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South Plains Financial Inc(SPFI)

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ADVISORIES YOU CAN VERIFY
QUALITY SIGNAL RECENCY
2-STAR RATING
WEAK BUY
BUY for 59 days
PROFIT SINCE LAST BUY
+1.36%
LAST CLOSE
$43.88
09/18/2026
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Upturn Advisory & Investor View for SPFI

09/18/2026: SPFI (2-star) has a low Upturn Star Rating. Not recommended to BUY.

How to Read the Upturn Advisory

The Upturn Star Rating and the current BUY, SELL, or PASS advisory are generated by Upturn’s AI advisory engine based on proprietary signal analysis, price behavior, advisory history, and historical signal performance.

Company fundamentals, valuation, risks, and news provide supporting context about the business.

Price Behavior

Strong Uptrend
PRICE PATH

Strong Uptrend

The stock has maintained a strong upward price trend across the last three quarters.

Smooth
PRICE STABILITY

Smooth

The stock has moved along a generally orderly path with only modest fluctuations.

Analysis of Past Performance

Type Stock
Historic Profit 3.88%
Avg. Invested days 45
Today’s Advisory WEAK BUY
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Stock Returns Performance Upturn Returns Performance icon 1.0
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Upturn Scorecard

Upturn Star Rating

SPFI receives a 4-star rating, supported by strong unit economics, and solid company fundamentals. The rating is constrained by weak price momentum.

Company Fundamentals

SPFI has solid overall fundamentals (4 stars), with moderate financial health, solid growth momentum, and solid ownership. In FY2025 versus FY2024, solid earnings growth (+17.6%) and strong cash generation (FCF margin 24.2%) are partially offset by moderate revenue growth (+4.9%).

Financial Health Rating

SPFI's financial health is supported by solid cash strength, including free-cash-flow generation (24.2% of revenue). Liquidity is moderate (3 stars), which helps explain the 3-star overall score.

Growth Momentum Score

Free-cash-flow growth is SPFI's strongest growth driver at +28.2% FY2025 versus FY2024 (solid, 4 stars). Revenue growth (+4.9%, moderate) and earnings growth (+17.6%, solid) are also constructive, though not equally high across every growth measure.

Ownership

Institutional ownership is 47.9% and approximately 79.3% of outstanding shares are publicly tradable, supporting liquidity and institutional participation. Insider ownership of 19.22% supports management-shareholder alignment.

Top 5 Institutional Investors

BlackRock Inc 6.12%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC 2.96%
Acadian Asset Management LLC 2.61%
American Century Companies Inc 2.47%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. 2.31%

Unit Economics (Per $1K Revenue)

SPFI generates approximately $696 of gross profit, $249 of operating income, and $242 of free cash flow for every $1,000 of revenue. Based on FY2025 results. Strong margins, cash conversion, and capital efficiency support the rating.

Economic Dimensions

Effective Tax Rate: 21.06%

Quantitative Style Profile

SPFI has a high-quality, liquid, relatively low-volatility profile. Weak momentum is the primary drawback.

Style Classification

Quality Focused

Value-OrientedQuality TiltLow VolatilitySmall / Mid Cap RiskHighly Liquid / Institution-Friendly

Key Highlights

Company Size Small-Cap Stock
Market Capitalization 826.66M USD
Price to earnings Ratio 11.92
1Y Target Price 50.75
Price to earnings Ratio 11.92
1Y Target Price 50.75
Volume (30-day avg) 108.6K shares
Beta 0.46
52 Weeks Range 34.92 - 46.75
Updated Date 09/20/2026
52 Weeks Range 34.92 - 46.75
Updated Date 09/20/2026
Dividends yield (FY) 1.51%
Basic EPS (TTM) 3.68
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Valuation

Trailing PE 11.92
Forward PE -
Enterprise Value 90.55M
Price to Sales(TTM) 3.69
Enterprise Value 90.55M
Price to Sales(TTM) 3.69
Enterprise Value to Revenue 4.02
Enterprise Value to EBITDA -
Shares Outstanding 18.84M
Shares Floating 14.93M
Shares Outstanding 18.84M
Shares Floating 14.93M
Percent Insiders 19.22
Percent Institutions 47.95

Financial Metrics

🧭 Investment Snapshot

Total Revenue (Scale)

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Net Income (Profit)

Information icon Final profit after all expenses, interest, and taxes are deducted. It is needed to determine the overall profitability available to shareholders.

Free Cash Flow (Cash Strength)

Information icon Cash remaining after operating activities and capital expenditures, showing cash available for growth. It is needed to evaluate the company’s ability to invest, pay dividends, or reduce debt.

📈 Growth & Strength

Operating Income (Core Profit)

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EBITDA (Cash Earnings)

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Gross Profit (Unit Profitability)

Information icon Revenue minus cost of revenue, showing profit after direct production costs. It is needed to evaluate core business profitability before overhead expenses.

🛡️ Financial Safety

Cash (Liquidity Buffer)

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Total Debt (Leverage Risk)

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Net Working Capital (Short-Term Health)

Information icon Current assets minus current liabilities, indicating short-term liquidity strength. It is needed to assess whether the company can meet its short-term obligations.

🧱 Balance Sheet Strength

Stockholder Equity (Net Worth)

Information icon Total equity value held by shareholders. It is needed to understand the net worth of the company from the owners’ perspective.

Total Assets (Asset Base)

Information icon The full value of everything the company owns, including cash, inventory, equipment, and investments. It is needed to understand the resource base used to generate revenue.

Income Before Tax (Pre-Tax Earnings)

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⚙️ Cost & Drag Factors

Cost of Revenue (Production Cost)

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Total Operating Expenses (Operating Cost)

Information icon Indirect costs of running the business such as salaries, marketing, and administration. It is needed to understand how much it costs to sustain ongoing business operations.

Income Tax Expense (Tax Drag)

Information icon Amount of taxes paid or payable to the government. It is needed to evaluate the impact of taxation on overall profitability.

About South Plains Financial Inc

Exchange NASDAQ
Headquarters Lubbock, TX, United States
IPO Launch date 2019-05-09
Chairman & CEO Mr. Curtis C. Griffith
Sector Financial Services
Industry Banks - Regional
Full time employees 545
Full time employees 545

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.