NASDAQ:SFST - Southern First Bancshares Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Southern First Bancshares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SFST."

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 31st. The bank reported $0.71 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.03. Southern First Bancshares had a net margin of 21.88% and a return on equity of 11.13%. View Southern First Bancshares' Earnings History.

Southern First Bancshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August, 21st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Southern First Bancshares.

2 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Southern First Bancshares' stock. Their forecasts range from $42.00 to $42.00. On average, they expect Southern First Bancshares' share price to reach $42.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.9%. View Analyst Price Targets for Southern First Bancshares.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Southern First Bancshares in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Southern First Bancshares.

Some companies that are related to Southern First Bancshares include City (CHCO), National Bank (NBHC), Farmers And Merchants Bank of Long Beach (FMBL), Banc of California (BANC), Meridian Bancorp (EBSB), CBTX (CBTX), CoBiz Financial (COBZ), National Commerce (NCOM), Green Bancorp (GNBC), Hanmi Financial (HAFC), Camden National (CAC), Peoples Bancorp (PEBO), Bridge Bancorp (BDGE), Bancorp (TBBK) and First of Long Island (FLIC).

Headlines about SFST stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Southern First Bancshares earned a daily sentiment score of 0.05 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the bank an impact score of 46.86 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View Recent Headlines for Southern First Bancshares.

Southern First Bancshares' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (4.63%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.03%), Elizabeth Park Capital Advisors Ltd. (2.65%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.11%), EJF Capital LLC (1.35%) and Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV (0.82%). Company insiders that own Southern First Bancshares stock include Anne S Ellefson, F Justin Strickland, Fred Gilmer Jr, James B Orders III, Leighton M Cubbage, Michael D Dowling and R Arthur Seaver Jr. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Southern First Bancshares.

SFST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including EJF Capital LLC, Raymond James & Associates and Russell Investments Group Ltd.. Company insiders that have sold Southern First Bancshares company stock in the last year include Anne S Ellefson, F Justin Strickland, Leighton M Cubbage, Michael D Dowling and R Arthur Seaver Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling for Southern First Bancshares.

SFST stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Massmutual Trust Co. FSB ADV, Renaissance Technologies LLC, BlackRock Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Sheets Smith Wealth Management, Tower Research Capital LLC TRC and Bank of America Corp DE. View Insider Buying and Selling for Southern First Bancshares.

Shares of SFST 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SFST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $42.80.

Southern First Bancshares has a market capitalization of $328.21 million and generates $70.54 million in revenue each year. Southern First Bancshares employs 198 workers across the globe.

Southern First Bancshares' mailing address is 100 VERDAE BOULEVARD SUITE 100, GREENVILLE SC, 29606. The bank can be reached via phone at 864-679-9000 or via email at [email protected]