Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (SFST): Price and Financial Metrics
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SFST POWR Grades
- Sentiment is the dimension where SFST ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 96.39% of US stocks.
- The strongest trend for SFST is in Momentum, which has been heading up over the past 179 days.
- SFST's current lowest rank is in the Quality metric (where it is better than 29.35% of US stocks).
SFST Stock Summary
- SFST's equity multiplier -- a measure of assets relative to shareholders'equity -- is greater than that of 92.61% of US stocks.
- With a year-over-year growth in debt of -40.81%, Southern First Bancshares Inc's debt growth rate surpasses only 10.11% of about US stocks.
- In terms of twelve month growth in earnings before interest and taxes, Southern First Bancshares Inc is reporting a growth rate of 155.27%; that's higher than 87.05% of US stocks.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to Southern First Bancshares Inc are NBN, FBK, BCML, CBTX, and CASH.
- SFST's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Southern First Bancshares Inc's official web site, go to www.southernfirst.com.
SFST Valuation Summary
- In comparison to the median Financial Services stock, SFST's price/sales ratio is 233.33% higher, now standing at 4.
- SFST's EV/EBIT ratio has moved up 35.7 over the prior 243 months.
- 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 |
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SFST | 2016-08-17 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 14.6 | 12.5 |
SFST | 2015-12-04 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 15.1 | 15.2 |
SFST | 2015-07-02 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 16.7 | 17.1 |
SFST | 2011-03-17 | 1.6 | 0.5 | -61.5 | 101.4 |
SFST | 2005-10-04 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 21.2 | 34.0 |
SFST | 2003-06-25 | 4.4 | 1.9 | 22.3 | 39.6 |
SFST Growth Metrics
- Its 5 year revenue growth rate is now at 70.6%.
- Its 2 year price growth rate is now at -36.64%.
- The 3 year price growth rate now stands at 43.73%.

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 |
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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 |
2021-03-31 | 89.027 | 34.746 | 25.862 |
2020-12-31 | 77.563 | 20.619 | 18.328 |
2020-09-30 | 72.002 | 16.119 | 16.924 |
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 |
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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) |
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SFST Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $44.28 | 52-week high | $65.59 |
Prev. close | $43.59 | 52-week low | $41.83 |
Day low | $42.94 | Volume | 18,700 |
Day high | $44.36 | Avg. volume | 19,646 |
50-day MA | $44.52 | Dividend yield | N/A |
200-day MA | $53.73 | Market Cap | 353.27M |
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.
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.
River Oaks Capital LLC Buys Southern First Bancshares Inc, Western Alliance Bancorp, ...Investment company River Oaks Capital LLC (Current Portfolio) buys Southern First Bancshares Inc, Western Alliance Bancorp, Servisfirst Bancshares Inc, Orrstown Financial Services Inc, ConnectOne Bancorp Inc, sells Alerus Financial Corp, , Cadence Bank, Cadence Bank, Renasant Corp during the 3-months ended 2021Q4, according to the most recent filings of the investment company, River Oaks Capital LLC. |
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SFST Price Returns
1-mo | -2.10% |
3-mo | -10.56% |
6-mo | -30.62% |
1-year | -13.43% |
3-year | 14.21% |
5-year | 19.51% |
YTD | -29.14% |
2021 | 76.78% |
2020 | -16.80% |
2019 | 32.49% |
2018 | -22.25% |
2017 | 14.58% |
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