Southern First Bancshares (SFST) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) is expected to issue its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Tuesday, October 28th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.89 per share for the quarter. Parties can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 7:00 AM ET.

Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 22nd. The bank reported $0.81 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.16. The business had revenue of $28.63 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $26.80 million. Southern First Bancshares had a return on equity of 6.52% and a net margin of 10.09%. On average, analysts expect Southern First Bancshares to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Southern First Bancshares Stock Performance

Shares of Southern First Bancshares stock opened at $42.20 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $345.20 million, a P/E ratio of 15.63 and a beta of 0.81. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $43.83 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $39.39. Southern First Bancshares has a 12 month low of $29.14 and a 12 month high of $46.40.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Southern First Bancshares

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in shares of Southern First Bancshares by 28.7% in the 2nd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,380 shares of the bank’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 308 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings in Southern First Bancshares by 154.0% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,633 shares of the bank’s stock worth $62,000 after buying an additional 990 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Southern First Bancshares in the 2nd quarter worth about $75,000. Jane Street Group LLC bought a new stake in Southern First Bancshares in the 1st quarter worth about $303,000. Finally, Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in Southern First Bancshares by 23.4% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 18,637 shares of the bank’s stock worth $614,000 after buying an additional 3,532 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 75.00% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

SFST has been the subject of several recent research reports. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Southern First Bancshares in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Zacks Research lowered Southern First Bancshares from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 22nd. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price target on Southern First Bancshares from $43.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $51.00.

About Southern First Bancshares

Southern First Bancshares, Inc operates as the bank holding company for Southern First Bank that provides commercial, consumer, and mortgage loans to the general public in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia. The company accepts various deposit products that include checking accounts, commercial checking accounts, and savings accounts, as well as other time deposits, including daily money market accounts and long-term certificates of deposit.