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Oct 20, 9:25 AMSouthern First Bancshares Q3 2026 EPS $1.28 up 21% YoY, net interest income up 26%, revenue net of interest expense $37.5M (+21% YoY)

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Index	RUT
Market Cap	570.51M
Enterprise Value	-
Income	43.17M
Sales	240.78M
Book/sh	48.68
Cash/sh	-
Dividend Est.	-
Dividend TTM	-
Dividend Ex-Date	-
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	- -
Payout	0.00%
Employees	315
IPO	Oct 27, 1999

P/E	12.32
Forward P/E	9.75
PEG	0.48
P/S	2.37
P/B	1.24
P/C	-
P/FCF	18.60
EV/EBITDA	-
EV/Sales	-
Quick Ratio	-
Current Ratio	0.12
Debt/Eq	0.55
LT Debt/Eq	0.55
Option/Short	Yes / Yes

EPS (ttm)	4.89
EPS next Y	6.17
EPS next Q	1.36
EPS this Y	33.87%
EPS next Y	23.01%
EPS next 5Y	20.43%
EPS past 3/5Y	1.04% 9.70%
Sales past 3/5Y	20.86% 13.17%
EPS Y/Y TTM	52.74%
Sales Y/Y TTM	8.99%
EPS Q/Q	19.40%
Sales Q/Q	8.16%
Earnings	Oct 20 BMO
EPS/Sales Surpr.	1.99% -0.19%

Insider Own	6.87%
Insider Trans	-5.16%
Inst Own	89.04%
Inst Trans	21.46%
ROA	0.93%
ROE	10.55%
ROIC	6.03%
Gross Margin	-
Oper. Margin	23.07%
Profit Margin	17.93%
SMA20	0.33%
SMA50	-2.15%
SMA200	2.83%
Trades

Shs Outstand	9.49M
Shs Float	8.82M
Short Float	4.76%
Short Ratio	4.45
Short Interest	0.42M
52W High	65.09 -7.46%
52W Low	40.91 47.23%
Volatility	2.53% 2.02%
ATR (14)	1.42
RSI (14)	48.43
Beta	0.74
Rel Volume	0.98
Avg Volume	94.37K
Volume	62,044

Perf Week	1.71%
Perf Month	-0.46%
Perf Quarter	-0.52%
Perf Half Y	6.27%
Perf YTD	16.91%
Perf Year	42.56%
Perf 3Y	122.76%
Perf 5Y	11.19%
Perf 10Y	124.33%
Recom	2.00
Target Price	68.75
Prev Close	60.93
Price	60.23
Change %	-1.14%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Jan-03-24	Upgrade	Piper Sandler	Neutral → Overweight	$34 → $44
Dec-05-22	Initiated	Piper Sandler	Neutral	$51
Aug-01-22	Downgrade	DA Davidson	Buy → Neutral	$52 → $50
Mar-16-21	Downgrade	Janney	Buy → Neutral
Aug-03-20	Resumed	Piper Sandler	Overweight	$30
May-22-20	Initiated	DA Davidson	Buy	$31
May-01-17	Upgrade	Sandler O'Neill	Hold → Buy
Nov-29-16	Downgrade	Keefe Bruyette	Outperform → Mkt Perform

