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

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

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) posted its earnings results on Friday, November, 1st. The bank reported $0.95 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.12. The bank had revenue of $21.68 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $20.89 million. Southern First Bancshares had a net margin of 25.48% and a return on equity of 14.23%. View Southern First Bancshares' Earnings History.

Southern First Bancshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 28th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Southern First Bancshares.

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.

News stories about SFST stock have been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Southern First Bancshares earned a news sentiment score of 2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Southern First Bancshares.

Southern First Bancshares saw a drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 34,200 shares, a drop of 34.1% from the December 31st total of 51,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 13,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.6 days. Currently, 0.5% of the company's shares are sold short. View Southern First Bancshares' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Southern First Bancshares include National Bank (NBHC), Meridian Bancorp (EBSB), Farmers And Merchants Bank of Long Beach (FMBL), Mercantil Bank (AMTB), Banc of California (BANC), CBTX (CBTX), Camden National (CAC), Bancorp (TBBK), Nicolet Bankshares (NCBS), First of Long Island (FLIC), First Bancshares (FBMS), Bridge Bancorp (BDGE), Hanmi Financial (HAFC), Arrow Financial (AROW) and Financial Institutions (FISI).

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Southern First Bancshares' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (1.80%), SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC (1.45%), Nachman Norwood & Parrott Inc (0.82%), Bowling Portfolio Management LLC (0.26%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.19%) and Sheets Smith Wealth Management (0.19%). 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 Nachman Norwood & Parrott Inc, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC and Sheets Smith Wealth Management. 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, Rudolph G Johnstone III and Tecumseh Hooper Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling for Southern First Bancshares.

SFST stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and California Public Employees Retirement System. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SFST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $41.30.

Southern First Bancshares has a market capitalization of $314.71 million and generates $86.86 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $22.29 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.88 on an earnings per share basis. Southern First Bancshares employs 229 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Southern First Bancshares.

The official website for Southern First Bancshares is http://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]