SSB NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

SouthState Corporation · Financial Services · Banks - Regional

Latest close 105.1 USD
-0.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 7.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 88.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.9%, after a 4.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is mixed with 28/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: earnings are due in 81d.

Setup score 56 out of 100
Latest Close 105.1 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -0.9% latest completed week
4W Return 4.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 9.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 42.3% 22 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 3-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 7.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 88.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.9%, after a 4.9% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 1.1x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.6412-week average 0.41

12-week confirmation

Trend active4/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.64Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 4.9% over four weeks, 9.2% over 12 weeks, and 16.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 3 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-0.9%
4W4.9%
12W9.2%
26W3.9%
52W16.2%
Active trend streak3 weeks
Active weeks in one year22
Trend breadth42.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.08Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change32.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership0.53Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change111.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 97%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength47/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Value72/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Quality14/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Momentum33/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 68; rank 1 is best.
Growth95/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework79/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
10.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
12.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-3.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
66.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
25.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-12.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
6.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
7.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
60.6%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
4/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
4.5%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.0x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningMixed

SSB shows mixed options pressure with a 28/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of n/a, expected move of 4.7%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction28/100
Expected move4.7%
Put/call volume
Pressure7
Speculation0
Volatility33
Trend agreement83
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Insider activity18 / 2

18 acquisitions and 2 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 60 relevant articles.

21 positive · 34 neutral · 5 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings81dNext report is scheduled for 21 Oct 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move4.7%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-2.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.6%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.0%Week of 6 Feb.
Worst week-6.4%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week-0.9%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains11
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol2.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol2.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.4% / -2.3%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 2026105.1 USD-0.9%97.82 USD87.53 USD1.080.534.1MOn
24 Jul 2026106.0 USD2.7%97.42 USD87.33 USD0.952.424.9MOn
17 Jul 2026103.2 USD3.5%97.04 USD87.11 USD0.95-1.004.1MOn
10 Jul 202699.68 USD-0.5%96.81 USD86.89 USD0.80-6.043.9MOff
3 Jul 2026100.2 USD-1.2%96.65 USD86.67 USD0.81-4.583.5MOff
26 Jun 2026101.4 USD5.0%96.34 USD86.44 USD0.54-1.585.0MOff
19 Jun 202696.53 USD-2.5%95.91 USD86.18 USD0.03-8.593.5MOff
12 Jun 202698.96 USD3.8%95.60 USD85.94 USD-0.24-5.594.2MOff
5 Jun 202695.32 USD0.6%95.23 USD85.73 USD-0.63-8.643.0MOff
29 May 202694.75 USD0.2%94.94 USD85.54 USD-0.66-11.682.2MOff
22 May 202694.60 USD2.6%94.69 USD85.33 USD-0.52-10.803.6MOff
15 May 202692.22 USD-4.2%94.49 USD85.11 USD-0.40-12.553.8MOn
8 May 202696.28 USD-0.6%94.44 USD84.90 USD-0.21-8.834.0MOn
1 May 202696.88 USD2.8%94.31 USD84.64 USD-0.18-6.424.7MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.