Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (SFST)Financial Services | Banks - Regional | Greenville, United States | NasdaqGM
57.78 USD
+2.66
(4.826%)
⇧
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 57.78 Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:54 p.m. EDT
SFST has shown recent positive momentum with strong earnings reports and a rising price trend, but the lack of dividend history limits its appeal for income-focused investors. The stock has been trading near its 52-week high, with a strong short interest increase indicating possible short-term volatility. While the fundamental metrics are solid, the forecasting model suggests minimal directional change in the short term, which could make it a neutral to slightly bearish trade. Long-term investors might consider the recent strong earnings and positive news as a potential buying opportunity, but the lack of dividends and the mixed options activity suggest caution. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.046947 |
| AutoETS | 0.047720 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.047818 |
| AutoTheta | 0.059815 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.41 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.197 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.31 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Revenue per Share | 14.23 |
| Market Cap | 476,550,080 |
| Trailing P/E | 15.53 |
| Forward P/E | 9.03 |
| Beta | 0.74 |
| Profit Margins | 26.37% |
| Website | https://www.southernfirst.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 2:54 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The recent calls and puts activity indicates a slight bias towards short-term volatility, with increased open interest and volume on the calls for strikes above the current price, suggesting some bullish sentiment. However, the puts also show activity, particularly around lower strikes, indicating caution or potential short-term bearishness. The ATM IV for the nearest expiration is relatively high, which could indicate increased uncertainty or volatility expectations. The presence of higher strike calls with significant open interest suggests that some traders are positioning for a potential upward move, while the puts suggest a possible downside risk.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.7877475 |
| Address1 | 6 Verdae Boulevard |
| All Time High | 65.59 |
| All Time Low | 3.187396 |
| Ask | 57.82 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 191,660 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 96,027 |
| Average Volume | 96,027 |
| Average Volume10Days | 191,660 |
| Beta | 0.739 |
| Bid | 57.63 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 44.885 |
| City | Greenville |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 57.78 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 59.41 |
| Day Low | 56.06 |
| Display Name | Southern First Bancshares |
| Earnings Growth | 0.752 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.752 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,769,088,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,776,774,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,776,774,600 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.285 |
| Enterprise Value | 493,393,632 |
| Eps Current Year | 5.42 |
| Eps Forward | 6.4 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 3.72 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 56.08 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.699997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.030313782 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 78.77475 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 62.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.220001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.06806453 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 31.52 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 26.259998 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.8331218 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 31.52 - 62.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 941,117,400,000 |
| Float Shares | 6,334,236 |
| Forward Eps | 6.4 |
| Forward P E | 9.028125 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 315 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | 115,139,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.06172 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.82809997 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 8,247,665 |
| Industry | Banks - Regional |
| Industry Disp | Banks - Regional |
| Industry Key | banks-regional |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,359,504,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 11:10 |
| Long Business Summary | 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 offers other bank services, such as internet banking, cash management, safe deposit boxes, direct deposit, automatic drafts, bill payment, and mobile banking services. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. |
| Long Name | Southern First Bancshares, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 476,550,080 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_411296 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 30,366,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 476,550,083 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 56.24 |
| Operating Cashflow | 30,457,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.4413 |
| Overall Risk | 5 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 864 679 9000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 57.78 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,456,605 |
| Previous Close | 55.12 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 10.660516 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.2872897 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.1389112 |
| Profit Margins | 0.26373 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 2.66 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 4.82583 |
| Regular Market Day High | 59.41 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 56.06 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 56.06 - 59.41 |
| Regular Market Open | 56.24 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 55.12 |
| Regular Market Price | 57.78 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,000 |
| Regular Market Volume | 358,351 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00715 |
| Return On Equity | 0.08687 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.226 |
| Revenue Per Share | 14.23 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.38150132 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 5 |
| Shares Outstanding | 8,247,665 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0139 |
| Shares Short | 114,505 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 81,851 |
| Short Name | Southern First Bancshares, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0148 |
| Short Ratio | 1.17 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | SC |
| Symbol | SFST |
| Target High Price | 64.0 |
| Target Low Price | 64.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 64.0 |
| Target Median Price | 64.0 |
| Total Cash | 268,817,984 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 32.658 |
| Total Debt | 286,612,992 |
| Total Revenue | 115,139,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 3.72 |
| Trailing P E | 15.532258 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 49.11 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 8.669998 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.17654242 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 358,351 |
| Website | https://www.southernfirst.com |
| Zip | 29,607 |