Oct-20-26 08:45AM	Southern First Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results (PR Newswire)
08:42AM	Southern First: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
Jul-21-26 08:37AM	Southern First: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
08:31AM	Southern First Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results (PR Newswire)
Jun-03-26 08:42AM	Southern First Appoints Bryan Kennedy to Board of Directors (PR Newswire)
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Apr-21-26 08:36AM	Southern First: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press)
08:30AM	Southern First Reports First Quarter 2026 Results (PR Newswire)
Apr-17-26 11:26AM	Southern First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Closing of Public Offering of Common Stock (PR Newswire)
Apr-15-26 09:46PM	Southern First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock (PR Newswire) -6.37%
04:01PM	Southern First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Public Offering of Common Stock (PR Newswire)
Feb-18-26 12:42PM	ServisFirst Bancshares Stock Scores RS Rating Upgrade (Investor's Business Daily)
Jan-22-26 08:15AM	Southern First (SFST) Tops Q4 Earnings Estimates (Zacks)
07:26AM	Southern First: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:15AM	Southern First Reports Fourth Quarter 2025 Results (PR Newswire)
Nov-10-25 09:15AM	Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (SFST) Hit a 52 Week High, Can the Run Continue? (Zacks)
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Oct-28-25 09:30AM	Compared to Estimates, Southern First (SFST) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics (Zacks) +6.13%
08:25AM	Southern First (SFST) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Top Estimates (Zacks)
07:21AM	Southern First: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:15AM	Southern First Reports Third Quarter 2025 Results (PR Newswire)
Oct-23-25 07:45AM	First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA) Surpasses Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
Jul-24-25 12:00PM	All You Need to Know About Southern First (SFST) Rating Upgrade to Strong Buy (Zacks)
10:00AM	Best Momentum Stock to Buy for July 24th (Zacks)
04:57AM	New Strong Buy Stocks for July 24th (Zacks)
Jul-22-25 08:30AM	Southern First (SFST) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates (Zacks) +9.13%
07:25AM	Southern First: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:15AM	Southern First Reports Second Quarter 2025 Results (PR Newswire)
Jul-10-25 10:00AM	Southern First (SFST) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Q2 Release (Zacks)
Jun-02-25 09:00AM	SOUTHERN FIRST ANNOUNCES THREE NEW APPOINTMENTS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS (PR Newswire)
Apr-22-25 08:25AM	Southern First (SFST) Tops Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
07:23AM	Southern First: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
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07:15AM	Southern First Reports First Quarter 2025 Results (PR Newswire)
Apr-15-25 05:15PM	Hancock Whitney (HWC) Tops Q1 Earnings Estimates (Zacks)
Apr-10-25 02:49PM	Southern First Promotes Wes Wilbanks to Chief Credit Officer (PR Newswire) -5.11%
Mar-17-25 01:11PM	Why Southern First Bancshares (SFST) Is Plunging in 2025? (Insider Monkey)
Feb-20-25 02:30PM	Southern First Appoints Blair Miller as Chief Retail Experience Officer (PR Newswire)
Jan-28-25 07:30AM	Southern First: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:15AM	Southern First Reports Fourth Quarter 2024 Results (PR Newswire)
Oct-23-24 07:30AM	Southern First Bancshares Achieves Strong Q3 2024 Results (TipRanks)
Oct-22-24 08:20AM	Southern First (SFST) Surpasses Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
07:16AM	Southern First: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
07:15AM	Southern First Reports Results for Third Quarter 2024 (PR Newswire)
Jul-18-24 08:10AM	Southern First (SFST) Beats Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
07:15AM	Southern First Reports Results for Second Quarter 2024 (PR Newswire)
07:09AM	Southern First: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
May-06-24 08:13AM	Southern First Bancshares Appoints Chris Zych Finance Chief (MT Newswires)
07:42AM	SOUTHERN FIRST APPOINTS CHRIS ZYCH AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (PR Newswire)
Apr-18-24 09:53PM	SFST Stock Earnings: Southern First Bancshares Misses EPS, Misses Revenue for Q1 2024 (InvestorPlace) +6.38%
05:25PM	Southern First (SFST) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Miss Estimates (Zacks)
04:24PM	Southern First: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:15PM	Southern First Reports Results for First Quarter 2024 (PR Newswire)
