Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. SouthState Bank Corp shares valued at $497,982 were purchased by DANIEL BOCKHORST on Aug 22 ’25. At $99.60 per share, DANIEL BOCKHORST acquired 5,000 shares.
Also, BOCKHORST DANIEL E sold 5,000 shares, netting a total of over 498,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $99.60 each, the insider now holds 31,785 shares.
Before that, MURRAY RICHARD IV had sold 5,302 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $515,354, the President traded SouthState Bank Corp shares for $97.20 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 5,302 shares, worth approximately $6.29 million.
As published in a research note from Hovde Group on July 25, 2025, SouthState Bank Corp [SSB] has been retained to a Market perform and the price target has been revised to $105. Analysts at Jefferies started covering the stock with ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late May. As of May 13, 2025, Truist has initiated its “Buy” rating for SSB. Earlier on April 02, 2025, Raymond James upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Strong buy” for SSB stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing SSB Stock Performance
On last trading session, SouthState Bank Corp [NYSE: SSB] rose 2.20% to $103.45. The stock’s lowest price that day was $101.46, but it reached a high of $103.6 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.22%. Over the course of the year, SouthState Bank Corp shares have jumped approximately 5.90%.
Is SouthState Bank Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of SouthState Bank Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 0.23 million shares to 2.96 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 2.73 million shares. A jump of 7.73% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.01 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.01.
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In terms of SouthState Bank Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 110 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.67% from the previous closing price of $101.22. Analysts anticipate SouthState Bank Corp stock to reach 110 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 110. In spite of this, 5 analysts ranked SouthState Bank Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 01, 2025, Barclays assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $120.
