Southern First Bancshares (SFST) News Today $35.76 -1.11 (-3.01%) Closing price 06/13/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$35.58 -0.17 (-0.49%) As of 06/13/2025 04:04 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 Headlines Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SFST Latest News All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat Benzinga Bloomberg GlobeNewswire GuruFocus MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ PR Newswire Reuters Seeking Alpha TalkMarkets The Street TipRanks The Wall Street Journal Wall Street Zen Yahoo Finance Source Sentiment refers to the positivity or negativity of each headline according to our language processing algorithm. Sentiment All Sentiments Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Most Recent June 2025 May 2025 April 2025 March 2025 February 2025 January 2025 December 2024 November 2024 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 Time Period Southern First Bancshares' (SFST) "Overweight" Rating Reiterated at Piper SandlerJune 11, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comSouthern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) Earns Overweight Rating from Piper SandlerPiper Sandler reissued an "overweight" rating and set a $43.00 price target on shares of Southern First Bancshares in a report on Tuesday.June 10, 2025 | marketbeat.comAnne S. Ellefson Sells 500 Shares of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) StockJune 6, 2025 | insidertrades.comWellington Management Group LLP Purchases 11,537 Shares of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST)Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Free Report) by 21.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 65,440 shares of the bank's stoJune 6, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) Director Sells $17,505.00 in StockSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Get Free Report) Director Anne S. Ellefson sold 500 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.01, for a total value of $17,505.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 6,697 shares in the company, valued at approximately $234,461.97. This trade represents a 6.95% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.June 5, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) Short Interest Down 16.2% in MaySouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large drop in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 52,900 shares, a drop of 16.2% from the April 30th total of 63,100 shares. Approximately 0.7% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 17,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.1 days.June 3, 2025 | marketbeat.comSOUTHERN FIRST ANNOUNCES THREE NEW APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORSJune 2, 2025 | prnewswire.comDeutsche Bank AG Purchases New Shares in Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST)Deutsche Bank AG purchased a new stake in Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 7,194 shares of the bank's stock, valued at approximately $286,000. DeutsJune 2, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) Shares Sold by Captrust Financial AdvisorsCaptrust Financial Advisors trimmed its stake in shares of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Free Report) by 58.3% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 30,451 shares of the bank's stock after sellingMay 17, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) Director Purchases $25,305.00 in StockMay 16, 2025 | insidertrades.comSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) Shares Bought by Dimensional Fund Advisors LPDimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Free Report) by 3.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 350,875 shares of the bank's stock after acquiring an additional 10,854 shares during the periMay 11, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) Stock Price Passes Below 200-Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) Stock Price Crosses Below 200-Day Moving Average - Should You Sell?May 8, 2025 | marketbeat.comRhino Investment Partners Inc Has $9.15 Million Position in Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST)Rhino Investment Partners Inc boosted its holdings in Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Free Report) by 2,936.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 230,221 shares of the baMay 3, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) Shares Bought by JPMorgan Chase & Co.JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Free Report) by 84.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 26,769 shares of the bank's stock after buying an additional 12April 29, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.04 EPSSouthern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST - Get Free Report) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The bank reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.61 by $0.04. Southern First Bancshares had a net margin of 7.28% and a return on equity of 4.85%.April 24, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Reports First Quarter 2025 ResultsApril 22, 2025 | prnewswire.comSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) Shares Sold by Banc Funds Co. LLCBanc Funds Co. LLC reduced its stake in shares of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Free Report) by 13.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 319,035 shares ofApril 19, 2025 | marketbeat.comWellington Management Group LLP Buys 11,537 Shares of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST)Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Free Report) by 21.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 65,440 shares of the bank's stock after purchApril 15, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Bancshares (SFST) Expected to Announce Earnings on ThursdaySouthern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) will be releasing earnings before the market opens on Thursday, April 17, Financial Modeling Prep reports.April 12, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Bancshares, Inc.: Southern First Promotes Wes Wilbanks to Chief Credit OfficerApril 11, 2025 | finanznachrichten.deSouthern First Promotes Wes Wilbanks to Chief Credit OfficerApril 10, 2025 | prnewswire.comSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) Shares Purchased by American Century Companies Inc.American Century Companies Inc. boosted its holdings in Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Free Report) by 18.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 97,559 shares of the bank's stock after acquiring an additionApril 7, 2025 | marketbeat.comKoss Olinger Consulting LLC Purchases New Shares in Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST)Koss Olinger Consulting LLC purchased a new stake in Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 42,397 shares of the bank's stock, valued at approximately $1,March 20, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) Sees Large Increase in Short InterestSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Get Free Report) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 72,600 shares, an increase of 24.5% from the February 13th total of 58,300 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 18,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.0 days. Approximately 1.