Southern First Bancshares Inc

SFST.US
Financial Services · Banks - Regional
62.49
+0.90 (+1.46%)
USD · NASDAQ

Company Information

Company Name
Southern First Bancshares Inc
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Banks - Regional
Exchange
NASDAQ
ISIN: US8428731017
CIK: 0001090009
CUSIP: 39607Y100
Currency: USD
Full Time Employees: 315
Phone: 864 679 9000
Fiscal Year End: December
IPO Date: Oct 28, 1999
Description:

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.

Address:

6 Verdae Boulevard, Greenville, SC, United States, 29607

People

Directors & Officers

Name Title Year Born
Mr. R. Arthur Seaver Jr. CEO & Director 1964
Mr. Calvin C. Hurst President & Chief Banking Officer 1982
Mr. Christian J. Zych Executive VP & CFO 1972
Ms. Julie A. Fairchild Chief Accounting Officer & Principal Accounting Officer 1975
Mr. Wesley C. Wilbanks Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer of Southern First Bank NA
Ms. Silvia T. King Chief Human Resources Officer 1978
Mr. Brandon Rich Senior VP & Executive Director of Market Support NA
Mr. Carl Francois Executive Director and SVP of BSA, Fraud & Compliance NA
Mr. Brian Kornahrens Team Leader & SVP NA
Mr. Frederick Gilmer III Executive Vice President of Southern First Bank and Senior Lending Officer of Southern First Bank 1965

Insider Trading

Date Insider Name Title Transaction Type Shares Price Value
Mar 06, 2026 William Iv Maner N/A Purchase 400.00 $52.35 $20.94K
Feb 26, 2026 Silvia T King N/A Sale 2.63K $60.49 $158.79K
Dec 10, 2025 David G Ellison N/A Sale 1.00K $53.28 $53.28K
Nov 03, 2025 David G Ellison N/A Purchase 200.00 $43.50 $8.70K
Oct 31, 2025 Anna T Locke N/A Purchase 225.00 $44.05 $9.91K
Oct 31, 2025 David G Ellison N/A Purchase 100.00 $44.00 $4.40K
Aug 27, 2025 Leighton M Cubbage N/A Sale 35.00 $45.12 $1.58K
Jun 23, 2025 Leighton M Cubbage N/A Sale 1.08K $35.72 $38.68K
Jun 04, 2025 Anne S Ellefson N/A Sale 500.00 $35.01 $17.51K
May 14, 2025 William Iv Maner N/A Purchase 700.00 $36.15 $25.31K

Shareholders

Institutional Holders

Holder Name Shares Date Reported % Out Value % Change
T. Rowe Price Investment Management,Inc. 817.84K Mar 31, 2026 8.65% $0.03 -23.11%
FJ Capital Management LLC 807.22K Mar 31, 2026 8.54% $4.95 0.00%
BlackRock Inc 712.41K Mar 31, 2026 7.53% $0.00 -1.31%
Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc 607.41K Mar 31, 2026 6.42% $7.51 3.65%
Vanguard Group Inc 437.01K Dec 31, 2025 4.62% $0.00 1.20%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. 380.37K Mar 31, 2026 4.02% $0.00 0.70%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC 344.89K Mar 31, 2026 3.65% $0.00 0.00%
Ameriprise Financial Inc 271.24K Mar 31, 2026 2.87% $0.00 1.31%
Rhino Investment Partners, Inc. 210.12K Mar 31, 2026 2.22% $3.19 0.00%
Geode Capital Management, LLC 180.23K Mar 31, 2026 1.91% $0.00 0.85%
Banc Funds Co LLC 171.66K Mar 31, 2026 1.82% $1.74 0.00%
State Street Corp 167.96K Mar 31, 2026 1.78% $0.00 1.80%
Renaissance Technologies Corp 150.61K Mar 31, 2026 1.59% $0.01 17.75%
American Century Companies Inc 149.42K Mar 31, 2026 1.58% $0.00 18.99%
Acadian Asset Management LLC 124.59K Mar 31, 2026 1.32% $0.01 133.51%
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC 115.13K Mar 31, 2026 1.22% $0.02 0.00%
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts 84.60K Mar 31, 2026 0.89% $0.00 56.52%
Northern Trust Corp 71.09K Mar 31, 2026 0.75% $0.00 6.46%
The Goldman Sachs Group Inc 65.90K Mar 31, 2026 0.70% $0.00 -15.49%
Gabelli Funds LLC 62.53K Mar 31, 2026 0.66% $0.02 3.23%

Fund Holdings

Rank Holder Name Shares Held % of Shares Change Date Reported
1 T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value 460.36K 4.86% ▼ 0.42% Jun 30, 2026
2 T. Rowe Price U.S. SC Value Eq Tr-D 282.44K 2.98% ▲ 2.63% Jun 30, 2026
3 Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv 280.88K 2.97% ▲ 0.00% Jun 30, 2026
4 iShares Russell 2000 ETF 248.48K 2.62% ▲ 0.60% Jun 30, 2026
5 State Street® SPDR® S&PRgnllBkgETF 175.41K 1.85% ▲ 2.10% Jun 30, 2026
6 Columbia Small Cap Value Discv A 160.25K 1.69% ▲ 0.75% Jun 30, 2026
7 Columbia Small Cap Value Discovery Fund 160.25K 1.69% ▼ 16.95% Jun 30, 2026
8 Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF 132.88K 1.40% ▲ 0.00% Jun 30, 2026
9 Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr 103.06K 1.09% ▲ 18.56% Jun 30, 2026
10 iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF 88.32K 0.93% ▼ 0.69% Jun 30, 2026

Financial Highlights

Market Cap: $583.13M
P/E Ratio: $14.46
PEG Ratio: $2.31
Book Value: $46.00
Earnings/Share: $4.26
Profit Margin: 30.74%
Operating Margin: 43.95%
ROA (TTM): 0.88%
ROE (TTM): 9.93%
Revenue (TTM): $128.82M
Revenue/Share (TTM): $15.37
Earnings Growth (YOY): 48.10%
Revenue Growth (YOY): 24.80%

Valuation Metrics

Enterprise Value: $474.90M
Trailing P/E: 14.46
Forward P/E: 18.62

Shares Statistics

Shares Outstanding: 9.47M
Shares Float: 7.56M
% Insiders: 537.80%
% Institutions: 7,411.20%
Short % Float: 4.30%

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Income Statement Waterfall

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Line Item
Step Type
Value
Revenue
adjust
$224.62M
Cost of Goods Sold
adjust
$-109.48M
Gross Profit
subtotal
$115.14M
SG&A
adjust
$-48.68M
Other Operating Expense
adjust
$-26.85M
Operating Income
subtotal
$39.61M
Other / Non-Operating Items
adjust
$-9.24M
Net Income
subtotal
$30.37M

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