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Southern First Bancshares, Inc. Stock AnalysisComprehensive stock analysis for Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (SFST) including live price, Snowflake performance metrics, financial statements, and investment research.Stock AnalysisSFST
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Southern First Bancshares, Inc.
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Home🔹Stocks🔹Southern First Bancshares, Inc.

Southern First Bancshares, Inc.

🇺🇸SFST•NASDAQ

Southern First Bancshares, Inc.

🇺🇸SFST•NASDAQ
Market cap
$596.81M
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Mkt Cap
$596.81M
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SFST
Southern First Bancshares, Inc.
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Company Overview

Overview

What the company does, where it operates, and who runs it.

About Southern First Bancshares, Inc.

Industry
Banks - Regional
Sector
Financial Services
CEO
R. Arthur Seaver Jr.
Headquarters
100 Verdae Boulevard, Greenville, SC, US
Industry
Banks - Regional
Sector
Financial Services
CEO
R. Arthur Seaver Jr.
Headquarters
100 Verdae Boulevard, Greenville, SC, US
Description

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Southern First Bank that provides various banking products and services to general public in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. It operates through three segments: Commercial and Retail Banking, Mortgage Banking, and Corporate Operations.

The company accepts various deposit products that include checking accounts, commercial checking accounts, and savings accounts, as well as other time deposits, including daily money market accounts and long-term certificates of deposit.

Its loan portfolio comprises commercial real estate loans; construction real estate loans; commercial business loans for various lines of businesses, such as the manufacturing, service industry, and professional service areas; consumer real estate and home equity loans; and other consumer loans, including secured and unsecured installment loans and revolving lines of credit.

In addition, the company provides other bank services, such as internet banking, cash management, safe deposit boxes, direct deposit, automatic drafts, bill payment, and mobile banking services.

It operates through eight retail offices located in Greenville, Charleston, and Columbia; three retail offices located in Raleigh, Greensboro, and Charlotte markets; and one retail office located in Atlanta. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.

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Financial Data

Stock Data

Price chart, volume, and trading data.

Fair Value

What FRC thinks it is worth vs. the current price.

FRC's fair value estimate for Southern First Bancshares, Inc., and the rating behind it. SFST last traded at $63.12, 13.3× trailing earnings — the estimate is read against that market price. FRC analysts run the firm's valuation model across the companies on this platform to estimate what each one is worth, rather than republishing a consensus average. Shows the current estimate, our rating, and when it was last revised. A free account covers 7 company valuations a month; a paid subscription is unlimited.

Financial Ratios

Profitability, returns, valuation, and leverage ratios.

Valuation, profitability, liquidity and leverage ratios for Southern First Bancshares, Inc.. Starting points for Southern First Bancshares, Inc.: P/E 13.3, EPS $4.31, beta 0.67 — an Banks - Regional name. P/E, P/B, EV/EBITDA, margins, return on equity, current ratio and debt coverage, each shown against the company's own history.

Dividend Analysis

Yield, payout ratio, and dividend coverage metrics.

Dividend history, yield and payout sustainability for Southern First Bancshares, Inc.. Southern First Bancshares, Inc. does not currently pay a regular dividend, so this section tracks capacity rather than history. Per-share payments, yield over time, payout ratio and growth streak, with coverage measured against free cash flow.

Earnings Analysis

EPS history, beat rate, and upcoming earnings reports.

Reported vs. expected earnings history for Southern First Bancshares, Inc.. Trailing twelve-month EPS for Southern First Bancshares, Inc. stands at $4.31. EPS surprises by quarter, revenue against estimates, and the upcoming reporting date.

Financial Statements

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.

Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow history for Southern First Bancshares, Inc.. Southern First Bancshares, Inc. has reported as a listed company since 1999. Annual and quarterly filings with period-over-period comparison, so you can trace how revenue, margins and cash generation have moved.

Peer Comparison

Comparables

List of peer companies in the same industry.

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. valued side by side against its closest peers. Southern First Bancshares, Inc. is measured against Banks - Regional peers within the Financial Services sector. Peer-relative multiples and operating metrics, so the valuation is read in the context of its own sector rather than in isolation.

Ownership & News

Institutional Ownership

Premium

Which funds and firms own the stock.

Which institutions hold Southern First Bancshares, Inc., and how their positions are changing. At a $596.8M market value, institutional positions materially move Southern First Bancshares, Inc.'s register. Top holders, position sizes, and quarter-over-quarter accumulation or distribution from regulatory filings. Included with FRC Premium.

Insider Trading

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Recent buying and selling by company executives.

Buying and selling by Southern First Bancshares, Inc. executives and directors. Shares of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. have traded between $29.14 and $49.83 over the past 52 weeks — context for the timing of the transactions below. Insider transactions as disclosed to regulators, with role, size and date — the clearest read on how the people running the company are positioned. Included with FRC Premium.

Senate Trading

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U.S. Senator disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. Senate disclosures naming Southern First Bancshares, Inc.. Southern First Bancshares, Inc. is a $596.8M Financial Services company. Senators' reported transactions in this security, alongside the fundamentals — a signal most research platforms leave out entirely. Included with FRC Premium.

House Trading

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U.S. Representative disclosures filed under the STOCK Act.

U.S. House of Representatives disclosures naming Southern First Bancshares, Inc.. Representatives' reported transactions in this security, shown next to the company's fundamentals. Included with FRC Premium.

News

Latest headlines and market coverage.

Latest headlines and company announcements for Southern First Bancshares, Inc.. Coverage tracks Southern First Bancshares, Inc. within Banks - Regional (Financial Services). Press releases and market coverage, newest first.

Peer companies

  • BWFG — Bankwell Financial Group, Inc.
  • CARE — Carter Bankshares, Inc.
  • FRBA — First Bank
  • GCBC — Greene County Bancorp, Inc.
  • KRNY — Kearny Financial Corp.
  • PBFS — Pioneer Bancorp, Inc.
  • PDLB — Ponce Financial Group, Inc.
  • USCB — USCB Financial Holdings, Inc.

More Banks - Regional companies

  • CZBS — Citizens Bancshares Corporation
  • CZBT — Citizens Bancorp of Virginia, Inc.
  • CZFS — Citizens Financial Services, Inc.
  • CZNC — Citizens & Northern Corporation
  • CZNL — Citizens National Corporation
  • CZWI — Citizens Community Bancorp, Inc.
  • DAHSF — Dah Sing Financial Holdings Limited
  • DB — Deutsche Bank AG
  • DBIN — Dacotah Banks, Inc.
  • DCBG — Dime Commercial Bancshares, Inc.
  • DCOM — Dime Community Bancshares, Inc.
  • DENI — Denali Bancorporation, Inc.

ETFs holding Southern First Bancshares, Inc.

  • FDM — First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund (0.93%)
  • SMIZ — Zacks Small/Mid Cap ETF (0.57%)
  • EHLS — Even Herd Long Short ETF (0.31%)
  • KRE — State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (0.24%)
  • QABA — First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank Index Fund (0.24%)
  • DPST — Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X Shares (0.17%)
  • IWC — iShares Micro-Cap ETF (0.14%)
  • KBFR — Innovator U.S. Small Cap Managed 10 Buffer ETF (0.10%)

News

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