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ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (SFBS)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Birmingham, United States | NYSE
39.56 USD +1.49 (3.914%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 11:19 a.m. EDT

The investment thesis here is driven by a powerful divergence between a fundamentally superior business and a technical correction that has created a compelling entry point. The company is executing flawlessly on the operational side, evidenced by a 39.7% surge in quarterly earnings, a 30.1% expansion in revenue, and a strengthening net interest margin. This operational excellence is reflected in the balance sheet, which boasts a robust 17.3% return on equity and a fortress-like payout ratio of just 25%, allowing for aggressive reinvestment while maintaining a growing dividend. While the stock recently dipped below its 50-day moving average, triggering a neutral short-term outlook due to the lack of immediate explosive momentum, the long-term picture is exceptional. The multi-year trajectory remains strongly positive (+190% over nine years), and the recent single-year decline is merely a pause in a secular uptrend, not a structural break. The options market confirms this bullish sentiment, with speculators placing heavy bets on continued appreciation and ignoring downside risks entirely. At current levels, the valuation appears discounted relative to its growth profile, making this a high-conviction buy for the medium-to-long term.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.028639
AutoARIMA0.028666
MSTL0.028860
AutoTheta0.055137

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 55%
H-stat 1.73
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.226
Excess Kurtosis -1.25
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-30
Revenue per Share 5.356
Market Cap 4,325,689,344
Trailing P/E 13.64
Forward P/E 11.24
Beta 0.91
Profit Margins 54.80%
Website https://www.servisfirstbank.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 11:19 a.m. EDT: Speculator positioning is overwhelmingly bullish, with open interest concentrated entirely in out-of-the-money calls across all expirations. There is zero put volume or open interest recorded, indicating a complete absence of hedging or bearish bets. Call flow shows significant accumulation at strikes above the current price (45.0 and 50.0), suggesting traders are pricing in a substantial upside move rather than a range-bound or declining scenario.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.48% 1.95% 1.79% 1.72%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-10-01 0.1900 0.477987
2026-07-01 0.1900 0.427735
2026-04-01 0.1900 0.519552
2026-01-02 0.1900 0.529101
2025-10-01 0.1675 0.416822
2025-07-01 0.1675 0.418071
2025-04-01 0.1675 0.413938
2025-01-02 0.1675 0.400766
2024-10-01 0.1500 0.387898
2024-07-01 0.1500 0.479540
2024-03-28 0.1500 0.452080
2023-12-29 0.1500 0.450248
2023-09-29 0.1400 0.536707
2023-06-30 0.1400 0.684262
2023-03-31 0.1400 0.512539
2022-12-30 0.1400 0.406327
2022-09-30 0.1150 0.287500
2022-06-30 0.1150 0.291434
2022-03-31 0.1150 0.241368
2021-12-30 0.1150 0.269100
2021-09-30 0.1000 0.257069
2021-06-30 0.1000 0.294204
2021-03-31 0.1000 0.326105
2020-12-30 0.1000 0.499500
2020-09-30 0.0875 0.514252
2020-06-30 0.0875 0.489374
2020-03-31 0.0875 0.596862
2019-12-31 0.0875 0.464437
2019-09-30 0.0750 0.452489
2019-06-28 0.0750 0.437828
2019-03-29 0.0750 0.444313
2018-12-31 0.0750 0.470662
2018-09-28 0.0550 0.280971
2018-06-29 0.0550 0.263599
2018-03-29 0.0550 0.269476
2017-12-29 0.0250 0.120482
2017-09-29 0.0250 0.128700
2017-06-29 0.0250 0.135465
2017-03-31 0.0250 0.137438
2016-12-29 0.0200 0.107498
2016-09-30 0.0200 0.154113
2016-07-06 0.0200 0.168315
2016-04-07 0.0200 0.183781
2016-01-06 0.0150 0.133452
2015-10-06 0.0150 0.153296
2015-07-06 0.0150 0.153965
2015-04-06 0.0150 0.178998
2015-01-06 0.0125 0.159541
2014-10-06 0.0125 0.171527
2014-07-03 0.0125 0.173290
Additional Data
dividendYield 1.92
exDividendDate 2026-10-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.738
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.019385342
lastDividendValue 0.19
lastDividendDate 2026-10-01
dividendDate 2026-10-09

