NASDAQ:SFST Southern First Bancshares (SFST) Stock Price, News & Analysis $35.78 +0.10 (+0.28%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.78 0.00 (0.00%) As of 06:14 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends About Southern First Bancshares Stock (NASDAQ:SFST) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get SFST alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$35.43▼$36.1350-Day Range$33.64▼$43.4852-Week Range$24.98▼$45.90Volume11,325 shsAverage Volume14,820 shsMarket Capitalization$291.96 millionP/E Ratio18.64Dividend YieldN/APrice TargetN/AConsensus RatingN/A Company OverviewSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Southern First Bank that provides commercial, consumer, and mortgage loans to the general public in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. The company accepts various deposit products that include checking accounts, commercial checking accounts, and savings accounts, as well as other time deposits, including daily money market accounts and long-term certificates of deposit. Its loan portfolio comprises commercial real estate loans; construction real estate loans; commercial business loans for various lines of businesses, such as the manufacturing, service industry, and professional service areas; consumer real estate and home equity loans; and other consumer loans, including secured and unsecured installment loans and revolving lines of credit. In addition, the company provides other bank services, such as internet banking, cash management, safe deposit boxes, direct deposit, automatic drafts, bill payment, and mobile banking services. Southern First Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.Read More… Southern First Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks84th Percentile Overall ScoreSFST MarketRank™: Southern First Bancshares scored higher than 84% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 250th out of 941 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's OpinionN/AAnalyst RatingN/A Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Southern First Bancshares. Earnings and Valuation3.1 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth12.43% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Southern First Bancshares are expected to grow by 12.43% in the coming year, from $1.85 to $2.08 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Southern First Bancshares is 18.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.68.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Southern First Bancshares is 18.64, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.27.Price to Book Value per Share RatioSouthern First Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 0.93. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Southern First Bancshares' valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted0.73% of the float of Southern First Bancshares has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverSouthern First Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Southern First Bancshares has recently decreased by 7.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldSouthern First Bancshares does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthSouthern First Bancshares does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted0.73% of the float of Southern First Bancshares has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverSouthern First Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Southern First Bancshares has recently decreased by 7.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.9 / 5News Sentiment1.20 News SentimentSouthern First Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 1.20. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Southern First Bancshares this week, compared to 1 article on an average week. Company Ownership3.3 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Southern First Bancshares insiders have sold 239.46% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $13,324.00 in company stock and sold $45,230.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 7.62% of the stock of Southern First Bancshares is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions75.00% of the stock of Southern First Bancshares is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about Southern First Bancshares' insider trading history. Receive SFST Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Southern First Bancshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address SFST Stock News HeadlinesInsider Buying: Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) Director Purchases 360 Shares of StockFebruary 14, 2025 | insidertrades.comSouthern First Bancshares director Anna Locke acquires $13,323 in stockFebruary 13, 2025 | msn.comElon’s “New Gold”MIT scientists just developed a brand-new metal… A metal that’s shaping up to be, not only the biggest breakthrough in artificial intelligence… but in human technology. It’s so valuable that some are referring to it as the “new gold”.February 18, 2025 | True Market Insiders (Ad)Southern First Bancshares reports Q4 EPS 70c vs. 51c last yearJanuary 29, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comSouthern First Reports Fourth Quarter 2024 ResultsJanuary 28, 2025 | prnewswire.comSouthern First Bancshares updates equity incentive planJanuary 24, 2025 | msn.comSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) is largely controlled by institutional shareholders who own 62% of the companyDecember 28, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comSouthern First Bancshares Appoints New Chief Accounting OfficerOctober 30, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comSee More Headlines SFST Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have SFST shares performed this year? Southern First Bancshares' stock was trading at $39.75 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, SFST stock has decreased by 10.0% and is now trading at $35.78. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Southern First Bancshares' earnings last quarter? Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 30th. The bank reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.29. Southern First Bancshares had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.85% and a net margin of 7.28%. Who are Southern First Bancshares' major shareholders? Top institutional shareholders of Southern First Bancshares include T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. (9.77%), Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc. (7.11%), Vanguard Group Inc. (5.16%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.30%). Insiders that own company stock include R Arthur Seaver Jr, Leighton M Cubbage, David G Ellison, David Andrew Borrmann, William M Aiken III, Calvin C Hurst, Anne S Ellefson, Julie Ann Fairchild, Terry Grayson-Caprio, Ray Lattimore, Anna T Locke and Silvia T King. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Southern First Bancshares? Shares of SFST stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Southern First Bancshares own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Southern First Bancshares investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), American Water Works (AWK), AUO (AUOTY) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM). Company Calendar Last Earnings1/30/2025Today2/18/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)4/17/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorFinance Industry National commercial banks Sub-IndustryBanking Current SymbolNASDAQ:SFST CUSIPN/A CIK1090009 Webwww.southernfirst.com Phone(864) 679-9000Fax864-679-9099Employees290Year Founded1999Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$1.92 Trailing P/E Ratio18.64 Forward P/E Ratio19.34 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$15.53 million Net Margins7.28% Pretax Margin8.70% Return on Equity4.85% Return on Assets0.38% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.81 Current Ratio1.09 Quick Ratio1.09 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$213.35 million Price / Sales1.37 Cash Flow$2.15 per share Price / Cash Flow16.61 Book Value$38.63 per share Price / Book0.93Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares8,160,000Free Float7,538,000Market Cap$291.96 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.83 Social Links 12 Stocks Corporate Insiders are AbandoningIf a company's CEO, COO, and CFO were all selling shares of their stock, would you want to know? 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