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Southern First

NMQ:SFST US8428731017
36
  • Value
    42
  • Growth
    79
  • Safety
    Safety
    13
  • Combined
    36
  • Sentiment
    36
  • 360° View
    360° View
    36
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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 36 (better than 36% 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 79, 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 79% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 42 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 58% 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 36, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 64% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Revenue Growth
Country USA
Industry Regional Banks
Size Small
Website southernfirst.com
Index
NASDAQ
Sound Pay USA
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Last update: 17-Sep-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
42 36 14 5
Growth
79 47 33 98
Safety
Safety
13 12 28 13
Sentiment
36 8 1 54
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36 1 1 31
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
37 17 1 30
Opinions Change
50 50 50 9
Pro Holdings
n/a 8 8 66
Market Pulse
7 3 9 92
Sentiment
36 8 1 54
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
42 36 14 5
Growth
79 47 33 98
Safety Safety
13 12 28 13
Combined
36 10 1 12
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
42 83 31 11
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
53 22 1 48
Price vs. Book (P/B)
73 77 63 7
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
42 36 14 5
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
82 70 78 55
Profit Growth
36 76 1 90
Capital Growth
59 50 79 74
Stock Returns
70 5 11 87
Growth
79 47 33 98
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
60 68 61 42
Refinancing
31 32 38 6
Liquidity
23 8 17 55
Safety Safety
13 12 28 13

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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