SouthState Bank (SSB) Set to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

SouthState Bank (NYSE:SSB) will likely be posting its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 21st. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $2.40 per share and revenue of $691.13 million for the quarter. Investors may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET.

SouthState Bank (NYSE:SSB) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $2.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.31 by $0.04. SouthState Bank had a net margin of 25.09% and a return on equity of 10.67%. The company had revenue of $672.67 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $676.83 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $2.30 EPS. On average, analysts expect SouthState Bank to post $9.47 EPS for the current fiscal year and $10.31 EPS for the next fiscal year.

SouthState Bank Trading Up 0.1%

NYSE:SSB opened at $102.19 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.75 and a beta of 0.78. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $104.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $100.58. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.93. SouthState Bank has a 12-month low of $84.47 and a 12-month high of $112.20.

SouthState Bank Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 14th. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 7th were paid a $0.66 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 7th. This is a positive change from SouthState Bank’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. This represents a $2.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. SouthState Bank’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 27.76%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other SouthState Bank news, CFO William Matthews sold 4,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.93, for a total transaction of $435,720.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 40,568 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,419,072.24. This trade represents a 8.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director David R. Brooks sold 24,650 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.00, for a total value of $2,711,500.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 7,900 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $869,000. The trade was a 75.73% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 34,831 shares of company stock worth $3,814,274 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. TD Cowen lowered their price target on shares of SouthState Bank from $120.00 to $116.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, October 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of SouthState Bank in a research report on Monday, October 12th. Truist Financial cut their price objective on shares of SouthState Bank from $118.00 to $113.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their target price on shares of SouthState Bank from $125.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 1st. Finally, UBS Group cut shares of SouthState Bank from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $108.00 target price for the company. in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $118.54.

About SouthState Bank

SouthState Bank is a regional banking institution and the principal banking subsidiary of SouthState Corporation (NYSE: SSB). The bank provides financial products and services to individuals, businesses, institutions and municipalities, including checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, consumer and commercial loans, residential mortgages, and lines of credit.

Its business also includes commercial banking, treasury and cash-management services, equipment financing, small-business lending, and wealth-management and trust services.