Southern First Bancshares Stock Today

SFST Stock  USD 33.57  0.30  0.89%   

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Southern First is selling for under 33.57 as of the 25th of February 2025; that is 0.89 percent decrease since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's last reported lowest price was 33.49. Southern First has under 5 % chance of experiencing financial distress over the next 2 years, but has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 27th of November 2024 and ending today, the 25th of February 2025. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain
Banks
IPO Date
28th of October 1999
Category
Financial Services
Classification
Financials
Southern First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Southern First Bank that provides various banking products and services to general public in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina. The company has 8.16 M outstanding shares of which 53.01 K shares are at this time shorted by private and institutional investors with about 3.49 trading days to cover. More on Southern First Bancshares

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Southern Stock Highlights

ESG Sustainability
Environmental
Governance
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CEOArthur Seaver
Business ConcentrationRegional Banks, Banks - Regional, Financial Services, NASDAQ Composite, NASDAQ Composite Total, Financials, Banks, Banks—Regional, Financial Services (View all Sectors)
Average Analyst Recommendation
Financial Strength
Current ValueLast YearChange From Last Year 10 Year Trend
Asset Turnover0.02440.0191
Significantly Up
Very volatile
Total Current Liabilities3.1 BB
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Non Current Liabilities Total4.5 B4.3 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Assets4.9 B4.7 B
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Total Current Assets182.4 M173.7 M
Sufficiently Up
Slightly volatile
Debt Levels
Southern First can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Southern First's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Southern First's total assets is financed by creditors.
Liquidity
Southern First Bancshares currently holds 311.32 M in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 11.92, indicating the company may have difficulties to generate enough cash to satisfy its financial obligations. Note, when we think about Southern First's use of debt, we should always consider it together with its cash and equity.

Total Cash From Operating Activities

15.52 Million
Southern First Bancshares (SFST) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA. It is located in 6 Verdae Boulevard, Greenville, SC, United States, 29607 and employs 11 people. Southern First is listed under Regional Banks category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Small-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 276.55 M. Southern First Bancshares conducts business under Banks sector and is part of Financials industry. The entity has 8.16 M outstanding shares of which 53.01 K shares are at this time shorted by private and institutional investors with about 3.49 trading days to cover. Southern First Bancshares currently holds about 160.61 M in cash with 17.65 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 20.08.
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Ownership Allocation
The market capitalization of Southern First is $276.55 Million. The majority of Southern First Bancshares outstanding shares are owned by institutional holders. These institutional investors are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to take positions in Southern First to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutions are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Southern First Bancshares. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Southern First Bancshares as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Note, that even with substantial debt, if the true value of the company is larger than the current market value, you may still be able to generate positive returns on investment in this company at some point.
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Southern Stock Institutional Holders

InstituionRecorded OnShares
Alliancebernstein L.p.2024-12-31
129.5 K
Renaissance Technologies Corp2024-12-31
103.6 K
American Century Companies Inc2024-12-31
97.6 K
Northern Trust Corp2024-12-31
79.3 K
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management Llc2024-12-31
67.2 K
Wellington Management Company Llp2024-12-31
65.4 K
Acadian Asset Management Llc2024-12-31
63.6 K
Goldman Sachs Group Inc2024-12-31
63.5 K
Seacrest Wealth Management, Llc2024-12-31
58.8 K
Fj Capital Management Llc2024-12-31
807.2 K
T. Rowe Price Investment Management,inc.2024-12-31
797 K
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Southern First Historical Income Statement

At this time, Southern First's Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is comparatively stable compared to the past year. Net Income From Continuing Ops is likely to gain to about 17.9 M in 2025, whereas Income Before Tax is likely to drop slightly above 13.8 M in 2025. View More Fundamentals

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