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Southern First

NasdaqGM:SFST US8428731017
29
  • Value
    13
  • Growth
    100
  • Safety
    Safety
    21
  • Combined
    39
  • Sentiment
    33
  • 360° View
    360° View
    29
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Company Description

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company that provides financial services. It operates in the banking industry. The company serves individuals and companies in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $316 million and 297 employees. The profits and revenue were not available.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 29 (better than 29% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Southern First are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Southern First. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 100, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 100% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 21 means that the share price of Southern First is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 79% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 13, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 87% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 33, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 67% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Last update: 21-Aug-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
21 36 14 5
Growth
100 47 33 98
Safety
Safety
13 12 28 13
Sentiment
33 8 1 54
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29 1 1 31
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
44 17 1 30
Opinions Change
100 50 50 9
Pro Holdings
n/a 8 8 66
Market Pulse
26 3 9 92
Sentiment
33 8 1 54
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
21 36 14 5
Growth
100 47 33 98
Safety Safety
13 12 28 13
Combined
39 10 1 12
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
37 22 1 48
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
34 83 31 11
Price vs. Book (P/B)
65 77 63 7
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
21 36 14 5
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
90 70 78 55
Profit Growth
94 76 1 90
Capital Growth
53 50 79 74
Stock Returns
85 5 11 87
Growth
100 47 33 98
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
58 68 61 42
Refinancing
28 32 38 6
Liquidity
9 8 17 55
Safety Safety
13 12 28 13

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