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ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. (SFBS)

Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Birmingham, United States | NYSE
43.20 USD +0.01 (0.023%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 43.20

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:05 a.m. EDT

ServisFirst Bancshares presents a compelling convergence of exceptional fundamentals and aggressive speculative positioning. The business is fundamentally robust, boasting a 30% revenue expansion, 40% earnings growth, and a pristine balance sheet with a 17% ROE and minimal debt relative to equity. Crucially, the multi-year price trajectory confirms this quality, showing a massive 241% cumulative gain over nine years with no recent structural decline, validating the market's premium valuation. The short-term outlook is highly bullish, fueled by a confirmed two-for-one stock split and a 'strong buy' analyst consensus targeting prices well above current levels. While the statistical forecasting model shows only moderate confidence in the immediate price path, this is outweighed by the overwhelming options flow, where traders are stacking call contracts at strikes significantly higher than the current price, signaling a bet on substantial appreciation. The dividend yield is modest but reliable, reflecting the bank's focus on reinvestment for growth rather than income distribution. The only caveat is the elevated short interest (5.8%), which suggests some skepticism among contrarian investors, but the sheer strength of the earnings beat and the split announcement provides ample fuel to overcome this headwind. This is a high-conviction growth play where the fundamental story and the speculative crowd are aligned.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.017603
AutoETS0.019390
AutoTheta0.021269
AutoARIMA0.516538

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 57%
H-stat 1.27
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.596
Excess Kurtosis -0.73
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-30
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-30
Revenue per Share 5.356
Market Cap 4,723,705,344
Trailing P/E 14.69
Forward P/E 11.89
Beta 0.86
Profit Margins 54.80%
Website https://www.servisfirstbank.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:05 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, with open interest concentrated entirely in out-of-the-money calls (strikes 80, 90, 95) and virtually zero put activity. This indicates a strong expectation of significant upside movement, likely driven by the upcoming stock split and earnings momentum, rather than hedging against downside risk.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.43% 1.89% 1.81% 1.68%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
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
dividendRate 0.76
dividendYield 1.76
exDividendDate 2026-07-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.738
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.017087288
lastDividendValue 0.19
lastDividendDate 2026-07-01
dividendDate 2026-07-10

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.012458563
Address1 2,500 Woodcrest Place
All Time High 50.685
All Time Low 6.1925
Ask 43.28
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 8
Average Daily Volume10 Day 460,670
Average Daily Volume3 Month 591,541
Average Volume 591,541
Average Volume10Days 460,670
Beta 0.857
Bid 40.0
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 6
Book Value 36.179
City Birmingham
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 43.2
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 43.58
Day Low 42.98
Display Name ServisFirst Bancshares
Dividend Date 1,783,641,600
Dividend Rate 0.76
Dividend Yield 1.76
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,582,100
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,582,100
Earnings Growth 0.401
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.397
Earnings Timestamp 1,784,577,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,792,440,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,440,000
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 10.234
Enterprise Value 5,989,221,888
Eps Current Year 3.215
Eps Forward 3.63333
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.94
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,864,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 43.7244
Fifty Day Average Change -0.5243988
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.011993276
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -1.2458563
Fifty Two Week High 46.04
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.8400002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.06168549
Fifty Two Week Low 33.6
Fifty Two Week Low Change 9.600002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.28571436
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 1.56
Float Shares 102,166,519
Forward Eps 3.63333
Forward P E 11.889919
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 684
Fullday Change 0.0100021
Fullday Change Percent 0.0231585
Fullday Price 43.2
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.0
Gross Profits 585,216,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0654
Held Percent Institutions 0.75668997
Implied Shares Outstanding 109,345,020
Industry Banks - Regional
Industry Disp Banks - Regional
Industry Key banks-regional
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,864,000
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 4,723,705,344
Market State CLOSED
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 4,722,611,413
Number Of Analyst Opinions 3
Open 43.45
Operating Cashflow 472,897,984
Operating Margins 0.70001
Overall Risk 5
Payout Ratio 0.25129998
Phone 205 949 0302
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 43.2
Post Market Time 1,787,959,806
Previous Close 43.19
Price Eps Current Year 13.437015
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.1940628
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 8.07173
Profit Margins 0.54804003
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0100021
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0231585
Regular Market Day High 43.58
Regular Market Day Low 42.98
Regular Market Day Range 42.98 - 43.58
Regular Market Open 43.45
Regular Market Previous Close 43.19
Regular Market Price 43.2
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 511,299
Return On Assets 0.01796
Return On Equity 0.17334999
Revenue Growth 0.301
Revenue Per Share 5.356
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
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 0.047199998
Shares Short 5,165,564
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 5,653,622
Short Name ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.059
Short Ratio 10.12
Source Interval 15
State AL
Symbol SFBS
Target High Price 50.0
Target Low Price 47.0
Target Mean Price 49.0
Target Median Price 50.0
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 0.017087288
Trailing Eps 2.94
Trailing P E 14.693877
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 39.851276
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.3487244
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.08403054
Type Disp Equity
Volume 511,299
Website https://www.servisfirstbank.com
Zip 35,209