Southern First Bancshares (SFST) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $45.08 -0.12 (-0.25%) As of 11:13 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Southern First Bancshares Short Interest DataSouthern First Bancshares (SFST) has a short interest of 49,700 shares, representing 0.68% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -4.97% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.3, indicating that it would take 2.3 days of the average trading volume of 18,960 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest49,700 sharesPrevious Short Interest52,300 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-4.97%Dollar Volume Sold Short$2.07 millionShort Interest Ratio2.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateJuly 31, 2025Outstanding Shares8,180,000 sharesFloat Size7,350,000 sharesShort Percent of Float0.68%Today's Trading Volume2,777 sharesAverage Trading Volume18,960 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average15% Short Selling Southern First Bancshares? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Southern First Bancshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Get Report View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartSFST Short Interest Over TimeSFST Days to Cover Over TimeSFST Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Southern First Bancshares Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 7/31/202549,700 shares $2.07 million -5.0%0.7%2.3 $41.56 7/15/202552,300 shares $2.03 million -3.9%0.7%2.7 $38.74 6/30/202554,400 shares $2.07 million -4.9%0.7%3.2 $38.03 6/15/202557,200 shares $2.05 million +10.6%0.8%3.4 $35.76 5/31/202551,700 shares $1.89 million -2.3%0.7%3.2 $36.50 5/15/202552,900 shares $1.98 million -16.2%0.7%3.1 $37.45 4/30/202563,100 shares $2.24 million -8.7%0.9%3.6 $35.51 4/15/202569,100 shares $2.18 million +1.5%0.9%4.1 $31.56 3/31/202568,100 shares $2.24 million +3.2%0.9%4 $32.92 3/15/202566,000 shares $2.16 million -9.1%0.9%3.8 $32.73 Get the Latest News and Ratings for SFST and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Southern First Bancshares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 2/28/202572,600 shares $2.48 million +24.5%1.0%4 $34.16 2/15/202558,300 shares $2.08 million +10.0%0.8%3.3 $35.68 1/31/202553,000 shares $1.95 million -7.8%0.7%2.9 $36.80 1/15/202557,500 shares $2.10 million -13.9%0.8%3.1 $36.50 12/31/202466,800 shares $2.66 million -10.3%0.9%3.5 $39.75 12/15/202474,500 shares $3.14 million +6.9%1.0%3.7 $42.20 11/30/202469,700 shares $3.11 million +12.4%1.0%3.6 $44.69 11/15/202462,000 shares $2.67 million -3.3%0.9%3 $43.07 10/31/202464,100 shares $2.45 million +13.5%0.9%3.2 $38.21 10/15/202456,500 shares $2.08 million -5.0%0.8%2.9 $36.74 9/30/202459,500 shares $2.03 million +30.8%0.8%2.8 $34.08 9/15/202445,500 shares $1.53 million -0.9%0.6%2.1 $33.68 8/31/202445,900 shares $1.49 million -0.2%0.6%2.3 $32.48 8/15/202446,000 shares $1.45 million -6.1%0.6%2.6 $31.48 7/31/202449,000 shares $1.70 million -7.6%0.7%2.8 $34.60 7/15/202453,000 shares $1.70 million -9.1%0.7%3 $32.03 6/30/202458,300 shares $1.70 million +31.9%0.8%4 $29.24 6/15/202444,200 shares $1.17 million -9.8%0.6%3 $26.44 5/31/202449,000 shares $1.35 million -27.6%0.7%3.2 $27.47 5/15/202467,700 shares $1.88 million -40.0%0.9%4 $27.78 4/30/2024112,900 shares $2.92 million -3.2%1.5%6.3 $25.82 4/15/2024116,600 shares $3.10 million +3.6%1.5%5.9 $26.61 3/31/2024112,600 shares $3.58 million -11.3%1.5%5.1 $31.76 3/15/2024127,000 shares $3.92 million +2.0%1.7%5.5 $30.85 2/29/2024124,500 shares $4.10 million +5.9%1.6%5.1 $32.95 2/15/2024117,600 shares $4.11 million +27.7%1.6%5.2 $34.94 1/31/202492,100 shares $3.45 million +7.1%1.2%4.2 $37.49 1/15/202486,000 shares $3.16 million +25.6%1.1%4.4 $36.70 12/31/202368,500 shares $2.54 million -1.2%0.9%3.9 $37.10 12/15/202369,300 shares $2.48 million -6.4%0.9%4.6 $35.75Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks (Ad)tock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tariffs just lit the fuse. 