2.5386 of 5 stars$63.19-1.2%$46.85-25.9%+148.2%$19.85B$2.52B-44.502,006Analyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↓SHGShinhan Financial Group4.6327 of 5 stars$39.58+2.6%N/A+41.0%$19.65B$25.42B6.21190Positive NewsGap UpBSBRBanco Santander (Brasil)3.0407 of 5 stars$4.46+0.9%N/A-29.5%$16.60B$29.50B0.0055,611Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsSOFISoFi Technologies2.423 of 5 stars$14.67+1.7%$9.80-33.2%+121.8%$15.65B$2.12B146.714,400Analyst ForecastALLYAlly Financial4.977 of 5 stars$35.53-0.1%$40.69+14.5%+28.6%$10.83B$8.21B14.2111,100UWMCUWM2.6191 of 5 stars$6.07-2.7%$7.53+24.1%+7.0%$9.97B$1.31B0.006,700Options VolumeBSACBanco Santander-Chile4.2727 of 5 stars$19.52+1.3%$21.50+10.1%+1.7%$9.08B$6.07B11.099,229Positive NewsWFWoori Financial Group3.8453 of 5 stars$35.44+0.6%N/A+20.5%$8.72B$17.78B4.61150CIBBancolombia1.4595 of 5 stars$33.49+1.7%$33.67+0.5%+21.9%$7.92B$27.76T5.3134,756Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CFG Alternatives AFRM Alternatives SHG Alternatives BSBR Alternatives SOFI Alternatives ALLY Alternatives UWMC Alternatives BSAC Alternatives WF Alternatives CIB 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 (NYSE:SFBS) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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