Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (SFST): Price and Financial Metrics

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (SFST): $33.99

0.95 (-2.72%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

C

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

D

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Industry: Southeast Regional Banks

Industry

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SFST Price/Volume Stats

Current price $33.99 52-week high $41.29
Prev. close $34.94 52-week low $20.75
Day low $33.96 Volume 10,400
Day high $34.74 Avg. volume 27,667
50-day MA $35.69 Dividend yield N/A
200-day MA $29.15 Market Cap 274.95M

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SFST POWR Grades

  • SFST scores best on the Sentiment dimension, with a Sentiment rank ahead of 88.98% of US stocks.
  • SFST's strongest trending metric is Sentiment; it's been moving up over the last 26 weeks.
  • SFST's current lowest rank is in the Growth metric (where it is better than 5.69% of US stocks).

SFST Stock Summary

  • Equity multiplier, or assets relative to shareholders' equity, comes in at 13.05 for SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC; that's greater than it is for 94.79% of US stocks.
  • With a year-over-year growth in debt of 223.63%, SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC's debt growth rate surpasses 96.03% of about US stocks.
  • SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC's shareholder yield -- a measure of how much capital is returned to stockholders via dividends and buybacks -- is -72.45%, greater than the shareholder yield of just 5.64% of stocks in our set.
  • Stocks that are quantitatively similar to SFST, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are NWFL, WNEB, OPOF, CIVB, and EBMT.
  • Visit SFST's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.southernfirst.com.

SFST Valuation Summary

  • In comparison to the median Financial Services stock, SFST's price/sales ratio is 175% higher, now standing at 3.3.
  • SFST's price/sales ratio has moved down 2.7 over the prior 243 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for SFST.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
SFST 2023-12-22 3.3 0.9 19.4 23.2
SFST 2023-12-21 3.2 0.9 19.0 22.9
SFST 2023-12-20 3.2 0.9 19.0 22.9
SFST 2023-12-19 3.2 0.9 18.9 22.8
SFST 2023-12-18 3.3 1.0 19.7 23.5
SFST 2023-12-15 3.3 1.0 19.6 23.4

SFST Growth Metrics

    The 4 year revenue growth rate now stands at 47.64%.
  • Its 5 year net income to common stockholders growth rate is now at 87.8%.
  • Its year over year revenue growth rate is now at 28.89%.
SFST's revenue has moved up $55,475,000 over the prior 67 months.

The table below shows SFST's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-09-30 107.938 65.103 35.628
2022-06-30 113.165 58.601 41.232
2022-03-31 114.743 75.367 44.315
2021-12-31 117.233 78.069 46.711
2021-09-30 112.488 73.682 43.307
2021-06-30 97.198 52.38 31.507

SFST's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • SFST has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 28.47% of graded US stocks.
  • SFST's asset turnover comes in at 0.043 -- ranking 129th of 428 Banking stocks.
  • UNTY, MRLN, and DFS are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with SFST.

The table below shows SFST's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-09-30 0.043 1 0.022
2021-06-30 0.038 1 0.017
2021-03-31 0.036 1 0.014
2020-12-31 0.032 1 0.010
2020-09-30 0.030 1 0.009
2020-06-30 0.033 1 0.013

SFST Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of SFST, see our SFST price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $58.83 Average Broker Recommendation 1.67 (Moderate Buy)

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (SFST) Company Bio


Southern First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the holding company for Southern First Bank that provides various banking products and services to general public in South Carolina. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Greenville, South Carolina.


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Latest SFST News From Around the Web

Below are the latest news stories about SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate SFST as an investment opportunity.

Investors in Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) have unfortunately lost 37% over the last year

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Yahoo | November 6, 2023

SOUTHERN FIRST ANNOUNCES OPENING OF DREAM MORTGAGE CENTER, PLAN TO CREATE $10 MILLION ANNUAL IMPACT IN COLUMBIA, SC

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, announces the opening of its new Dream Mortgage Center in Columbia, South Carolina.

Yahoo | October 26, 2023

Southern First Reports Results for Third Quarter 2023

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, today announced its financial results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2023.

Yahoo | October 19, 2023

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) is a favorite amongst institutional investors who own 61%

Key Insights Institutions' substantial holdings in Southern First Bancshares implies that they have significant...

Yahoo | September 5, 2023

BlackRock Inc. Boosts Stake in Southern First Bancshares Inc.

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Yahoo | August 8, 2023

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SFST Price Returns

1-mo -6.88%
3-mo 17.17%
6-mo 18.56%
1-year -17.68%
3-year -20.66%
5-year -11.09%
YTD -8.38%
2023 -18.91%
2022 -26.79%
2021 76.78%
2020 -16.80%
2019 32.49%

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