NASDAQ: SFST
Southern First Bancshares Inc Stock

$61.00-0.23 (-0.38%)
Updated Jun 29, 2026
SFST Price
$61.00
Fair Value Price
$67.47
Market Cap
$576.77M
52 Week Low
$38.30
52 Week High
$62.38
P/E
14.19x
P/B
1.52x
P/S
3.65x
PEG
0.8x
Dividend Yield
N/A
Revenue
$121.89M
Earnings
$34.99M
Gross Margin
100%
Operating Margin
37.06%
Profit Margin
28.7%
Debt to Equity
11.07
Operating Cash Flow
$34M
Beta
0.78
Next Earnings
Jul 28, 2026
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

SFST Overview

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. acts as the parent organization for Southern First Bank, providing a comprehensive range of banking and financial services to individuals and businesses in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. Its operations are structured into three primary divisions: Commercial and Retail Banking, Mortgage Banking, and Corporate Operations. The institution accepts various deposit products, including standard and commercial checking accounts, savings accounts, money market accounts, and long-term certificates of deposit. Its diverse loan offerings encompass commercial and construction real estate, business financing for sectors such as manufacturing, service, and professional services, alongside consumer real estate and home equity loans. Furthermore, it extends other consumer credit options like secured and unsecured installment loans and revolving lines of credit. Complementary services include online and mobile banking, cash management, safe deposit boxes, direct deposit, automated drafts, and bill payment. The company operates eight retail branches in South Carolina (Greenville, Charleston, and Columbia), three in North Carolina (Raleigh, Greensboro, and Charlotte areas), and one in Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1999, Southern First Bancshares, Inc. is based in Greenville, South Carolina.

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Industry: Bank

Industry Rating
D
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#146 of 286

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SFST ($61.00) is undervalued by 9.59% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $67.47 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, but does not have a significant margin of safety
Below Fair Value Valuation
SFST ($61.00) is not significantly undervalued (9.59%) relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $67.47 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, when including a healthy margin of safety
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Valuation

SFST fair value

Fair Value of SFST stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

Price
$61.00
Fair Value
$67.47
Undervalued by
9.59%
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SFST price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
14.19x
Industry
13.51x
Market
10.71x
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P/E vs Industry Valuation
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P/E vs Market Valuation

SFST price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset

Company
1.52x
Industry
1.31x
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SFST price to earnings growth (PEG)

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SFST's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$32.5M
Net Income
$9.9M
Profit Margin
30.4%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$4.6B
Liabilities
$4.2B
Debt to equity
11.07
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
$10.8M
Investing
-$94.9M
Financing
$157.3M
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Debt Coverage Financials

SFST vs Bank Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
SFSTC$576.77M-0.38%14.19x1.52x
CBNKC$572.04M-0.26%10.48x1.40x
BWBC$587.50M+1.10%11.71x1.11x
UNTYC$589.40M-1.41%9.70x1.65x
GCBCC$563.54M+0.82%14.45x2.11x

Southern First Bancshares Stock FAQ

What is Southern First Bancshares's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: SFST) Southern First Bancshares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol SFST. Southern First Bancshares stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: SFST.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ: SFST)?

(NASDAQ: SFST) Southern First Bancshares's 52-week high was $62.38, and its 52-week low was $38.30. It is currently -2.22% from its 52-week high and 59.26% from its 52-week low.

How much is Southern First Bancshares stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: SFST) Southern First Bancshares currently has 9,455,165 outstanding shares. With Southern First Bancshares stock trading at $61.00 per share, the total value of Southern First Bancshares stock (market capitalization) is $576.77M.

Southern First Bancshares stock was originally listed at a price of $4.78 in Oct 28, 1999. If you had invested in Southern First Bancshares stock at $4.78, your return over the last 26 years would have been 1,175.88%, for an annualized return of 10.29% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Southern First Bancshares's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: SFST) Southern First Bancshares stock price per share is $61.00 today (as of Jun 29, 2026).

What is Southern First Bancshares's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: SFST) Southern First Bancshares's market cap is $576.77M, as of Jun 30, 2026.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Southern First Bancshares's market cap is calculated by multiplying SFST's current stock price of $61.00 by SFST's total outstanding shares of 9,455,165.
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