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SouthState Bank Corp. · SSB · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
SouthState reports stronger loan growth and stable NIM
The quarter supports a constructive but qualified view: stronger loan growth, stable NIM, improved credit quality and productivity initiatives provide evidence of operating momentum, while funding costs, credit exposure and expense discipline remain tests for sustained growth.
Reported After market closeNYSEFinancial Services
$10.20B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$2.35
Consensus $2.31
EPS surprise
+1.7%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$672.7M
Consensus $676.8M
Revenue surprise
-0.6%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
+4.7%
Event window
SPY move
+0.1%
Same window
Abnormal move
+4.6%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.0×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+0.8%
Up to 20 sessions
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, loan growth accelerated, credit metrics improved and management described broader AI deployment. The company also emphasized a larger floating-rate mix and continued capital returns, while keeping guidance unchanged.
Guidance delta
Management's guidance remained unchanged, with stable NIM and deposit-growth expectations for the remainder of 2026.
Key takeaways
- Loan growth accelerated, supported by commercial-banking expansion and new hires.
- Credit quality improved, with non-performing assets down and net charge-offs remaining low.
- Management highlighted AI-enabled productivity gains and continued capital returns.
Management priorities
- Expand the commercial-banking sales force and deepen coverage in existing markets.
- Continue integrating AI tools across credit, fraud management and customer service.
- Maintain mid- to high-single-digit loan growth and a 40%-60% total payout ratio.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$105.22Current
$90Low
$113.83Average
$127High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 23, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 9, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 5, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 1, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 27, 2026 |
| DA Davidson | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 2, 2026 |
| Stephens & Co. | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Strong Buy | Strong Buy | Maintain | Jan 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 6, 2025 |
| Hovde Group | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 13, 2024 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 5, 2020 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Apr 25, 2018 |
| FIG Partners | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jan 25, 2016 |
| PiperJaffray | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 21, 2015 |
| Wunderlich Securities | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 22, 2015 |
| Wunderlich | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jun 22, 2015 |
| Sandler O'Neill | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 27, 2015 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $105.22. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $113 | $100.57 | +7.4% | Oct 9, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $101.91 | +14.0% | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $118 | $105.68 | +12.1% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $116 | $105.9 | +10.2% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Stephen Scouten | $125 | $106 | +18.8% | Jul 27, 2026 |
| Piper Sandler | Stephen Scouten | $120 | $104.4 | +14.0% | Jul 24, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $118 | $100.28 | +12.1% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $108 | $100.84 | +2.6% | Jul 7, 2026 |
| Fundamental Research | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $99.9 | +14.0% | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | John McDonald | $108 | $94.86 | +2.6% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $123 | $94.86 | +16.9% | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $91.96 | +4.5% | Mar 26, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $121 | $105.56 | +15.0% | Feb 4, 2026 |
| Stephens | Russell Gunther | $120 | $99.86 | +14.0% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| D.A. Davidson | Analyst unavailable | $119 | $99.8 | +13.1% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $126 | $100.19 | +19.7% | Jan 26, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $122 | $97.33 | +15.9% | Dec 19, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $125 | $88.86 | +18.8% | Nov 11, 2025 |
| UBS | Nicholas Holowko | $120 | $87.91 | +14.0% | Nov 5, 2025 |
| Stephens | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $90.47 | +4.5% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| Piper Sandler | Analyst unavailable | $118 | $90.47 | +12.1% | Oct 27, 2025 |
| D.A. Davidson | Gary Tenner | $117 | $90.38 | +11.2% | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $128 | $100.01 | +21.6% | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $120 | $100.76 | +14.0% | Oct 7, 2025 |
| National Bank | Analyst unavailable | $127 | $100.24 | +20.7% | Sep 24, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $110 | $87.49 | +4.5% | Apr 28, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Strong Buy | $115 | $94.67 | +9.3% | Apr 2, 2025 |
| Stephens | Russell Gunther | $105 | $98.47 | -0.2% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Brandon King | $103 | $98.06 | -2.1% | Oct 28, 2024 |
| Truist Financial | Brandon King | $109 | $100.18 | +3.6% | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Stephens | Russell Gunther | $101 | $100.18 | -4.0% | Jul 29, 2024 |
| D.A. Davidson | Gary Tenner | $112 | $98.88 | +6.4% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Stephen Scouten | $98 | $75.57 | -6.9% | May 29, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Michael Rose | $90 | $79.87 | -14.5% | May 21, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Stephen Scouten | $95 | $77.7 | -9.7% | Apr 29, 2024 |
| Piper Sandler | Stephen Scouten | $96 | $77.63 | -8.8% | Sep 28, 2022 |
| Truist Financial | Jennifer Demba | $90 | $75.6 | -14.5% | Jun 15, 2022 |
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Snapshot as of publicationSouthState Bank Corporation operates as the bank holding company for SouthState Bank, National Association that provides a range of banking services and products to individuals and companies in the United States. The company offers checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and time deposit accounts; interest-bearing deposits, certificates of deposits, and other time deposits; and interest-bearing transaction accounts. It provides bond accounting services for correspondents, asset/liability consulting related activities, international wires, and other clearing and corporate checking account services.…
Historical context
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-07-24T17:04:46.996612+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-08-27T01:23:13.912278+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-23T02:20:38.555982+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-23T02:20:38.553215+00:00
Methodology
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-23. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.