Southern First Bancshares (SFST) Competitors $39.70 -2.77 (-6.52%) (As of 03:44 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SFST vs. BY, CMPO, SII, FBMS, FSUN, AMAL, BFC, AMTB, BHRB, and CNOBShould you be buying Southern First Bancshares stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Southern First Bancshares include Byline Bancorp (BY), CompoSecure (CMPO), Sprott (SII), First Bancshares (FBMS), Firstsun Capital Bancorp (FSUN), Amalgamated Financial (AMAL), Bank First (BFC), Amerant Bancorp (AMTB), Burke & Herbert Financial Services (BHRB), and ConnectOne Bancorp (CNOB). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Southern First Bancshares vs. Byline Bancorp CompoSecure Sprott First Bancshares Firstsun Capital Bancorp Amalgamated Financial Bank First Amerant Bancorp Burke & Herbert Financial Services ConnectOne Bancorp Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) and Byline Bancorp (NYSE:BY) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation. Do analysts recommend SFST or BY? Southern First Bancshares currently has a consensus price target of $44.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.60%. Byline Bancorp has a consensus price target of $30.88, indicating a potential upside of 0.41%. Given Southern First Bancshares' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Southern First Bancshares is more favorable than Byline Bancorp.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Southern First Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Byline Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is SFST or BY more profitable? Byline Bancorp has a net margin of 19.39% compared to Southern First Bancshares' net margin of 6.67%. Byline Bancorp's return on equity of 11.90% beat Southern First Bancshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Southern First Bancshares6.67% 4.42% 0.34% Byline Bancorp 19.39%11.90%1.32% Which has more volatility and risk, SFST or BY? Southern First Bancshares has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Byline Bancorp has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SFST or BY? Southern First Bancshares received 26 more outperform votes than Byline Bancorp when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.45% of users gave Byline Bancorp an outperform vote while only 52.79% of users gave Southern First Bancshares an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSouthern First BancsharesOutperform Votes19952.79% Underperform Votes17847.21% Byline BancorpOutperform Votes17359.45% Underperform Votes11840.55% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SFST or BY? 75.0% of Southern First Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Byline Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.6% of Southern First Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.1% of Byline Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SFST or BY? Byline Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Southern First Bancshares. Byline Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Southern First Bancshares, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSouthern First Bancshares$89.52M3.87$13.43M$1.7324.55Byline Bancorp$400.23M3.41$107.88M$2.7511.18 Does the media refer more to SFST or BY? In the previous week, Byline Bancorp had 4 more articles in the media than Southern First Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Byline Bancorp and 1 mentions for Southern First Bancshares. Byline Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Southern First Bancshares' score of 1.11 indicating that Byline Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Southern First Bancshares 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Byline Bancorp 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryByline Bancorp beats Southern First Bancshares on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DarwinAffordable AI Plays: 2 Stocks Under $10 with Huge Potential!As we step into 2025, artificial intelligence (AI) stocks continue to dominate headlines, and now is the perfect moment to position yourself for the coming year’s potential. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SFST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSouthern First BancsharesNational commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$346.56M$22.09B$10.49B$9.31BDividend YieldN/A3.19%10.34%4.06%P/E Ratio24.5527.5848.8417.54Price / Sales3.873.033,158.14139.42Price / Cash19.2111.0230.5737.95Price / Book1.101.312.764.92Net Income$13.43M$2.24B$1.02B$225.78M7 Day Performance-2.32%-2.19%-1.39%-1.56%1 Month Performance-1.71%-0.04%-0.09%6.68%1 Year Performance18.10%20.40%16.23%22.48% Southern First Bancshares Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SFSTSouthern First Bancshares2.6651 of 5 stars$39.70-6.5%$44.00+10.8%+18.8%$323.95M$89.52M22.95296News CoveragePositive NewsBYByline Bancorp3.5591 of 5 stars$31.37-0.6%$30.88-1.6%+31.5%$1.39B$535.79M11.471,055Short Interest ↓Positive NewsCMPOCompoSecure1.9833 of 5 stars$15.79-2.3%$16.36+3.6%+228.9%$1.39B$390.63M0.00720Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓SIISprott1.1779 of 5 stars$45.29+5.4%N/A+33.4%$1.17B$169.02M23.61170FBMSFirst Bancshares1.8804 of 5 stars$36.88-0.8%$37.17+0.8%+26.3%$1.15B$387.64M14.751,078Analyst ForecastFSUNFirstsun Capital BancorpN/A$41.38+2.1%$42.00+1.5%N/A$1.14B$492.78M0.001,128Positive NewsAMALAmalgamated Financial3.4607 of 5 stars$35.50-1.0%$39.83+12.2%+34.9%$1.09B$311.12M10.57380News CoveragePositive NewsBFCBank First1.5636 of 5 stars$106.51+0.0%$102.00-4.2%+22.2%$1.07B$240.60M13.08361News CoverageAMTBAmerant Bancorp1.5234 of 5 stars$25.28-1.3%$26.40+4.4%-1.5%$1.06B$636.08M19.26680Positive NewsBHRBBurke & Herbert Financial Services3.9882 of 5 stars$70.28+0.3%$77.50+10.3%+22.0%$1.05B$203.89M0.00850Positive NewsCNOBConnectOne Bancorp4.8741 of 5 stars$27.050.0%$28.00+3.5%+11.3%$1.04B$504.07M15.55487Short Interest ↓Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BY Competitors CMPO Competitors SII Competitors FBMS Competitors FSUN Competitors AMAL Competitors BFC Competitors AMTB Competitors BHRB Competitors CNOB Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SFST) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHealthcare Takes A Big Step Forward With The Help of A.I.To date, we've seen baseline AI models lay the groundwork. 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