SouthState Bank (SSB) Expected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

SouthState Bank (NYSE:SSB) is projected to announce its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, October 21st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $2.40 per share and revenue of $691.13 million for the quarter. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings summary page 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 data on Thursday, July 23rd. The company reported $2.35 EPS for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $672.67 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $676.83 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.30 earnings per share. 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 Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:SSB opened at $101.13 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $9.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.63 and a beta of 0.78. 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. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $104.47 and its 200 day moving average price is $100.64.

SouthState Bank Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 7th were given a dividend of $0.66 per share. This is a boost from SouthState Bank’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. The ex-dividend date was Friday, August 7th. This represents a $2.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.6%. SouthState Bank’s payout ratio is 27.76%.

Insider Buying and Selling at SouthState Bank

In related news, Director David Brooks sold 24,650 shares of SouthState Bank stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 5th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at $869,000. The trade was a 75.73% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO William E. V. Matthews sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $108.93, for a total value of $435,720.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 40,568 shares in the company, valued at $4,419,072.24. This trade represents a 8.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 34,831 shares of company stock valued at $3,814,274. Corporate insiders own 1.70% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on SSB shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on SouthState Bank from $125.00 to $120.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 1st. Barclays upped their price target on shares of SouthState Bank from $118.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 5th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of SouthState Bank from $115.00 to $126.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 28th. Fundamental Research set a $120.00 price objective on shares of SouthState Bank in a research note on Wednesday, July 1st. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of SouthState Bank from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, October 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $118.54.

SouthState Bank Company Profile

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

SouthState also offers business banking and treasury-management services, commercial real estate lending, equipment financing, wealth management and investment services.