Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc (SASR) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 392M vs 806,848M combined for tracked competitors (0.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+5.3% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-12.4%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc generated 1.5% revenue growth year over year in Q4 2024, vs 13.2% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -38.2% net margin compares with 26.1% for the peer group.
- Peer revenue share: Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc accounted for 0.1% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 0.1% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.35M compares with $0.48M for the peer group (0.7x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
SASR Sales vs. its Competitors, Q4 2024
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc reported revenue growth of 1.54 % year on year in Q4 2024, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 13.23 %.
With a net margin of -38.21 %, Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc reported lower profitability than its competitors (26.13 %).
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc generated 0.06 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 0.07 % a year earlier.
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc vs. its Competitors, Q4 2024
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Commercial Banks industry grew revenue 4.0% year over year, combined, vs 1.5% for Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc. Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.04% to 0.04%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Competitors combined (168) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 50.00 % (4 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
SASR Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
SASR Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
SASR Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Point Financial Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Optimumbank Holdings Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Community Ban corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | The Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Bank Of The James Financial Group Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc | 4.44 | 392.25 |
| Jpmorgan Chase and Co | 891,322.19 | 186,328.00 |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 397,023.31 | 121,098.00 |
| Wells Fargo and Company | 246,306.21 | 83,940.00 |
| Citigroup inc | 230,045.28 | 88,262.00 |
| Capital one financial corp | 119,915.78 | 51,099.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 2,670,684.87 | 808,995.98 |
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Sources: Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Neff & Associates | Named by the company | 85% |
| West Financial | Named by the company | 85% |
| RPJ | Named by the company | 85% |
| 10 West Financial | Named by the company | 85% |
| Sandy Spring Insurance | Named by the company | 85% |
| Bank Bradesco | Named by the company | 85% |
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Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Citigroup inc | Markets 29.42 % |
| D r Horton Inc | HomeBuildingOps 94.14 % |
| Pultegroup Inc | Florida 26.99 % |
| Lennar Corp | Homebuilding West 34.85 % |
| Lionsgate Studios Corp | Motion Picture 61.44 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc | 4 | 352,742 | 17,927 |
| Jpmorgan Chase and Co | 891,322 | 584,995 | 200,752 |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 397,023 | 568,535 | 158,005 |
| Wells Fargo and Company | 246,306 | 351,213 | 95,100 |
| Citigroup inc | 230,045 | 390,540 | 72,049 |
| Capital one financial corp | 119,916 | 669,712 | 137,615 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 2,670,680 | 481,827 | 127,782 |
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Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Lionsgate Studios Corp | UNITED STATES 64.70 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 81 companies in Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc ranks #0 of 81 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,896, indicating a moderately concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jpmorgan Chase and Co | 904,093 | 37.00 % |
| 2 | Bank Of America Corporation | 400,853 | 16.40 % |
| 3 | Wells Fargo and Company | 248,105 | 10.15 % |
| 4 | Citigroup inc | 232,709 | 9.52 % |
| 5 | Capital one financial corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Us Bancorp De | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Pnc Financial Services Group Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Truist Financial Corporation | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Huntington Bancshares Incorporated | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Mizuho Financial Group Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 0 | Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc | 1,266 | 0.00 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2025-03-31.
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Commercial Banks industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (45 companies). See the full Commercial Banks industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 95.01 % | 65.17 % (avg) | +29.8 pp |
| Operating Margin | 12.48 % | industry median | -19.6 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 63.86 % | 50.64 % (avg) | +13.2 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 4.12 % | 1.92 % (avg) | +2.2 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Commercial Banks industry average (45 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Commercial Banks industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 15.4x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 3.5x | 6.2x | -2.8x |
| P/B | 0.0x | 1.3x | -1.3x |
| Return on Equity | 1.25 % | industry aggregate | -9.27 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 0.31 % | 3.35 % (avg) | -3.04 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 11.27 % | 43.97 % | 6.23 % | 14.54 % | - | - | -8.44 % | -10.69 % |
| Operating Margin | 40.52 % | 42.46 % | 46.05 % | 32.73 % | - | 46.36 % | 37.37 % | 12.48 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 4.79 % | 4.27 % | 5.04 % | 3.14 % | - | 2.36 % | 1.05 % | 0.31 % |
| P/E | 17.9x | 12.0x | 11.1x | 15.1x | - | 0.2x | 0.1x | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Moderate | Industry HHI of 1,896 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | High (capital intensive) | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 4.12 % vs industry average 1.92 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc falls in the Medium attractiveness / Medium strength cell: Selective.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+5.3% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 19.6 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 9.3 points below the industry aggregate.
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
- Industry revenue growing at a healthy 13.0% median pace.
Threats
- Industry dominated by Jpmorgan Chase and Co, holding 37.00 % of industry market cap.
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-12.4% annualized).
- High capital intensity requires continuous reinvestment just to keep pace with the industry.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc | - | 1.07 | 0.54 |
| Jpmorgan Chase and Co | 0.17 | 0.42 | 1.40 |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 0.09 | 0.52 | 1.25 |
| Wells Fargo and Company | 0.11 | 0.80 | 1.41 |
| Citigroup inc | 0.01 | 0.40 | 1.75 |
| Capital one financial corp | 0.03 | 1.03 | 0.39 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc | Q4 2024 | +1.5 % | - |
| Jpmorgan Chase and Co | Q2 2026 | +30.4 % | +44.0 % |
| Bank Of America Corporation | Q2 2026 | +15.0 % | +27.5 % |
| Wells Fargo and Company | Q2 2026 | +14.2 % | +21.6 % |
| Citigroup inc | Q1 2026 | +14.1 % | +44.6 % |
| Capital one financial corp | Q2 2026 | +1,392.5 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +24.5 % | +47.4 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc | Q4 2024 | - | -17.6 % |
| Jpmorgan Chase and Co | Q2 2026 | -6.4 % | - |
| Bank Of America Corporation | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Wells Fargo and Company | Q2 2026 | -16.2 % | - |
| Citigroup inc | Q1 2026 | - | -6.7 % |
| Capital one financial corp | Q2 2026 | -73.8 % | -8.0 % |
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Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc | 0.14% | 0.14% | 1.25% |
| Jpmorgan Chase and Co | 1.35% | 3.71% | 17.50% |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 0.97% | 2.76% | 11.13% |
| Wells Fargo and Company | 1.05% | 2.94% | 12.48% |
| Citigroup inc | 0.61% | 0.63% | 7.62% |
| Capital one financial corp | 1.56% | 3.24% | 9.26% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Sandy Spring Bancorp Inc | - | 0.01 |
| Jpmorgan Chase and Co | 13.93 | 4.78 |
| Bank Of America Corporation | 12.54 | 3.28 |
| Wells Fargo and Company | 11.71 | 2.93 |
| Citigroup inc | 16.11 | 2.61 |
| Capital one financial corp | 11.49 | 2.35 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 12.45 | 3.30 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.