Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST - Get Free Report) is expected to issue its quarterly earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, April 17th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.61 per share for the quarter.
Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The bank reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.29. Southern First Bancshares had a net margin of 7.28% and a return on equity of 4.85%. 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 Up 3.1 %
NASDAQ SFST traded up $0.95 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $31.56. The company had a trading volume of 9,583 shares, compared to its average volume of 18,217. The firm's 50 day moving average is $33.38 and its 200 day moving average is $37.09. The company has a market capitalization of $257.81 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.44 and a beta of 0.73. Southern First Bancshares has a fifty-two week low of $24.98 and a fifty-two week high of $45.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.09 and a quick ratio of 1.09.
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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.
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