Southern First Bancshares

SFST

Market cap $423M

Southern First (SFST) is at a 52-week high, but can investors hope for more gains in the future? We take a look at the company's fundamentals for clues.

Although the revenue and EPS for Southern First (SFST) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended September 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.

Southern First (SFST) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.07 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.89 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.54 per share a year ago.

GREENVILLE, S.C. , Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, today announced its financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2025.

Southern First Bancshares operates in high-growth Southeastern markets, showing strong deposit and loan growth, but the bank holding company may be overlooked by some investors due to its size. SFST's earnings and book value are rising, with improving asset quality and potential for further margin expansion as interest rates adjust. The stock is rated Buy, supported by robust growth prospects, takeover potential, and a favorable geographic footprint, despite lacking a dividend.

Southern First (SFST) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).

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Southern First (SFST) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.81 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.65 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.37 per share a year ago.

GREENVILLE, S.C. , July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SFST), holding company for Southern First Bank, today announced its financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2025.