NASDAQ:SFBSServisFirst Bancshares Stock Price, Forecast & News

$37.78

+2.72 (+7.76 %)

(As of 05/27/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$36.01

Now: $37.78▼

$38.00

50-Day Range

$26.75

MA: $31.65▼

$35.52

52-Week Range

$21.76

Now: $37.78▼

$40.90

Volume311,662 shs

Average Volume249,963 shs

Market Capitalization$2.03 billion

P/E Ratio13.74

Dividend Yield2.00%

Beta1.32

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for ServisFirst Bank that provides banking services to individual and corporate customers in the United States. It offers demand, time, savings, and other deposits; checking, money market, and IRA accounts; and certificates of deposit. The company also provides commercial lending products, such as seasonal loans, bridge loans, and term loans for working capital, expansion of the business, or acquisition of property, plant, and equipment, as well as commercial lines of credit; commercial real estate loans, construction and development loans, and residential real estate loans; and consumer loans, such as home equity loans, vehicle financing, loans secured by deposits, and secured and unsecured personal loans. In addition, it offers other banking products and services comprising telephone and mobile banking, direct deposit, Internet banking, traveler's checks, safe deposit boxes, attorney trust accounts, automatic account transfers, automated teller machines, and debit card systems, as well as Visa credit cards; treasury and cash management services; wire transfer, night depository, banking-by-mail, and remote capture services; and correspondent banking services to other financial institutions. Further, the company, through its subsidiary, SF Intermediate Holding Company, Inc., operates as a real estate investment trust for the United States income tax purposes; and holds and manages participations in residential mortgages and commercial real estate loans originated by ServisFirst Bank in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee. It operates 20 full-service banking offices located in Jefferson, Shelby, Madison, Montgomery, Mobile, Baldwin, and Houston Counties in Alabama; Escambia and Hillsborough Counties in Florida; Cobb and Douglas Counties in Georgia; Charleston County in South Carolina; and Davidson County in Tennessee. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

1.0 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
ServisFirst Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $35.00, ServisFirst Bancshares has a potential downside of 7.4% from its current price of $37.78.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
ServisFirst Bancshares has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

2.4 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
ServisFirst Bancshares has received 221 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
ServisFirst Bancshares has received 240 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
ServisFirst Bancshares has received 52.06% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about ServisFirst Bancshares and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe SFBS will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe SFBS will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

4.2 Dividend Strength

Dividend Leadership
ServisFirst Bancshares is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 2.00%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.
Dividend Growth
ServisFirst Bancshares has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.
Dividend Coverage
The dividend payout ratio of ServisFirst Bancshares is 25.55 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.
Dividend Sustainability
Based on earnings estimates, ServisFirst Bancshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 28.11 % next year. This indicates that ServisFirst Bancshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

1.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, ServisFirst Bancshares insiders have sold 88.84% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $190,634.00 in company stock and sold $360,000.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 10.47% of the stock of ServisFirst Bancshares is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
53.46% of the stock of ServisFirst Bancshares is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for ServisFirst Bancshares are expected to decrease by -7.09% in the coming year, from $2.68 to $2.49 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of ServisFirst Bancshares is 13.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 14.82.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of ServisFirst Bancshares is 13.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 18.68.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
ServisFirst Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 2.31. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.96 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NASDAQ

Industry State commercial banks

Sub-IndustryN/A

SectorFinance

Current SymbolNASDAQ:SFBS

Previous Symbol

CUSIPN/A

CIK1430723

Webwww.servisfirstbank.com

Phone205-949-0302

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.07

Current Ratio0.98

Quick Ratio0.98

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio13.74

Forward P/E Ratio14.10

P/E GrowthN/A

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$414.79 million

Price / Sales4.90

Cash Flow$3.36 per share

Price / Cash Flow11.23

Book Value$16.38 per share

Price / Book2.31

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.74

Net Income$149.24 million

Net Margins35.51%

Return on Equity17.83%

Return on Assets1.64%

Miscellaneous

Employees485

Outstanding Shares53,844,000

Market Cap$2.03 billion

Next Earnings Date7/20/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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ServisFirst Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFBS) Frequently Asked Questions

How has ServisFirst Bancshares' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

ServisFirst Bancshares' stock was trading at $28.45 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, SFBS shares have increased by 32.8% and is now trading at $37.78. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of ServisFirst Bancshares?

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for ServisFirst Bancshares in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for ServisFirst Bancshares.

When is ServisFirst Bancshares' next earnings date?

ServisFirst Bancshares is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, July 20th 2020. View our earnings forecast for ServisFirst Bancshares.

How were ServisFirst Bancshares' earnings last quarter?

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFBS) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April, 20th. The financial services provider reported $0.64 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.01. The financial services provider earned $84.31 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $83.10 million. ServisFirst Bancshares had a net margin of 35.51% and a return on equity of 17.83%. View ServisFirst Bancshares' earnings history.