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.051987767
Address1 2,500 Woodcrest Place
All Time High 50.685
All Time Low 6.1925
Ask 62.55
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 1.7 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 593,050
Average Daily Volume3 Month 579,460
Average Volume 579,460
Average Volume10Days 593,050
Beta 0.906
Bid 15.83
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 6
Book Value 18.089
City Birmingham
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 39.56
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 39.709
Day Low 38.395
Display Name ServisFirst Bancshares
Dividend Date 1,791,504,000
Dividend Yield 1.92
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,792,440,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,792,440,000
Earnings Growth 0.401
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.397
Earnings Timestamp 1,792,440,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,440,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,440,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 9.554
Enterprise Value 5,591,205,888
Eps Current Year 3.21
Eps Forward 3.52
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.9
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,790,812,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 41.9847
Fifty Day Average Change -2.4246979
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.057751942
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 5.1987767
Fifty Two Week High 46.04
Fifty Two Week High Change -6.4799995
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.14074716
Fifty Two Week Low 33.6
Fifty Two Week Low Change 5.960003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.17738105
Fifty Two Week Range 33.6 - 46.04
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,400,074,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.48
Float Shares 102,166,519
Forward Eps 3.52
Forward P E 11.238637
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 684
Fullday Change 1.7700005
Fullday Change Percent 4.6493316
Fullday Price 39.56
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 585,216,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0654
Held Percent Institutions 0.75364
Implied Shares Outstanding 109,345,020
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,790,812,800
Last Dividend Value 0.19
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,787,270,400
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for ServisFirst Bank that provides banking services to individual and corporate customers in the United States. It offers deposit services, including checking, money market, savings, and individual retirement arrangements (IRA) accounts, as well as certificates of deposit. The company also provides real estate loans that consist of commercial real estate loans, 1-4 family residential real estate loans, and construction and development loans; consumer loans, such as home equity loans, vehicle financing, loans secured by deposits, and secured and unsecured personal loans; and commercial loans comprising seasonal, bridge, and term loans, as well as commercial lines of credit. In addition, it offers other banking services, such as 24-hour telephone banking, direct deposit, Internet banking, mobile banking, traveler's checks, safe deposit boxes, attorney trust accounts, and automatic account transfers, as well as automated teller machines and debit and credit card systems. Further, the company provides treasury and cash management services; direct deposit, wire transfer, night depository, banking-by-mail and remote capture services for non-cash items; and correspondent banking services to other financial institutions. Additionally, it holds and manages participations in residential mortgages and commercial real estate loans originated by ServisFirst Bank in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Tennessee. ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama.
Long Name ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 4,325,689,344
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_23904070
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 320,656,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,501,734,473
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 38.64
Operating Cashflow 472,897,984
Operating Margins 0.70001
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.25129998
Phone 205 949 0302
Previous Close 38.07
Price Eps Current Year 12.323988
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.1869645
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 7.3916116
Profit Margins 0.54804003
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.66667
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.49
Regular Market Change Percent 3.91385
Regular Market Day High 39.709
Regular Market Day Low 38.395
Regular Market Day Range 38.395 - 39.709
Regular Market Open 38.64
Regular Market Previous Close 38.07
Regular Market Price 39.56
Regular Market Time 1,792,094,403
Regular Market Volume 878,257
Return On Assets 0.01796
Return On Equity 0.17334999
Revenue Growth 0.301
Revenue Per Share 5.356
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 109,345,020
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0563
Shares Short 6,161,384
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 5,203,487
Short Name ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.070300005
Short Ratio 8.98
Source Interval 15
State AL
Symbol SFBS
Target High Price 48.0
Target Low Price 45.0
Target Mean Price 46.33333
Target Median Price 46.0
Total Cash 376,472,992
Total Cash Per Share 3.443
Total Debt 1,641,490,048
Total Revenue 585,216,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.738
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.019385342
Trailing Eps 2.9
Trailing P E 13.641379
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 40.6317
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.0716972
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.02637589
Type Disp Equity
Volume 878,257
Website https://www.servisfirstbank.com
Zip 35,209