Sandy Spring Bancorp, Inc.

NasdaqGS:SASR Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.7b

Sandy Spring Bancorp Valuation

Is SASR undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of SASR when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: SASR ($36.57) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($68.98)

Significantly Below Fair Value: SASR is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for SASR?

Key metric: As SASR is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for SASR. This is calculated by dividing SASR's market cap by their current earnings.
What is SASR's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio19.3x
EarningsUS$85.42m
Market CapUS$1.67b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does SASR's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for SASR vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average41.7x
CLBK Columbia Financial
116.3x48.7%US$1.9b
HOPE Hope Bancorp
15.9x28.8%US$1.6b
DCOM Dime Community Bancshares
26.3x55.3%US$1.5b
CUBI Customers Bancorp
8.4x5.8%US$1.7b
SASR Sandy Spring Bancorp
19.3x25.2%US$1.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: SASR is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.3x) compared to the peer average (41.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does SASR's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Banks Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
FRCB First Republic Bank
0.02xn/aUS$27.98m
BKGM BankGuam Holding
1xn/aUS$18.48m
SBNY Signature Bank
0.002xn/aUS$2.18m
BCBH.F Caribbean Investment Holdings
0.00001xn/aUS$132.00
No more companies available in this PE range
SASR 19.3xIndustry Avg. 12.8xNo. of Companies75PE0612182430+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: SASR is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.3x) compared to the US Banks industry average (12.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is SASR's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

SASR PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio19.3x
Fair PE Ratio17.8x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: SASR is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (19.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.8x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst SASR forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$36.57
US$35.33
-3.4%
3.5%US$37.00US$34.00n/a3
Nov ’25US$33.35
US$35.33
+5.9%
3.5%US$37.00US$34.00n/a3
Oct ’25US$30.44
US$31.75
+4.3%
5.2%US$33.00US$29.00n/a4
Sep ’25US$31.30
US$31.00
-1.0%
5.1%US$33.00US$29.00n/a4
Aug ’25US$29.24
US$31.00
+6.0%
5.1%US$33.00US$29.00n/a4
Jul ’25US$23.83
US$24.40
+2.4%
3.3%US$25.00US$23.00n/a5
Jun ’25US$23.44
US$24.40
+4.1%
3.3%US$25.00US$23.00n/a5
May ’25US$21.15
US$24.40
+15.4%
3.3%US$25.00US$23.00n/a5
Apr ’25US$22.27
US$25.60
+15.0%
4.7%US$27.00US$24.00n/a5
Mar ’25US$21.77
US$26.20
+20.3%
3.7%US$27.00US$25.00n/a5
Feb ’25US$24.21
US$26.50
+9.5%
3.3%US$27.00US$25.00n/a4
Jan ’25US$27.24
US$25.00
-8.2%
8.9%US$28.00US$22.00n/a4
Dec ’24US$23.30
US$21.50
-7.7%
2.3%US$22.00US$21.00n/a4
Nov ’24US$20.69
US$21.50
+3.9%
2.3%US$22.00US$21.00US$33.354
Oct ’24US$21.43
US$25.25
+17.8%
6.5%US$28.00US$24.00US$30.444
Sep ’24US$22.64
US$25.75
+13.7%
5.7%US$28.00US$24.00US$31.304
Aug ’24US$24.40
US$25.75
+5.5%
5.7%US$28.00US$24.00US$29.244
Jul ’24US$22.68
US$26.50
+16.8%
4.2%US$28.00US$25.00US$23.834
Jun ’24US$21.69
US$26.75
+23.3%
4.1%US$28.00US$25.00US$23.444
May ’24US$22.00
US$26.75
+21.6%
4.1%US$28.00US$25.00US$21.154
Apr ’24US$25.98
US$34.67
+33.4%
8.3%US$38.00US$31.00US$22.273
Mar ’24US$32.52
US$36.33
+11.7%
3.4%US$38.00US$35.00US$21.773
Feb ’24US$34.00
US$37.33
+9.8%
2.5%US$38.00US$36.00US$24.213
Jan ’24US$35.23
US$38.67
+9.8%
1.2%US$39.00US$38.00US$27.243
Dec ’23US$35.03
US$38.50
+9.9%
1.3%US$39.00US$38.00US$23.302
Nov ’23US$35.10
US$38.50
+9.7%
1.3%US$39.00US$38.00US$20.692

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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