Is South Plains Financial, Inc. (SPFI) Overvalued?
We dive into why South Plains Financial, Inc. (SPFI) could be considered overvalued on 2026-08-07, based on AAII’s Value Score and Grade.Rosalio Madrigal
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COMPANY SUMMARY
South Plains Financial, Inc. operates as a bank holding company for City Bank that provides commercial and consumer financial services to small and medium-sized businesses and individuals. It offers deposit products, including demand deposit accounts, interest-bearing products, savings accounts, and certificate of deposits. The company also provides traditional trust products and services; debit and credit cards; retirement services and products, including real estate administration, family trust administration, revocable and irrevocable trusts, charitable trusts for individuals and corporations, self-directed individual retirement accounts, simplified employee pensions plans, employee stock ownership plans, defined benefit plans, and profit-sharing plans. In addition, it offers investment services, such as self-directed IRAs, money market funds, mutual funds, annuities and tax-deferred annuities, stocks and bonds, investments for non-U.S. residents, treasury bills, treasury notes and bonds, and tax-exempt municipal bonds. Further, the company provides commercial real estate loans; general and specialized commercial loans, including agricultural production and real estate, energy, finance, investment, and insurance loans, as well as loans to goods, services, restaurant and retail, construction, and other industries; residential construction loans; and 1-4 family residential loans, auto loans, and other loans for recreational vehicles or other purposes; and mortgage banking services. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Lubbock, Texas.
Commentary & Analysis
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Financial Summary
| Share Statistics | SPFI | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $843.2 | $756.4 | 43% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 19.8 | 15.4 | 30% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 77.8% | 84.0% | 47% |
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| Float (Mil) | 14.9 | 21.7 | 25% |
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| Beta | 0.46 | 0.44 | 26% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 128 | 40 | 39% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
10.8% | 94.9% | 58% |
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| Growth | SPFI | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 0.8% | 7.7% | 19% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 5.2% | 11.1% | 48% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 6.8% | 10.1% | 41 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 34.7% | 3.6% | 72% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 8.5% | (17.1%) | 69% |
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Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Current EPS | $0.993 | $3.903 | $4.168 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $0.993 | $3.903 | $4.168 | |
| # Rev Up | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| # Rev Down | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $0.990 | $3.847 | $4.100 | |
| Year/Year Chg | 3.4% | 13.5% | na | |
| Financials | SPFI | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $224 | $196 | 33% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $65 | $56 | 57% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $3.838 | $2.500 | 82% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $81 | $34 | 50% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $317 | $2 | 88% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $61 | $99 | 41% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | na | $0 | na |
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| Valuation | SPFI | Industry Median |
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| P/B | 1.34 | 1.27 | 34% |
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| P/E | 12.2 | 12.5 | 26% |
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| Dividend Yield | 1.6% | 2.2% | 73% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 1.8 | 1.1 | 65% |
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| Ratios | SPFI | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | na | 63.7% | na |
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| Net Margin | 29.1% | 29.1% | 87% |
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| ROA | 1.3% | 1.1% | 50% |
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| ROE | 12.0% | 11.3% | 63% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 88.3% | 89.7% | 83% |
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| F-Score | 5 | 4 | 50% |
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Passing Stock Screens
As of 9/11/2026, from a list of 60 stock screening strategies,
GURU STRATEGY
Graham--Defensive Investor (Utility) Screen
Factors: Yield, Value, Quality, Industry/Sector
Graham's approach leads to three separate screens that focus on the concept of intrinsic value, justified by a firm's financial strength.
| Performance Since Inception: | 6.8% |
| +/- S&P 500: | -0.7 |
