NASDAQ:SFSTSouthern First Bancshares Stock Price, Forecast & News

Southern First Bancshares' stock was trading at $30.98 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, SFST stock has decreased by 6.2% and is now trading at $29.06. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

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

Southern First Bancshares is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, August 7th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Southern First Bancshares.

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 28th. The bank reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.88 by $0.52. The bank earned $22.01 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $20.73 million. Southern First Bancshares had a net margin of 22.27% and a return on equity of 12.27%. View Southern First Bancshares' earnings history.

1 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for Southern First Bancshares' shares. Their forecasts range from $31.00 to $31.00. On average, they anticipate Southern First Bancshares' stock price to reach $31.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Southern First Bancshares.

Media stories about SFST stock have trended negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Southern First Bancshares earned a media sentiment score of -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View the latest news aboutSouthern First Bancshares.

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

Southern First Bancshares' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Banc Funds Co. LLC (8.75%), BlackRock Inc. (5.33%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (5.15%), Wellington Management Group LLP (4.42%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (2.68%) and Castine Capital Management LLC (2.59%). Company insiders that own Southern First Bancshares stock include Anne S Ellefson, David G Ellison, F Justin Strickland, Fred Gilmer Jr, Leighton M Cubbage, Michael D Dowling, R Arthur Seaver Jr, Rudolph G Johnstone III and Tecumseh Hooper Jr. View institutional ownership trends for Southern First Bancshares.

SFST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Banc Funds Co. LLC, Castine Capital Management LLC, Wellington Management Group LLP, New York State Common Retirement Fund, Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase & Co., UBS Group AG, and EJF Capital LLC. Company insiders that have sold Southern First Bancshares company stock in the last year include Anne S Ellefson, F Justin Strickland, Fred Gilmer Jr, Leighton M Cubbage, Michael D Dowling, R Arthur Seaver Jr, and Tecumseh Hooper Jr. View insider buying and selling activity for Southern First Bancshares.

SFST stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co., Cornercap Investment Counsel Inc., SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC, Comerica Bank, Penn Capital Management Co. Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, and Alliancebernstein L.P.. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of SFST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $29.06.

Southern First Bancshares has a market capitalization of $224.34 million and generates $107.64 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $27.86 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.58 on an earnings per share basis. Southern First Bancshares employs 229 workers across the globe.

The official website for Southern First Bancshares is www.southernfirst.com.

Southern First Bancshares' mailing address is 100 VERDAE BOULEVARD SUITE 100, GREENVILLE SC, 29607. The bank can be reached via phone at 864-679-9000 or via email at [email protected]