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SFST

SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC

Next earnings Jul 20, 2026 · consensus $1.21 EPS, $31.1M rev

Last earnings +0.6% on 2026-04-21

Buy
$61.23
▲ +3.17%
$61.23▲ +68.35%
over 1Y
L $36.37EODHDH $61.51
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today+3.2%
1W+4.2%
1M+6.5%
3M+14.5%
YTD+18.4%
1Y+68.4%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Buy
Quality
B
Valuation
Undervalued
Filings
Watch
Buy
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 7 analysts
Buy

Revenue grew 13.0% YoY.

Revenue (FY2025) $6.28M · FY2025

The read

Quality fundamentals and an attractive price line up (~131% below fair value) — the rarer case where both the business and the entry look good.

SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC shows $6.28M in FY2025 revenue (+13.0% YoY), a 483.4% net margin, and 8.2% ROE.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue$11.4M$4.20M$4.04M$5.56M$6.28M
Gross profit—————
Operating income—————
Net income$46.7M$29.1M$13.4M$15.5M$30.4M
Diluted EPS$5.85$3.61$1.66$1.91$3.72
Net margin410.6%693.5%332.7%279.3%483.4%

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value—
EV / EBITDA—
EV / Sales—
EV / FCF—
P / FCF16.9
PEG (trailing)0.17
Earnings yield6.0%
FCF yield5.9%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)—
Free cash flow$29.9M
Total debt—
Net cash$270M
Piotroski F-Score5/6

Capital returns

Buyback yield—
Dividend yield (est.)—
Shareholder yield—
Shares Δ YoY+0.7%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Some governance/structural items recently, but no outright red flags.
  1. 8-K Officer / director change2026-06-02
  2. 8-K Shareholder vote2026-05-20
  3. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-05-01
  4. 8-K Earnings results2026-04-21
  5. 8-K Material agreement2026-04-16
  6. 8-K Earnings results2026-04-15
  7. DEF 14A Proxy statement2026-04-06
  8. 8-K Material agreement2026-03-10
  9. 10-K Annual report2026-02-24

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
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Quality score

B
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueD
GrowthA
ProfitabilityA-
Financial healthA-
Momentum—
  • ✓Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✓Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✓Net margin above 10%
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
  • ✓P/E below 25

Fair value est.

$141.36

Undervalued +131% vs price

cheapfair valueexpensive

Modified Graham: EPS $3.72 × (8.5 + 1.5 × 22.0% growth) × 1.05 quality = 38.0× multiple. An estimate, not a price target.

Revenue
$6.28M
+13.0% YoY
Net margin
483.4%
ROE
8.2%
P/E
16.5

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

'21'22'23'24'25

■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$6.28M+13.0%
Net income$30.4M+95.5%
Diluted EPS$3.72+94.8%
Cash & equivalents$270M+65.5%
Total assets$4.40B+7.7%
Total liabilities$4.03B+7.4%
Stockholders' equity$369M+11.6%
L/E: 10.94x

Frequently asked

Is SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC (SFST) a buy?
SFST currently carries a Buy rating with 4/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Revenue grew 13.0% YoY.
What is SFST's fair value?
A Modified-Graham model based on SFST's SEC fundamentals estimates a fair value of about $141.36. It is an estimate from reported earnings, not a price target.
Is SFST overvalued or undervalued?
Against a Modified-Graham fair-value estimate, SFST currently appears undervalued relative to its SEC-grounded earnings power.
What is SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC's quality score?
SFST scores 74.4705882352941/100 (grade B) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001090009, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-01) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 2:58:44 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC

Last 90 days: 0 open-market buys · 1 sale

2026-06-10
CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M
Director
Sell765.00 @ $60.60$46.4K
2026-06-01
Lattimore Ray
Director
Award310.00
2026-06-01
Maner William IV
Director
Award310.00
2026-06-01
Locke Anna T
Director
Award310.00
2026-06-01
McClatchey William M. JR
Director
Award310.00
2026-06-01
CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M
Director
Award310.00
2026-06-01
ORDERS JAMES B III
Director
Award310.00
2026-06-01
JOHNSTONE RUDOLPH G III
Director
Award310.00

Dividends

Irregular
Yield (TTM)
—
Annual / share
—
Last ex-date
2013-01-30
Last amount
$0.96
ex 2013-01-30$0.96
ex 2012-02-01$0.71
ex 2011-01-26$0.84
ex 2006-07-20$1.99

Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-04-21Miss -5.1% est▲ +0.57%8-K ↗
2026-04-15Miss -5.1% est▲ +0.03%8-K ↗
2026-01-22Beat +24.2% est▲ +3.36%8-K ↗
2025-10-28Beat +17.9% est▲ +6.13%8-K ↗
2025-07-22Beat +22.2% est▲ +9.13%8-K ↗
2025-04-22—▲ +4.12%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

Congressional trades

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Disclosed under the STOCK Act

2020-08-07William R. TimmonsSell$1.00K–$15.0KPTR ↗

Self-reported periodic transaction reports (STOCK Act). Amounts are disclosed ranges; a trade may be a spouse's. Disclosures lag the trade by up to ~45 days. Source: House Clerk + Senate eFD.

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Vs tracked universe

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1044 tracked peers · median

EDGAR Score74 vs 67
Revenue growth13.0% vs 7.1%
Net margin483.4% vs 10.5%
Return on equity8.2% vs 12.3%
P/E16.5 vs 25.5

News sentiment

EODHD · 2d
Bullish
+0.17
vs typical · 2 articles
↑ improving

Recent news tone vs the market's typical (which skews positive). A soft signal, not a recommendation.