Insider Sale Director Leighton Cubbage Sells Shares of Southern First Bancshares Inc

SFST Stock  USD 36.24  1.26  3.36%   
Slightly above 62% of Southern First's investor base is looking to short. The current sentiment regarding investing in Southern First Bancshares stock implies that many traders are alarmed. Southern First's investing sentiment can be driven by a variety of factors including economic data, Southern First's earnings reports, geopolitical events, and overall market trends.
  
On September 17, 2024, Director Leighton Cubbage sold 2,500 shares of Southern First Bancshares Inc at a price of 33.99 per share. The transaction was r

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Southern First Fundamental Analysis

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Shares Owned By Institutions

Shares Owned By Institutions Comparative Analysis

Southern First is currently under evaluation in shares owned by institutions category among its peers. Shares Owned by Institutions show the percentage of the outstanding shares of stock issued by a company that is currently owned by other institutions such as asset management firms, hedge funds, or investment banks. Many investors like investing in companies with a large percentage of the firm owned by institutions because they believe that larger firms such as banks, pension funds, and mutual funds, will invest when they think that good things are going to happen.

Southern First Bancshares Potential Pair-trading

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Peers

Southern First Related Equities

FCCOFirst Community   1.40   
0%
25.0%
OVLYOak Valley   0.15   
0%
2.0%
HFBLHome Federal   0.00   
0%
0%
CHMGChemung Financial   0.64   
11.0%
0%
LSBKLake Shore   0.74   
13.0%
0%
FNLCFirst Bancorp   1.25   
22.0%
0%
SHBIShore Bancshares   1.34   
24.0%
0%
CWBCCommunity West   1.42   
25.0%
0%
NKSHNational Bankshares   1.45   
26.0%
0%
ISTRInvestar Holding   1.52   
27.0%
0%
WNEBWestern New   1.66   
29.0%
0%
HBCPHome Bancorp   1.74   
31.0%
0%
IROQIF Bancorp   1.99   
35.0%
0%
CBANColony Bankcorp   2.00   
36.0%
0%
CFBKCF Bankshares   2.29   
41.0%
0%
OPOFOld Point   2.51   
45.0%
0%
FVCBFVCBankcorp   5.54   
100.0%
0%

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