Apr-16-24 10:00AM	Southern First (SFST) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy? (Zacks)
Mar-21-24 07:00PM	Insider Selling: CEO Seaver R. Arthur Jr. Sells Shares of Southern First Bancshares Inc (SFST) (GuruFocus.com)
Mar-18-24 01:00PM	Insider Sell: CEO Seaver R. Arthur Jr. Sells 4,720 Shares of Southern First Bancshares Inc (SFST) (GuruFocus.com)
Jan-21-24 07:01PM	Southern First Bancshares Inc (SFST) Reports Earnings for Q4 and Full Year 2023 (GuruFocus.com)
Jan-18-24 06:00PM	Compared to Estimates, Southern First (SFST) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics (Zacks)
05:25PM	Southern First (SFST) Q4 Earnings Top Estimates (Zacks)
04:24PM	Southern First: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:15PM	Southern First Reports Results for 2023 (PR Newswire)
06:50AM	Why Earnings Season Could Be Great for Southern First (SFST) (Zacks)
Jan-16-24 10:00AM	Southern First (SFST) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: What to Know Ahead of Q4 Release (Zacks)
Oct-26-23 07:56AM	SOUTHERN FIRST ANNOUNCES OPENING OF DREAM MORTGAGE CENTER, PLAN TO CREATE $10 MILLION ANNUAL IMPACT IN COLUMBIA, SC (PR Newswire)
Oct-19-23 04:28PM	Southern First: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
04:15PM	Southern First Reports Results for Third Quarter 2023 (PR Newswire)
Aug-11-23 07:01AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 08/11/2023 (Argus Research)
Aug-10-23 06:24AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 08/10/2023 (Argus Research)
Aug-09-23 06:26AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 08/09/2023 (Argus Research)
Aug-08-23 05:59PM	BlackRock Inc. Boosts Stake in Southern First Bancshares Inc. (GuruFocus.com)
06:28AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 08/08/2023 (Argus Research)
Aug-07-23 06:35AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 08/07/2023 (Argus Research)
Aug-04-23 07:14AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 08/04/2023 (Argus Research)
Aug-03-23 07:15AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 08/03/2023 (Argus Research)
07:15AM	Daily Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers for 08/03/2023 (Argus Research)
Aug-02-23 07:52AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 08/02/2023 (Argus Research)
Aug-01-23 06:51AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 08/01/2023 (Argus Research)
Jul-31-23 06:44AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/31/2023 (Argus Research)
06:44AM	Daily Vickers Top Buyers & Sellers for 07/31/2023 (Argus Research)
Jul-30-23 08:01AM	Southern First Bancshares Executive VP & CFO Acquires 20% More Stock (Simply Wall St.)
Jul-28-23 07:58AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/28/2023 (Argus Research)
Jul-27-23 07:10AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/27/2023 (Argus Research)
Jul-26-23 01:12PM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/26/2023 (Argus Research)
Jul-25-23 11:00AM	Compared to Estimates, Southern First (SFST) Q2 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics (Zacks)
09:34AM	Southern First: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
09:15AM	Southern First Reports Results for Second Quarter 2023 (PR Newswire)
07:16AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/25/2023 (Argus Research)
Jul-24-23 07:12AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/24/2023 (Argus Research)
Jul-21-23 07:23AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/21/2023 (Argus Research)
Jul-20-23 06:55AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/20/2023 (Argus Research)
Jul-19-23 07:10AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/19/2023 (Argus Research)
Jul-18-23 06:53AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/18/2023 (Argus Research) +8.93%
Jul-17-23 07:10AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/17/2023 (Argus Research)
Jul-14-23 06:50AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/14/2023 (Argus Research)
Jul-13-23 07:02AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/13/2023 (Argus Research)
Jul-12-23 07:22AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/12/2023 (Argus Research)
Jul-11-23 06:08AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/11/2023 (Argus Research)
Jul-10-23 06:56AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/10/2023 (Argus Research)
Jul-05-23 06:46AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/05/2023 (Argus Research)
Jul-03-23 06:50AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 07/03/2023 (Argus Research)
Jun-30-23 06:52AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 06/30/2023 (Argus Research)
Jun-29-23 06:49AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 06/29/2023 (Argus Research)
Jun-28-23 06:58AM	Daily Vickers Top Insider Picks for 06/28/2023 (Argus Research)

