ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS) Competitors $85.86 +0.76 (+0.89%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SFBS vs. CFG, SOFI, SHG, BSBR, ALLY, UWMC, BSAC, WF, CIB, and UPSTShould you be buying ServisFirst Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ServisFirst Bancshares include Citizens Financial Group (CFG), SoFi Technologies (SOFI), Shinhan Financial Group (SHG), Banco Santander (Brasil) (BSBR), Ally Financial (ALLY), UWM (UWMC), Banco Santander-Chile (BSAC), Woori Financial Group (WF), Bancolombia (CIB), and Upstart (UPST). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. ServisFirst Bancshares vs. Citizens Financial Group SoFi Technologies Shinhan Financial Group Banco Santander (Brasil) Ally Financial UWM Banco Santander-Chile Woori Financial Group Bancolombia Upstart ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS) and Citizens Financial Group (NYSE:CFG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk. Do analysts prefer SFBS or CFG? ServisFirst Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.00%. Citizens Financial Group has a consensus price target of $47.41, indicating a potential upside of 9.12%. Given Citizens Financial Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 7 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SFBS or CFG? 67.3% of ServisFirst Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 94.9% of Citizens Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of ServisFirst Bancshares shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Citizens Financial Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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% Does the MarketBeat Community favor SFBS or CFG? Citizens Financial Group received 303 more outperform votes than ServisFirst Bancshares when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.19% of users gave Citizens Financial Group an outperform vote while only 58.23% of users gave ServisFirst Bancshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformServisFirst BancsharesOutperform Votes23058.23% Underperform Votes16541.77% Citizens Financial GroupOutperform Votes53362.19% Underperform Votes32437.81% Which has more volatility and risk, SFBS or CFG? ServisFirst Bancshares has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Citizens Financial Group has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better 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$443.96M10.55$206.85M$3.7422.96Citizens Financial Group$7.81B2.45$1.61B$2.5417.11 Does the media refer more to SFBS or CFG? In the previous week, Citizens Financial Group had 2 more articles in the media than ServisFirst Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Citizens Financial Group and 10 mentions for ServisFirst Bancshares. ServisFirst Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.23 beat Citizens Financial Group's score of 0.71 indicating that ServisFirst Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ServisFirst Bancshares 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Citizens Financial Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SFBS or CFG a better dividend stock? ServisFirst Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $1.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Citizens Financial Group pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. ServisFirst Bancshares pays out 35.8% 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. SummaryCitizens Financial Group beats ServisFirst Bancshares on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get ServisFirst Bancshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SFBS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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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$4.64B$3.10B$10.97B$19.18BDividend Yield1.39%3.54%9.85%3.59%P/E Ratio22.9616.5628.4941.28Price / Sales10.553.2848.6117.59Price / Cash21.6611.2830.3121.28Price / Book3.241.262.735.32Net Income$206.85M$406.76M$1.03B$989.88M7 Day Performance-7.68%-4.75%-2.88%-3.56%1 Month Performance-7.92%-4.99%-2.86%-3.70%1 Year Performance28.73%14.26%11.27%12.12% ServisFirst Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFBSServisFirst Bancshares2.283 of 5 stars$85.86+0.9%$85.00-1.0%+29.6%$4.64B$443.96M22.96570Dividend IncreasePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCFGCitizens Financial Group4.4331 of 5 stars$45.62-0.2%$46.94+2.9%+34.2%$20.10B$12.19B17.9917,570Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionSOFISoFi Technologies2.2084 of 5 stars$16.90+4.0%$10.50-37.9%+64.9%$18.34B$2.48B165.704,400Analyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownSHGShinhan Financial Group4.1237 of 5 stars$34.83-0.3%N/A+13.4%$17.54B$25.42B5.48190Positive NewsBSBRBanco Santander (Brasil)4.0716 of 5 stars$4.00-1.0%$6.00+50.0%-36.5%$14.89B$45.72B5.3955,611News CoverageGap UpALLYAlly Financial4.9764 of 5 stars$37.73+0.1%$41.73+10.6%+2.8%$11.50B$8.21B15.0711,100Analyst ForecastUWMCUWM2.0582 of 5 stars$6.06+0.7%$7.41+22.2%-17.1%$9.69B$835.67M-26.176,700Analyst ForecastBSACBanco Santander-Chile3.6865 of 5 stars$19.41-0.2%$21.33+9.9%-0.9%$9.14B$6.07B11.059,229WFWoori Financial Group4.1466 of 5 stars$32.82-0.5%N/A+7.6%$8.12B$17.78B4.29150News CoverageCIBBancolombia2.2165 of 5 stars$32.95-0.7%$33.67+2.2%+10.0%$7.92B$27.76T5.2634,756UPSTUpstart3.5282 of 5 stars$83.96-0.6%$61.80-26.4%+56.8%$7.66B$513.56M-43.761,388 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CFG Alternatives SOFI Alternatives SHG Alternatives BSBR Alternatives ALLY Alternatives UWMC Alternatives BSAC Alternatives WF Alternatives CIB Alternatives UPST 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 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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