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Get the FREE Guide Before Markets Open Tomorrow 11/30/202374,000 shares $2.17 million -6.0%1.0%5.1 $29.38 11/15/202378,700 shares $2.33 million -10.3%1.0%4.9 $29.59 10/31/202387,700 shares $2.37 million -8.0%1.2%5.4 $27.00 10/15/202395,300 shares $2.56 million +4.2%1.3%5.8 $26.91 9/30/202391,500 shares $2.47 million -9.4%1.2%5.1 $26.94 9/15/2023101,000 shares $2.77 million +4.1%1.3%5.3 $27.46 8/31/202397,000 shares $2.73 million -8.1%1.3%4.8 $28.11 8/15/2023105,500 shares $2.95 million +6.6%1.4%4.8 $28.00 7/31/202399,000 shares $2.99 million +5.0%1.3%2.9 $30.18 7/15/202394,300 shares $2.34 million +11.3%1.3%2.4 $24.84 6/30/202384,700 shares $2.10 million -0.4%1.1%2.1 $24.75 6/15/202385,000 shares $2.29 million +4.2%1.1%2.1 $26.98 5/31/202381,600 shares $1.87 million +1.5%1.1%1.8 $22.97 5/15/202380,400 shares $1.80 million -10.2%1.1%1.8 $22.45 4/30/202389,500 shares $2.47 million +6.4%1.2%2.6 $27.58 4/15/202384,100 shares $2.54 million -2.0%1.1%2.7 $30.23 3/31/202385,800 shares $2.63 million +25.8%1.1%3 $30.70 3/15/202368,200 shares $2.28 million +42.4%0.9%2.5 $33.43 2/28/202347,900 shares $1.93 million +3.7%0.6%2.2 $40.25 2/15/202346,200 shares $1.90 million -31.2%0.6%2.4 $41.06 1/31/202367,100 shares $2.82 million +14.7%0.9%3.3 $42.09 1/15/202358,500 shares $2.57 million -10.3%0.8%2.7 $43.99 12/30/202265,200 shares $2.98 million +10.1%0.8%3.1 $45.75 12/15/202259,200 shares $2.62 million +19.1%0.8%2.7 $44.34 11/30/202249,700 shares $2.46 million -5.2%0.6%2.3 $49.50 11/15/202252,400 shares $2.49 million -21.1%0.7%2.5 $47.50 10/31/202266,400 shares $2.97 million -20.8%0.9%3.3 $44.68 10/15/202283,800 shares $3.60 million +3.8%1.1%4 $43.00 9/30/202280,700 shares $3.36 million +3.5%1.1%4.1 $41.66 9/15/202278,000 shares $3.35 million +0.8%1.0%3.7 $42.99 8/31/202277,400 shares $3.34 million -10.2%1.0%3.4 $43.11 8/15/202286,200 shares $4.04 million +5.4%1.2%3.9 $46.81 7/31/202281,800 shares $3.66 million -8.2%1.1%3.7 $44.75 7/15/202289,100 shares $4.08 million +13.5%1.2%4.8 $45.78 6/30/202278,500 shares $3.42 million -32.3%1.1%4.3 $43.59 6/15/2022116,000 shares $5.04 million +57.0%1.7%6.1 $43.49 5/31/202273,900 shares $3.33 million +4.7%1.0%4.9 $45.10 5/15/202270,600 shares $3.03 million +8.1%0.9%4.2 $42.89 4/30/202265,300 shares $2.98 million +10.5%0.9%3.6 $45.70 4/15/202259,100 shares $2.84 million -9.6%0.8%3.1 $48.09 3/31/202265,400 shares $3.32 million -5.4%0.9%3.1 $50.84 3/15/202269,100 shares $3.79 million +12.2%0.9%3.4 $54.78 2/28/202261,600 shares $3.51 million +7.5%0.8%2.7 $57.06 2/15/202257,300 shares $3.27 million +10.2%0.8%2.5 $57.12 1/31/202252,000 shares $3.05 million +3.8%0.7%2.3 $58.60 1/15/202250,100 shares $3.14 million -16.4%0.7%2.3 $62.65 12/31/202159,900 shares $3.74 million +7.4%N/A2.9 $62.49 12/15/202155,800 shares $3.33 million -19.0%0.8%2.7 $59.60 11/30/202168,900 shares $4.03 million +6.5%0.9%3.7 $58.53 11/15/202164,700 shares $4.11 million -2.1%0.9%3.5 $63.56Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks (Ad)tock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tariffs just lit the fuse. 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Get the FREE Guide Before Markets Open Tomorrow 10/29/202166,100 shares $3.56 million -11.9%0.9%3.7 $53.87 10/15/202175,000 shares $4.05 million -13.1%1.0%4.5 $54.00 9/30/202186,300 shares $4.62 million +2.1%1.2%5.4 $53.50 9/15/202184,500 shares $4.27 million +17.7%1.1%4.4 $50.54 8/31/202171,800 shares $3.66 million -6.6%1.0%3.7 $50.98 8/13/202176,900 shares $3.93 million -13.7%1.0%3.9 $51.12 7/30/202189,100 shares $4.41 million +18.0%1.2%4.1 $49.53 7/15/202175,500 shares $3.90 million +3.4%1.0%3.2 $51.70 6/30/202173,000 shares $3.73 million -0.5%1.0%2.9 $51.16 6/15/202173,400 shares $3.93 million +9.6%1.0%3 $53.48 5/28/202167,000 shares $3.58 million +10.6%0.9%2.4 $53.43 5/14/202160,600 shares $3.17 million -9.7%0.8%1.9 $52.26 4/30/202167,100 shares $3.44 million +2.0%0.9%2.2 $51.28 4/15/202165,800 shares $3.28 million +21.4%0.9%2 $49.82 