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Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
ORDERS JAMES B III	Director	Sep 18 '26	Sale	62.05	8,045	499,171	46,481	Sep 22 08:52 AM
ORDERS JAMES B III	Director	Sep 18 '26	Proposed Sale	61.42	8,045	494,162		Sep 18 04:11 PM
Locke Anna T	Director	Sep 14 '26	Buy	63.27	300	18,982	3,902	Sep 15 12:24 PM
CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M	Director	Sep 02 '26	Sale	62.26	1,200	74,710	47,100	Sep 03 04:36 PM
CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M	Director	Sep 03 '26	Sale	62.79	500	31,395	46,600	Sep 03 04:36 PM
CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M	Director	Sep 01 '26	Sale	60.75	465	28,249	48,300	Sep 03 04:36 PM
CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M	Director	Aug 28 '26	Sale	63.00	400	25,200	48,765	Sep 01 04:54 PM
CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M	Director	Aug 24 '26	Sale	63.00	400	25,200	49,515	Aug 27 01:30 PM
CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M	Director	Aug 25 '26	Sale	63.05	350	22,068	49,165	Aug 27 01:30 PM
CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M	Director	Aug 20 '26	Sale	63.02	800	50,415	49,915	Aug 24 11:44 AM
SEAVER R ARTHUR JR	Chief Executive Officer	Aug 12 '26	Option Exercise	39.39	10,429	410,786	92,026	Aug 13 12:06 PM
SEAVER R ARTHUR JR	Chief Executive Officer	Aug 12 '26	Sale	63.59	21,000	1,335,375	81,597	Aug 13 12:06 PM
SEAVER R ARTHUR JR	Officer	Aug 12 '26	Proposed Sale	63.44	21,000	1,332,190		Aug 12 12:25 PM
Fairchild Julie Ann	Chief Accounting Officer	Aug 03 '26	Sale	63.00	1,500	94,500	5,200	Aug 04 02:50 PM
Fairchild Julie Ann	Officer	Aug 03 '26	Proposed Sale	63.00	1,500	94,500		Aug 03 04:08 PM
Lattimore Ray	Director	Jun 23 '26	Sale	59.28	253	14,997	1,127	Jul 29 03:42 PM
CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M	Director	Jun 10 '26	Sale	60.60	765	46,359	50,715	Jun 12 12:28 PM
Maner William IV	Director	Mar 06 '26	Buy	52.35	400	20,940	3,585	Mar 09 03:54 PM
King Silvia T	Chief Human Resources Officer	Feb 26 '26	Option Exercise	37.75	2,625	99,100	6,588	Feb 27 10:03 AM
King Silvia T	Chief Human Resources Officer	Feb 26 '26	Sale	60.49	2,625	158,796	3,963	Feb 27 10:03 AM
King Silvia T	Officer	Feb 26 '26	Proposed Sale	60.49	2,625	158,786		Feb 26 01:20 PM
SEAVER R ARTHUR JR	Chief Executive Officer	Dec 15 '25	Option Exercise	35.65	10,000	356,500	117,654	Dec 18 01:19 PM
SEAVER R ARTHUR JR	Chief Executive Officer	Dec 15 '25	Sale	55.14	10,000	551,419	107,654	Dec 18 01:19 PM
SEAVER R ARTHUR JR	Officer	Dec 15 '25	Proposed Sale	55.00	10,000	549,951		Dec 15 12:07 PM
ELLISON DAVID G	Director	Dec 10 '25	Sale	53.28	1,000	53,285	49,661	Dec 10 09:55 AM
ELLISON DAVID G	Director	Dec 10 '25	Proposed Sale	52.71	1,000	52,710		Dec 10 08:21 AM
Fairchild Julie Ann	Chief Accounting Officer	Nov 24 '25	Option Exercise	23.00	1,500	34,500	5,960	Nov 25 03:25 PM
Fairchild Julie Ann	Chief Accounting Officer	Nov 21 '25	Sale	50.00	1,258	62,900	4,460	Nov 25 03:25 PM
Fairchild Julie Ann	Officer	Nov 28 '25	Proposed Sale	49.94	1,258	62,819		Nov 21 03:55 PM
ELLISON DAVID G	Director	Nov 03 '25	Buy	43.50	200	8,700	50,661	Nov 06 10:45 AM
ELLISON DAVID G	Director	Oct 31 '25	Buy	44.00	100	4,400	50,461	Nov 03 12:01 PM
Locke Anna T	Director	Oct 31 '25	Buy	44.05	225	9,912	3,292	Nov 03 11:42 AM

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company engaged in accepting demand and savings deposits insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). It also provides commercial, consumer, and mortgage loans to the general public. The company was founded in March 1999 and is headquartered in Greenville, SC.

CEO & DirectorMr. R. Arthur Seaver Jr.

President & Chief Banking OfficerMr. Calvin C. Hurst

Executive VP & CFOMr. Christian J. Zych

Chief Accounting Officer & Principal Accounting OfficerMs. Julie A. Fairchild

Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer of Southern First BankMr. Wesley C. Wilbanks

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