The price-to-earnings ratio for SouthState Corporation (NYSE: SSB) is above average at 14.49x. The 36-month beta value for SSB is also noteworthy at 0.76. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 7 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for SSB is 100.16M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.04% of that float. The average trading volume of SSB on June 27, 2025 was 802.81K shares.
SSB) stock’s latest price update
SouthState Corporation (NYSE: SSB) has seen a rise in its stock price by 3.46 in relation to its previous close of 88.83. However, the company has experienced a 6.81% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-06-04 that SouthState Corporation has been a somewhat underwhelming performer since my opening piece last September, trailing regional bank ETFs by around 10 points in that time. The bank has completed its acquisition of Texas-based Independent Bank Group. While this led to somewhat messy first quarter financials, the underlying situation is fine. SSB does have above-average commercial real estate exposure, though credit quality isn’t a major worry of mine.
SSB’s Market Performance
SouthState Corporation (SSB) has seen a 6.81% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 2.43% gain in the past month and a -2.18% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.40%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.10% for SSB. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.29% for SSB’s stock, with a -4.80% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SSB
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SSB stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for SSB by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for SSB in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $110 based on the research report published on May 21, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Truist, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SSB reach a price target of $106. The rating they have provided for SSB stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on May 13th, 2025.
Raymond James gave a rating of “Strong Buy” to SSB, setting the target price at $115 in the report published on April 02nd of the current year.
SSB Trading at 4.10% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SSB to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -19.57% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SSB starting from Froetscher Janet P, who purchase 2,717 shares at the price of $92.02 back on Mar 10 ’25. After this action, Froetscher Janet P now owns 4,689 shares of SouthState Corporation, valued at $250,018 using the latest closing price.
SMITH G STACY, the Director of SouthState Corporation, purchase 3,100 shares at $93.60 during a trade that took place back on Mar 06 ’25, which means that SMITH G STACY is holding 36,779 shares at $290,160 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SSB
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.25 for the present operating margin
- 0.66 for the gross margin
The net margin for SouthState Corporation stands at 0.19. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 7.18, with 0.92 for asset returns.
Based on SouthState Corporation (SSB), the company’s capital structure generated 0.14 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.08. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.17. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.82.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 756.95 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.0. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.73. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.11.
Conclusion
In summary, SouthState Corporation (SSB) has had a mixed performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