3/31/202154,200 shares $2.53 million -37.7%0.8%1.7 $46.68 3/15/202187,000 shares $4.71 million +5.1%1.2%2.8 $54.09 2/26/202182,800 shares $3.67 million +7.0%1.2%3 $44.34 2/12/202177,400 shares $3.21 million -4.1%1.1%3 $41.53 1/29/202180,700 shares $3.26 million +11.5%1.1%3.2 $40.38 1/15/202172,400 shares $2.81 million -10.1%1.0%3 $38.80 12/31/202080,500 shares $2.84 million +2.8%1.1%3.7 $35.34 12/15/202078,300 shares $2.70 million -2.7%1.1%3.6 $34.54 11/30/202080,500 shares $2.65 million +4.8%1.1%3.5 $32.94 11/15/202076,800 shares $2.34 million -1.0%1.1%3.7 $30.52 10/30/202077,600 shares $2.06 million +6.7%1.1%3.8 $26.53 10/15/202072,700 shares $1.94 million -12.0%1.0%3.4 $26.66 9/30/202082,600 shares $1.99 million +47.2%1.2%3.6 $24.15 9/15/202056,100 shares $1.39 million +0.7%0.8%2.3 $24.70 8/31/202055,700 shares $1.44 million -16.1%0.8%2.3 $25.90 SFST Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Southern First Bancshares' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Southern First Bancshares shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of July 31st, investors have sold 49,700 shares of SFST short. 0.68% of Southern First Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Southern First Bancshares' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Southern First Bancshares? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. SFST shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Southern First Bancshares's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Southern First Bancshares? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 0.68% of Southern First Bancshares' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Southern First Bancshares' short interest increasing or decreasing? Southern First Bancshares saw a decrease in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 49,700 shares, a decrease of 5.0% from the previous total of 52,300 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Southern First Bancshares' float size? Southern First Bancshares currently has issued a total of 8,180,000 shares. Some of Southern First Bancshares' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Southern First Bancshares currently has a public float of 7,350,000 shares. How does Southern First Bancshares' short interest compare to its competitors? 0.68% of Southern First Bancshares' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Southern First Bancshares: Ameris Bancorp (2.69%), ConnectOne Bancorp, Inc. (2.08%), First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (0.85%), Hope Bancorp, Inc. (2.15%), Independent Bank Corporation (0.69%), Mercantile Bank Corporation (0.75%), OceanFirst Financial Corp. (1.40%), Pacific Premier Bancorp Inc (2.07%), WesBanco, Inc. (1.45%), Byline Bancorp, Inc. (1.30%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($70.87 billion), Invesco QQQ ($30.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($19.85 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.34 billion), Strategy Inc ($8.98 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($7.61 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.81 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.14 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($5.97 billion), and Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($5.28 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Southern First Bancshares stock? Short selling SFST is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Southern First Bancshares as its price is falling. SFST shares are trading down $0.12 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Southern First Bancshares? A short squeeze for Southern First Bancshares occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of SFST, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Southern First Bancshares' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including SFST, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is July, 31 2025. 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