SFST
Southern First Bancshares, Inc.
NasdaqGM Financial Services United States
60,07 $US
-1.41% today
+16.19% YTD · +41.21% 1Y
11
Insider transactions
SEC Form 4 · AMF · BaFin — rolling 90 days
21
Hedge funds tracked
Latest available SEC 13F filings
74
/ 100
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Analysis Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (SFST) — Kairos Score 74/100

Composite score aggregating 8 smart money dimensions: insiders (SEC/AMF/BaFin), hedge funds, politicians & gurus, price momentum, valuation, analyst consensus, financial health, earnings momentum. The higher the score, the more favorable the institutional signals consensus.

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About Southern First Bancshares, Inc.

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.

Key info

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CEO
Mr. R. Arthur Seaver Jr.
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HQ
6 Verdae Boulevard, Greenville, SC, 29607, United States
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Employees
315
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Market cap
568 968 320,00 $US
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P/E
12.9
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Dividend yield
0.00%

🕴️ Insider activity (90 days)

11 transactions — 1 buys and 10 sales reported by Southern First Bancshares, Inc. executives.

OJ
ORDERS JAMES B III
2026-09-18
Sell
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Locke Anna T
2026-09-14
Buy
CL
CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M
2026-09-03
Sell

🏦 Hedge Funds

21 institutional funds report a position on SFST in their latest SEC quarterly filing.

VANGUARD GROUP INC
BlackRock, Inc.
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
STATE STREET CORP
Capital World Investors

📰 Recent news

15 recent articles on SFST.

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Official sources · Public data · SEC EDGAR — Form 4 & 13F · AMF — Executive filings · BaFin — Directors' Dealings · Yahoo Finance · Alpha Vantage

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