Southern First Bancshares, Inc.

Southern First Bancshares, Inc.

Financial Services

NASDAQ:SFST · NASDAQ Global Market

Market Cap $573.98M Beta 0.69 P/E (TTM) 14.2
$60.68 -1.35%

-$0.83 today

52W Low $34.80High $62.38

Vol 0.19M · Avg 0.13M

EPS (TTM)$4.29
Banks - Regional

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

8.2%

avg 10.0%

ROIC

4.4%

avg 5.7%

ROA

0.7%

avg 0.9%

Analysis

ROE is currently the strongest return metric at 8.2% versus its period average of 10.0%. 0 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

R. Arthur Seaver Jr.

Chief Executive Officer & Director$740,243.0062$102,597.001.09%

Calvin C. Hurst

President & Chief Banking Officer$543,889.0044$18,383.000.19%

Chris Zych

Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer$462,326.0054$7,078.000.07%

Wesley C. Wilbanks

Executive VP & Chief Credit Officer of Southern First Bank$328,672.00$6,496.000.07%

Julie A. Fairchild

Chief Accounting Officer & Principal Accounting Officer$296,792.0051$6,835.000.07%

Silvia T. King

Chief Human Resources Officer$256,424.0048$6,588.000.07%

Frederick Gilmer

Executive Vice President of Southern First Bank and Senior Lending Officer of Southern First Bank$21,600.0061$46,290.000.49%

Brandon Rich

Senior Vice President & Executive Director of Market Support

Brian Kornahrens

Team Leader & SVP

Carl Francois

Executive Director and SVP of BSA, Fraud & Compliance

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

4

$43,952.24

Sells

7

$913,023.18

Net Sentiment

$869,070.95

Net selling

Most Active

CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M

3 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 10, 2026

CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M

Direct

Sell765$60.60$46,359.00
Mar 6, 2026

Maner William IV

Direct

Buy400$52.35$20,940.00
Feb 26, 2026

King Silvia T

Direct

Sell2.6K$60.49$158,796.23
Dec 15, 2025

SEAVER R ARTHUR JR

Direct

Sell10.0K$55.14$551,419.00
Dec 10, 2025

ELLISON DAVID G

Direct

Sell1.0K$53.29$53,285.00
Nov 21, 2025

Fairchild Julie Ann

Direct

Sell1.3K$50.00$62,900.00
Nov 3, 2025

ELLISON DAVID G

Direct

Buy200$43.50$8,700.00
Oct 31, 2025

ELLISON DAVID G

Direct

Buy100$44.00$4,400.00
Oct 31, 2025

Locke Anna T

Direct

Buy225$44.05$9,912.24
Aug 27, 2025

CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M

Direct

Sell35$45.12$1,579.20

1–10 of 11

Analysis

Insiders reported 4 buys worth $43,952.24 and 7 sells worth $913,023.18 over the last 12 months. That adds up to net selling of $869,070.95. CUBBAGE LEIGHTON M was the most active insider with 3 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A+34.3%
+12.8% (12yr)1 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A+12.3%
+10.3% (12yr)1 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A+38.1%
+14.8% (12yr)1 analysts
EBITN/AN/A+39.7%
+8.8% (12yr)1 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in EBIT at +39.7% over three years. Forward estimates point to Net Income at +14.8% (12yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages SFST?

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (SFST) lists 10 active executives. The top listed executive is Silvia T. King, Chief Human Resources Officer.

Are SFST insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net selling of $992,723.29.

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