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SFST - Southern First Bancshares, Inc.
Market Cap 239.11M P/E 10.21 EPS this Y 5.40% Ern Qtrly Grth -6.70%
Income 13.24M Forward P/E 22.51 EPS next Y 108.60% 50D Avg Chg 13.00%
Sales 87.09M PEG 1.85 EPS past 5Y -10.65% 200D Avg Chg -17.00%
Dividend N/A Price/Book 0.79 EPS next 5Y 8.00% 52W High Chg -41.00%
Recommedations 2.50 Quick Ratio - Shares Outstanding 8.16M 52W Low Chg 43.00%
Insider Own 6.79% ROA 0.33% Shares Float 5.99M Beta 0.77
Inst Own 81.18% ROE 4.31% Shares Shorted/Prior 116.60K/127.04K Price 29.71
Gross Margin - Profit Margin 15.21% Avg. Volume 37,696 Target Price 34.00
Oper. Margin 20.20% Earnings Date Jul 23 Volume 14,368 Change -0.44%
Financial Services | Banks - Regional | United States
About Southern First Bancshares, Inc.

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Southern First Bank that provides commercial, consumer, and mortgage loans to the general public in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. 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. Southern First Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. News
04/18/24 Southern First (SFST) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates
04/18/24 Southern First Reports Results for First Quarter 2024
04/16/24 Southern First (SFST) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?
04/14/24 Investors in Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) have unfortunately lost 47% over the last three years
03/21/24 Insider Selling: CEO Seaver R. Arthur Jr. Sells Shares of Southern First Bancshares Inc (SFST)
03/18/24 Insider Sell: CEO Seaver R. Arthur Jr. Sells 4,720 Shares of Southern First Bancshares Inc (SFST)
02/14/24 Best Momentum Stocks to Buy for February 14th
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02/12/24 Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) is a favorite amongst institutional investors who own 58%
01/21/24 Southern First Bancshares Inc (SFST) Reports Earnings for Q4 and Full Year 2023
01/18/24 Compared to Estimates, Southern First (SFST) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
01/18/24 Southern First (SFST) Q4 Earnings Top Estimates
01/18/24 Southern First Reports Results for 2023
01/18/24 Why Earnings Season Could Be Great for Southern First (SFST)
01/16/24 Southern First (SFST) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: What to Know Ahead of Q4 Release
01/06/24 Insider Stock Buying Reaches US$970.4k On Southern First Bancshares
11/06/23 Investors in Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) have unfortunately lost 37% over the last year
10/26/23 SOUTHERN FIRST ANNOUNCES OPENING OF DREAM MORTGAGE CENTER, PLAN TO CREATE $10 MILLION ANNUAL IMPACT IN COLUMBIA, SC
10/19/23 Southern First Reports Results for Third Quarter 2023
09/05/23 Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) is a favorite amongst institutional investors who own 61%
SFST Chatroom

User Image insiderbuyingselling Posted - 04/25/24

$SFST new insider selling: 600 shares. http://insiderbuyingselling.com/?t=SFST

User Image Elev8edTrader Posted - 04/18/24

$SFST Southern First Bancshares Q1 EPS $0.31 Misses $0.34 Estimate, Sales $18.64M Miss $22.26M Estimate Southern First Bancshares (SFST) reported quarterly earnings of $0.31 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $0.34 by 8.82 percent. This is a 6.06 percent decrease over earnings of $0.33 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $18.64 million which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $22.26 million by 16.24 percent. This is a 8.71 percent decrease over sales of $20.42 million the same period last year.

User Image DonCorleone77 Posted - 04/18/24

$SFST Southern First Bancshares reports Q1 EPS 31c vs.33c last year Reports Q1 revenue $31.34M vs. $22.47M last year. Reports a reversal of provision for credit losses of $175K in Q1 vs. a provision of $1.8M last year. "Our team generated excellent performance during the first quarter in terms of growing profitable client relationships and continuing to manage our credit quality exceptionally well," stated CEO Art Seaver. "Our disciplined approach to pricing both loans and deposits resulted in improvement in our net interest margin, and this focus will continue as we build on our success for the long-term benefit of our communities and stakeholders."

User Image Stock_Titan Posted - 04/18/24

$SFST Southern First Reports Results for First Quarter 2024 https://www.stocktitan.net/news/SFST/southern-first-reports-results-for-first-quarter-p77pakhfxjyh.html

User Image insiderbuyingselling Posted - 03/18/24

$SFST new insider selling: 4720 shares. http://insiderbuyingselling.com/?t=SFST

User Image insiderbuyingselling Posted - 03/13/24

$SFST new insider buying: 90 shares. http://insiderbuyingselling.com/?t=SFST

User Image StockInvest_us Posted - 03/09/24

Signal alert: $SFST - PivotPoint bottom https://stockinvest.us/l/p4oGJff69I

User Image Strike_FOR Posted - 02/14/24

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User Image TickerDD_com Posted - 02/08/24

From 2/2/2024, looking back across 22 Month-Ends for SFST, Percentage Change of Average Monthly Price had More Negatives (59%) while Percentage Change of Average Monthly Volume had All Positives (100%) $SFST #SFST #SFSTStock #TickerDD #SFSTPrice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-73EQFqBaM

User Image ChartMill Posted - 01/18/24

$SFST: Southern First Reports Results for 2023 https://www.chartmill.com/stock/quote/SFST/news?utm_source=prnews-2024-1-18-southern-first-reports-results-for-2023&utm_medium=stocktwits&utm_campaign=pressRelease

User Image DonCorleone77 Posted - 01/18/24

$SFST Southern First Bancshares reports Q4 EPS 51c vs. 68c last year Reports Q4 revenue $21.39M vs. $25.83M last year. Net interest margin was 1.92% for Q4 2023, compared to 1.97% for Q3 2023 and 2.88% for Q4 2022.

User Image Last10K Posted - 01/18/24

$SFST just filed with the SEC a Earnings Release, a Regulated Disclosure and a Financial Exhibit https://last10k.com/sec-filings/SFST/0001206774-24-000023.htm?utm_source=stocktwits&utm_medium=forum&utm_campaign=8K&utm_term=SFST

User Image cctranscripts Posted - 01/18/24

Southern First Bancshares just filed its Current report, items 2.02, 7.01, and 9. http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090009/000120677424000023/0001206774-24-000023-index.htm $SFST

User Image risenhoover Posted - 01/18/24

$SFST / Southern First Bancshares files form 8-K - UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) January 18, 2024 https://fintel.io/doc/sec-southern-first-bancshares-inc-1090009-8k-2024-january-18-19740-4867?utm_source=stocktwits.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=filing

User Image cctranscripts Posted - 01/18/24

Southern First Bancshares's Chief Executive Officer just picked up 18,326 shares https://www.conferencecalltranscripts.org/summary/?id=12876616 $SFST

User Image cctranscripts Posted - 01/18/24

Southern First Bancshares's Chief Financial Officer just picked up 2,000 shares https://www.conferencecalltranscripts.org/summary/?id=12876585 $SFST

User Image cctranscripts Posted - 01/18/24

Southern First Bancshares's President just picked up 4,995 shares https://www.conferencecalltranscripts.org/summary/?id=12876577 $SFST

User Image cctranscripts Posted - 01/18/24

Southern First Bancshares's CEO just picked up 18,326 shares https://www.conferencecalltranscripts.org/summary/?id=12876562 $SFST

User Image tickeron Posted - 01/18/24

$SFST enters bullish trend https://srnk.us/go/4972043

User Image swingingtech Posted - 01/18/24

$SFST https://wallstreetwaves.com/why-earnings-season-could-be-great-for-southern-first-sfst/

User Image tickeron Posted - 01/17/24

$SFST enters bullish trend https://srnk.us/go/4971121

User Image cctranscripts Posted - 4 months ago

Entry into a Material Definitive https://www.conferencecalltranscripts.org/summary/?id=12838932 $SFST

User Image risenhoover Posted - 4 months ago

$SFST / Southern First Bancshares files form 8-K - UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) December 28, 2023 Southern First Ban https://fintel.io/doc/sec-southern-first-bancshares-inc-1090009-8k-2024-january-03-19725-7814?utm_source=stocktwits.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=filing

User Image risenhoover Posted - 4 months ago

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User Image cctranscripts Posted - 12/26/23

Southern First Bancshares director just disposed of 1,900 shares https://www.conferencecalltranscripts.org/summary/?id=12820498 $SFST

User Image topstockalerts Posted - 12/26/23

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Analyst Ratings
Piper Sandler Overweight Jan 3, 24
DA Davidson Neutral Aug 1, 22
Janney Montgomery Scott Neutral Mar 16, 21
Piper Sandler Hold Jun 26, 18
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Market Perform Nov 29, 16
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Outperform Jul 27, 16
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Outperform Aug 20, 15
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Outperform Feb 2, 15
Piper Sandler Jan 28, 15
Insider Trades Relationship Date Transactions Cost($) #Shares Value($) #Share Own SEC Form 4
ELLISON DAVID G Director Director Dec 20 Buy 34.5 200 6,900 49,876 12/21/23
ELLISON DAVID G Director Director Nov 22 Buy 29.25 200 5,850 49,676 11/24/23
ELLISON DAVID G Director Director Sep 19 Buy 26.96 150 4,044 48,826 09/20/23
ELLISON DAVID G Director Director Jun 05 Buy 25.86 400 10,344 47,626 06/07/23
ELLISON DAVID G Director Director May 31 Buy 23.12 250 5,780 47,026 05/31/23
Locke Anna T Director Director May 17 Buy 23.8999 115 2,748 832 05/22/23
Borrmann David Andrew Chief Financial Offi.. Chief Financial Officer May 09 Buy 22.35 200 4,470 8,900 05/09/23
ELLEFSON ANNE S Director Director Mar 14 Buy 32.75 500 16,375 7,312 03/14/23
ELLEFSON ANNE S Director Director Mar 10 Buy 36.5 250 9,125 6,812 03/14/23
Locke Anna T Director Director Feb 22 Buy 40.7 675 27,473 717 02/23/23
ELLISON DAVID G Director Director Jan 30 Buy 40.88 4,500 183,960 46,276 01/31/23
ELLISON DAVID G Director Director Dec 22 Buy 45.01 100 4,501 41,776 12/27/22
Maner William IV Director Director Sep 06 Buy 42.75 575 24,581 2,000 09/07/22
Grayson-Caprio Terry Director Director Aug 01 Buy 43.75 1,000 43,750 2,240 08/02/22
Grayson-Caprio Terry Director Director May 16 Buy 42.58 1,000 42,580 1,240 05/18/22
Maner William IV Director Director May 16 Buy 42.5 1,000 42,500 1,425 05/18/22
ELLISON DAVID G Director Director May 09 Buy 44.57 250 11,142 40,668 05/11/22
ELLISON DAVID G Director Director Dec 21 Buy 63.26 300 18,978 40,418 12/23/21