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold.March 18, 2025 | marketbeat.comWhy Southern First Bancshares (SFST) Is Plunging in 2025?March 17, 2025 | msn.comSouthern First Bancshares Full Year 2024 Earnings: EPS: US$1.92 (vs US$1.67 in FY 2023)March 6, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comSouthern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) Stock Crosses Below 200 Day Moving Average - What's Next?Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) Share Price Crosses Below 200 Day Moving Average - Time to Sell?March 1, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Appoints Blair Miller as Chief Retail Experience OfficerFebruary 20, 2025 | prnewswire.comSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) Director Purchases $13,323.60 in StockSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Get Free Report) Director Anna T. Locke acquired 360 shares of Southern First Bancshares stock in a transaction on Monday, February 10th. The shares were bought at an average price of $37.01 per share, for a total transaction of $13,323.60. Following the completion of the purchase, the director now directly owns 2,582 shares in the company, valued at $95,559.82. The trade was a 16.20 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link.February 14, 2025 | marketbeat.comInsider 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.comSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) Sees Large Decline in Short InterestSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Get Free Report) was the target of a large decrease in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 57,500 shares, a decrease of 13.9% from the December 31st total of 66,800 shares. Approximately 0.8% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 18,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.1 days.February 1, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Bancshares reports Q4 EPS 70c vs. 51c last yearJanuary 29, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comJPMorgan Chase & Co. Acquires 8,390 Shares of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST)JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Free Report) by 136.9% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,518 shares of the bank's stock afJanuary 29, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) Posts Earnings ResultsSouthern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST - Get Free Report) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday. The bank reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.29. Southern First Bancshares had a return on equity of 4.42% and a net margin of 6.67%.January 28, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Reports Fourth Quarter 2024 ResultsJanuary 28, 2025 | prnewswire.comSouthern First Bancshares (SFST) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on ThursdaySouthern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) will be releasing earnings before the market opens on Thursday, January 30, Financial Modeling Prep reports.January 25, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Bancshares updates equity incentive planJanuary 24, 2025 | msn.comAssenagon Asset Management S.A. Acquires 13,503 Shares of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST)Assenagon Asset Management S.A. lifted its stake in Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Free Report) by 43.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 44,643 shares of the bank's stock after purchasing aJanuary 24, 2025 | marketbeat.comBarclays PLC Purchases 8,111 Shares of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST)Barclays PLC boosted its position in shares of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Free Report) by 47.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,303 shares of the bank's stock after purchasing an additJanuary 16, 2025 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) is largely controlled by institutional shareholders who own 62% of the companyDecember 28, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comWellington Management Group LLP Lowers Holdings in Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST)Wellington Management Group LLP reduced its position in shares of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Free Report) by 39.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 53,903 shares of the bank's stock afteDecember 19, 2024 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) Shares Cross Above 200-Day Moving Average - What's Next?Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) Share Price Passes Above 200 Day Moving Average - Here's WhyDecember 17, 2024 | marketbeat.comHotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC Has $2.47 Million Stock Position in Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST)Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC cut its holdings in Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Free Report) by 21.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 72,484 shares of the bank's stock after seDecember 7, 2024 | marketbeat.comBanc Funds Co. LLC Lowers Holdings in Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST)Banc Funds Co. LLC trimmed its holdings in Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST - Free Report) by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 370,243 shares of the bank's stock after selling 31,000 shares durDecember 2, 2024 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) CAO Sells $45,230.00 in StockNovember 26, 2024 | insidertrades.comSouthern First Bancshares Appoints New Chief Accounting OfficerOctober 30, 2024 | markets.businessinsider.comSouthern First Bancshares Achieves Strong Q3 2024 ResultsOctober 24, 2024 | finance.yahoo.comSouthern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) Announces Earnings ResultsSouthern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday. The bank reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.38 by $0.16. Southern First Bancshares had a net margin of 6.67% and a return on equity of 4.41%. The firm had revenue of $54.35 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $23.57 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.51 earnings per share.October 23, 2024 | marketbeat.comSouthern First Reports Results for Third Quarter 2024October 22, 2024 | prnewswire.com Get Southern First Bancshares News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SFST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address SFST Media Mentions By Week SFST Media Sentiment Learn about the media sentiment score. Each headline receives a score ranging from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). Our company news sentiment scores track the average news sentiment of articles about each company over the most recent 7 days in order to identify companies that are receiving positive press. SFST News Sentiment▼0.930.97▲Average Finance News Sentiment SFST News Coverage Learn about the media coverage comparison. We track news headlines from hundreds of news outlets and tag them by company. 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