SFST

SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC

Nasdaq· National Commercial Banks· Inc. SC· CIK 0001090009 Traditional Finance

$61.19 −0.01 (−0.02%)

Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $61.20

Market cap

$580.1M

Small cap

Median target

$68.75

+12% · range $67.50–70.00

1 year

+44.9%

from $42.23 · Oct 27

30 days

+2.1%

from $59.93

52-week range

$42.23–64.60

−5% from high · low Oct 27

Avg volume 20D

72.7K

shares / day

Short interest

420.2K

≈4.4% of shares · +1.5%

Days to cover

4.2

at average volume

Insider net

−$2.4M

2 buyers · 6 sellers · since Feb 1

New fund stakes

Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits

Filing reports

analyzed by SecBot

SecBot read BULLISH 3 reports · 90 days

Balance 0 bearish · 1 bullish · 1 mixed · 1 neutral oldest → newest, height = score

Avg score

·High conf. 2/3

Strongest BULLISH Southern First Bancshares reported Q3 2026 diluted EPS of $1.28, a 2.0% beat vs consensus of $1.25, with…

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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

R Apr 21 Southern First Bancshares reported strong Q1 2026 results with recor…
S Jun 23 1 insider sell $15.0K at $59.28
S Aug 3 1 insider sell $94.5K at $63.00
S Aug 12 1 insider sell $1.3M at $63.59
S Aug 20 to Sep 3 7 days of insider sells: $257.2K by 1 insider, avg $62.51
B Sep 14 1 insider buy $19.0K at $63.27
S Sep 18 1 insider sell $499.2K at $62.05
E Oct 20 Earnings: SFST Q3 2026 Earnings: EPS $1.28 (-0.0% vs est)

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

InsidersBEARISH

2 insiders bought $39.9K at an average $57.03. 6 insiders sold $2.4M. Price is 7% above their cost.
InstitutionsBULLISH

Q2 2026: 35 added (1 new), 5 trimmed or exited. Largest new: Walleye Capital $11.0M.
EstimatesFLAT

Current-quarter EPS estimate $1.310 → $1.320 over 90 days. 0 up, 1 down in 30 days.
Short sellersSTEADY

Short interest +1.5% to 420.2K shares. 4.2 days to cover, ≈4.4% of shares.
TrendDOWNTREND

0% below its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026

new positions

exits

$11.0M

in new stakes

Fund	Move	Shares	Value
STATE STREET CORP	DOUBLED	373,521	$22.8M
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	ADD	237,053	$14.5M
Walleye Capital LLC	NEW	179,992	$11.0M
MORGAN STANLEY	ADD	126,040	$7.7M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	ADD	106,925	$6.5M
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO	DOUBLED	96,212	$5.9M
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.	DOUBLED	106,590	$5.8M
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	DOUBLED	91,966	$5.6M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

last action Feb 2026

12-month targets · 2 analysts

$61.19 $67.50 $68.75 $70.00

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +12%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions

Date	Firm	Action	Rating
Feb 5, 2026	Piper Sandler MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Overweight
Jul 23, 2025	Piper Sandler MAINTAIN	MAINTAIN	Overweight
Jan 3, 2024	Piper Sandler UPGRADE	UPGRADE	Overweight
Aug 1, 2022	DA Davidson DOWNGRADE	DOWNGRADE	Neutral
Mar 16, 2021	Janney Montgomery Scott DOWNGRADE	DOWNGRADE	Neutral
Jun 26, 2018	Piper Sandler DOWNGRADE	DOWNGRADE	Hold

Insider ledger

Form 4

$39.9K

bought · 2 insiders

$2.4M

sold · 6 insiders

+7.3%

vs their $57.03 cost

Date	Insider	Type	Value
Sep 18, 2026	ORDERS JAMES B III Director	SELL	$499.2K
Sep 14, 2026	Locke Anna T Director	BUY	$19.0K
Sep 3, 2026	CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M Director	SELL	$31.4K
Sep 2, 2026	CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M Director	SELL	$25.0K
Sep 2, 2026	CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M Director	SELL	$18.8K
Sep 2, 2026	CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M Director	SELL	$31.0K
Sep 1, 2026	CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M Director	SELL	$28.2K
Aug 28, 2026	CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M Director	SELL	$25.2K

Earnings setup

Estimates

$1.32

EPS estimate, this quarter

+1%

estimate change, 90 days

0↑ 1↓

revisions, 30 days

Current-quarter EPS estimate

$1.310

90d

$1.355

60d

$1.355

30d

$1.355

$1.320

Now

Period	EPS est.	Range	30D rev.	Revenue
Current Q	$1.32	$1.32–$1.32	-2.6%	$39.1M
Next Q	$1.41	$1.31–$1.50	+0.0%	$40.3M
Current FY	$4.99	$4.99–$4.99	-0.2%	$146.4M
Next FY	$6.17	$5.75–$6.60	+0.0%	$172.3M