How often does ServisFirst Bancshares pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for ServisFirst Bancshares?

ServisFirst Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, March 16th. Investors of record on Wednesday, April 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.175 per share on Friday, April 10th. This represents a $0.70 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 31st. View ServisFirst Bancshares' dividend history.

When did ServisFirst Bancshares' stock split? How did ServisFirst Bancshares' stock split work?

ServisFirst Bancshares's stock split before market open on Thursday, July 17th 2014. The 3-1 split was announced on Tuesday, June 17th 2014. The newly minted shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Wednesday, July 16th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of ServisFirst Bancshares stock prior to the split would have 300 shares after the split.

What price target have analysts set for SFBS?

1 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for ServisFirst Bancshares' shares. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $35.00. On average, they expect ServisFirst Bancshares' stock price to reach $35.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 7.4%. View analysts' price targets for ServisFirst Bancshares.

Has ServisFirst Bancshares been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media headlines about SFBS stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. ServisFirst Bancshares earned a media sentiment score of 1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutServisFirst Bancshares.

Are investors shorting ServisFirst Bancshares?

ServisFirst Bancshares saw a decline in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,670,000 shares, a decline of 7.0% from the March 31st total of 2,870,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 283,300 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 9.4 days. Currently, 5.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View ServisFirst Bancshares' Current Options Chain.

Who are some of ServisFirst Bancshares' key competitors?

Some companies that are related to ServisFirst Bancshares include Ally Financial (ALLY), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Signature Bank (SBNY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Popular (BPOP), Bank Ozk (OZK), United Bankshares (UBSI), Home Bancshares (HOMB), Bank of Hawaii (BOH) and CVB Financial (CVBF). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of ServisFirst Bancshares own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other ServisFirst Bancshares investors own include AT&T (T), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Pfizer (PFE), Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA), Bank of America (BAC), IBM (IBM), Southern (SO), Teladoc Health (TDOC), Verizon Communications (VZ) and AbbVie (ABBV).

Who are ServisFirst Bancshares' key executives?

ServisFirst Bancshares' management team includes the following people:

Mr. Thomas Ashford Broughton III, Chairman, Pres & CEO (Age 64)
Mr. William M. Foshee, Exec. VP, CFO, Treasurer & Sec. (Age 64)
Mr. Clarence C. Pouncey III, Exec. VP & COO (Age 62)
Mr. Rodney Eldon Rushing, Exec. VP & Exec. of Correspondent Banking (Age 61)
Mr. Henry F. Abbott, Sr. VP & Chief Credit Officer (Age 38)

What is ServisFirst Bancshares' stock symbol?

ServisFirst Bancshares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SFBS."

Who are ServisFirst Bancshares' major shareholders?

ServisFirst Bancshares' stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (12.90%), Welch Group LLC (3.13%), State Street Corp (2.79%), Davis Capital Partners LLC (2.70%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (2.46%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.38%). Company insiders that own ServisFirst Bancshares stock include Andrew N Kattos, Bradford Alan Vieira, Buford Harrison Morris III, Irma Loya Tuder, J Richard Cashio, James J Filler, Rex D Mckinney, Thomas A Broughton, Thomas G Trouche, W Bibb Lamar Jr and William M Foshee. View institutional ownership trends for ServisFirst Bancshares.

Which institutional investors are selling ServisFirst Bancshares stock?

SFBS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Invesco Ltd., BlackRock Inc., Emerald Mutual Fund Advisers Trust, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Davis Capital Partners LLC, UBS Group AG, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Company insiders that have sold ServisFirst Bancshares company stock in the last year include Bradford Alan Vieira, Buford Harrison Morris III, J Richard Cashio, W Bibb Lamar Jr, and William M Foshee. View insider buying and selling activity for ServisFirst Bancshares.

Which institutional investors are buying ServisFirst Bancshares stock?

SFBS stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Welch Group LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Principal Financial Group Inc., Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors Ltd., State Street Corp, Hancock Whitney Corp, and Victory Capital Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought ServisFirst Bancshares stock in the last two years include Andrew N Kattos, Irma Loya Tuder, James J Filler, Rex D Mckinney, Thomas A Broughton, and Thomas G Trouche. View insider buying and selling activity for ServisFirst Bancshares.

How do I buy shares of ServisFirst Bancshares?

Shares of SFBS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is ServisFirst Bancshares' stock price today?

One share of SFBS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $37.78.

How big of a company is ServisFirst Bancshares?

ServisFirst Bancshares has a market capitalization of $2.03 billion and generates $414.79 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $149.24 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.74 on an earnings per share basis. ServisFirst Bancshares employs 485 workers across the globe.

What is ServisFirst Bancshares' official website?

The official website for ServisFirst Bancshares is www.servisfirstbank.com.

How can I contact ServisFirst Bancshares?

ServisFirst Bancshares' mailing address is 2500 WOODCREST PLACE, BIRMINGHAM AL, 35209. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 205-949-0302 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 5/28/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff