SFST — Southern First Bancshares Share Price
- $296.29m
- $296.29m
- $93.36m
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- 76
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Growth & Value
12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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PE Ratio (f) | 13.04 | ||
PEG Ratio (f) | 0.6 | ||
EPS Growth (f) | 27.9% | ||
Dividend Yield (f) | n/a |
Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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Price to Book Value | 0.88 | ||
Price to Tang. Book | 0.88 | ||
Price to Free Cashflow | 11.96 | ||
Price to Sales | 3.01 | ||
EV to EBITDA | 82.39 |
Shareholder Activity
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Quality
Name | Industry | Market | |
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Return on Capital | 0.55% | ||
Return on Equity | 5.6% | ||
Operating Margin | 23.78% |
Financial Summary
Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025E | 2026E | CAGR / Avg |
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Total Revenue | $m | 107.16 | 104.83 | 107.2 | 87.51 | 93.36 | 95.13 | 103.69 | 2.57% |
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EPS Growth | % | +40.74 | -11.46 | -9.99 | -57.46 | +7.88 | +38.88 | +12.36 | n/a |
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NFA | m | ||||||||
Net Debt | m | ||||||||
Book Value | m | ||||||||
Diluted Weighted Average Shares | m | ||||||||
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Other Ratios
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company. The Company’s primary business is to serve as the holding company for Southern First Bank (the Bank). The Bank is primarily engaged in the business of accepting demand deposits and savings deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the FDIC), and providing commercial, consumer and mortgage loans to the general public. The Company, through the Bank, provides a range of financial services to individuals and companies in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. These services include demand, time, and savings deposits; lending services; automated teller machine (ATM) processing, and mortgage banking services. In addition to deposit and loan services, it offers other bank services such as Internet banking, cash management, safe deposit boxes, direct deposit, automatic drafts, bill payment and mobile banking services. The Bank has approximately eight retail offices.
Directors
- James Orders NEC (68)
- R. Arthur Seaver CEO (57)
- Michael Dowling CFO (49)
- Silvia King CHO (43)
- Calvin Hurst OTH (39)
- Mark Cothran DRC (63)
- Terry Grayson-Caprio DRC
- Ray Lattimore DRC
- William Maner DRC
- Andrew Cajka IND (61)
- Leighton Cubbage IND (68)
- Anne Ellefson IND (66)
- David Ellison IND (71)
- Tecumseh Hooper IND (73)
- Rudolph Johnstone IND (60)
- Anna Locke IND (44)
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2024
- Last Interim
- March 31st, 2025
- Incorporated
- March 29th, 1999
- Public Since
- October 26th, 1999
- No. of Shareholders
- 3,100
- No. of Employees
- 297
- Sector
- Banking Services
- Industry
- Financials
- Exchange
NASDAQ Global Market
- Shares in Issue
- 8,169,000

- Address
- 6 Verdae Boulevard, GREENVILLE, 29607
- Web
- https://www.southernfirst.com
- Phone
- +1 8646799000
- Contact
- Calvin Hurst
- Auditors
- Elliott Davis LLC
Upcoming Events for SFST
Southern First Bancshares Inc Annual Shareholders Meeting
Q2 2025 Southern First Bancshares Inc Earnings Release
Q3 2025 Southern First Bancshares Inc Earnings Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 23:22 UTC, shares in Southern First Bancshares are trading at $36.27. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Southern First Bancshares last closed at $36.27 and the price had moved by +39.77% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Southern First Bancshares share price has outperformed the S&P500 Index by +26.03% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Southern First Bancshares is Hold. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreSouthern First Bancshares does not currently pay a dividend.
Southern First Bancshares does not currently pay a dividend.
Southern First Bancshares does not currently pay a dividend.
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As of the previous close price of $36.27, shares in Southern First Bancshares had a market capitalisation of $296.29m.
Here are the trading details for Southern First Bancshares:
- Country of listing: United States
- Exchange: NMQ
- Ticker Symbol: SFST
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Southern First Bancshares is currently classified as a Super Stock. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Southern First Bancshares is $37.00. That is 2.01% above the last closing price of $36.27.
Analysts covering Southern First Bancshares currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of $2.67 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Southern First Bancshares. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the S&P500 Index by -4.34%.
As of the last closing price of $36.27, shares in Southern First Bancshares were trading +1.43% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Southern First Bancshares PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 13.04. The shares last closed at $36.27.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Southern First Bancshares' management team is headed by:
- James Orders - NEC
- R. Arthur Seaver - CEO
- Michael Dowling - CFO
- Silvia King - CHO
- Calvin Hurst - OTH
- Mark Cothran - DRC
- Terry Grayson-Caprio - DRC
- Ray Lattimore - DRC
- William Maner - DRC
- Andrew Cajka - IND
- Leighton Cubbage - IND
- Anne Ellefson - IND
- David Ellison - IND
- Tecumseh Hooper - IND
- Rudolph Johnstone - IND
- Anna Locke - IND