Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) Shares Acquired by De Lisle Partners LLP

De Lisle Partners LLP increased its holdings in shares of Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) by 15.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,591 shares of the bank’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,700 shares during the quarter. De Lisle Partners LLP’s holdings in Southern First Bancshares were worth $431,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of SFST. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Southern First Bancshares by 4.0% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 413,259 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $13,125,000 after purchasing an additional 16,012 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Southern First Bancshares by 3.2% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 323,001 shares of the bank’s stock worth $9,444,000 after buying an additional 10,138 shares during the period. Long Focus Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in Southern First Bancshares in the second quarter valued at $292,000. Gabelli Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Southern First Bancshares by 31.5% during the second quarter. Gabelli Funds LLC now owns 33,468 shares of the bank’s stock valued at $979,000 after acquiring an additional 8,025 shares during the period. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC increased its holdings in shares of Southern First Bancshares by 9.2% in the 2nd quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 92,293 shares of the bank’s stock worth $2,699,000 after acquiring an additional 7,786 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 75.00% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Southern First Bancshares

In other news, CAO Julie Ann Fairchild sold 1,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $45.23, for a total value of $45,230.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 5,840 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $264,143.20. This represents a 14.62 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Leighton M. Cubbage sold 1,744 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $31.18, for a total transaction of $54,377.92. Following the transaction, the director now owns 58,818 shares in the company, valued at $1,833,945.24. This represents a 2.88 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 6,549 shares of company stock valued at $223,348. 7.62% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Southern First Bancshares Trading Up 0.9 %

Southern First Bancshares stock opened at $44.50 on Friday. Southern First Bancshares, Inc. has a 52-week low of $24.98 and a 52-week high of $45.90. The company has a quick ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $363.12 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.72 and a beta of 0.79. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $38.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.05.

Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 22nd. The bank reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.38 by $0.16. Southern First Bancshares had a return on equity of 4.42% and a net margin of 6.67%. The business had revenue of $54.35 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $23.57 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.51 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Southern First Bancshares, Inc. will post 1.39 earnings per share for the current year.

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.