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SFST Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 7.06%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $69,256.25
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $269,835.21

Southern First Bancshares Insider Trading History Chart

This chart shows the insider buying and selling history at Southern First Bancshares by year and by quarter.

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Southern First Bancshares Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $51.94
Price Change: ▲ Price Increase of +0.13 (0.25%)
As of 03/20/2026 05:00 PM ET

This chart shows the closing price history over time for SFST up to the past year.

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Southern First Bancshares Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
3/6/2026William A. Maner, IVDirectorBuy400$52.35$20,940.003,585View SEC Filing Icon  
2/26/2026Silvia T KingInsiderSell2,625$60.49$158,786.253,963View SEC Filing Icon  
12/10/2025David G. EllisonDirectorSell1,000$53.28$53,280.0049,661View SEC Filing Icon  
11/3/2025David G. EllisonDirectorBuy200$43.50$8,700.0050,661View SEC Filing Icon  
10/31/2025Anna T. LockeDirectorBuy225$44.05$9,911.253,292View SEC Filing Icon  
10/31/2025David G. EllisonDirectorBuy100$44.00$4,400.0050,461View SEC Filing Icon  
8/27/2025Leighton M CubbageDirectorSell35$45.12$1,579.2051,170View SEC Filing Icon  
6/23/2025Leighton M CubbageDirectorSell1,083$35.72$38,684.7651,205View SEC Filing Icon  
6/4/2025Anne S. EllefsonDirectorSell500$35.01$17,505.006,697View SEC Filing Icon  
5/14/2025William A. Maner, IVDirectorBuy700$36.15$25,305.002,700View SEC Filing Icon  
2/10/2025Anna T. LockeDirectorBuy360$37.01$13,323.602,582View SEC Filing Icon  
11/25/2024Julie Ann FairchildCAOSell1,000$45.23$45,230.005,840View SEC Filing Icon  
9/16/2024Leighton M CubbageDirectorSell2,515$33.29$83,724.3554,303View SEC Filing Icon  
9/12/2024Leighton M CubbageDirectorSell1,744$31.18$54,377.9258,818View SEC Filing Icon  
9/9/2024Leighton M CubbageDirectorSell1,290$31.02$40,015.8060,562View SEC Filing Icon  
5/21/2024Leighton M CubbageDirectorSell812$29.11$23,637.3261,852View SEC Filing Icon  
5/15/2024Leighton M CubbageDirectorSell1,771$27.34$48,419.1462,664View SEC Filing Icon  
5/9/2024Leighton M CubbageDirectorSell780$27.50$21,450.0066,152View SEC Filing Icon  
4/24/2024Anne S. EllefsonDirectorSell600$28.00$16,800.006,712View SEC Filing Icon  
3/21/2024R Arthur Seavers, Jr.CEOSell996$31.25$31,125.0083,470View SEC Filing Icon  
3/19/2024R Arthur Seavers, Jr.CEOSell17$31.00$527.0088,733View SEC Filing Icon  
3/14/2024R Arthur Seavers, Jr.CEOSell2,500$31.13$77,825.0090,970View SEC Filing Icon  
3/13/2024Anna T. LockeDirectorBuy90$32.40$2,916.002,222View SEC Filing Icon  
12/20/2023David G. EllisonDirectorBuy200$34.50$6,900.0049,876View SEC Filing Icon  
11/22/2023David G. EllisonDirectorBuy200$29.25$5,850.0049,676View SEC Filing Icon  
10/31/2023David G. EllisonDirectorBuy200$27.00$5,400.0049,476View SEC Filing Icon  
10/25/2023David G. EllisonDirectorBuy250$25.49$6,372.5049,076View SEC Filing Icon  
9/19/2023David G. EllisonDirectorBuy150$26.96$4,044.0048,826View SEC Filing Icon  
8/9/2023David G. EllisonDirectorBuy150$29.35$4,402.5048,676View SEC Filing Icon  
8/1/2023Anna T. LockeDirectorBuy1,300$30.40$39,520.002,132View SEC Filing Icon  
7/28/2023David Andrew BorrmannCFOBuy1,900$29.50$56,050.0011,500View SEC Filing Icon  
6/23/2023David G. EllisonDirectorBuy100$25.00$2,500.0048,426View SEC Filing Icon  
6/21/2023David G. EllisonDirectorBuy300$25.40$7,620.0048,026View SEC Filing Icon  
6/5/2023David G. EllisonDirectorBuy200$25.00$5,000.0047,426View SEC Filing Icon  
6/1/2023David G. EllisonDirectorBuy200$23.90$4,780.0047,226View SEC Filing Icon  
5/25/2023Silvia T KingInsiderBuy500$24.16$12,080.001,700View SEC Filing Icon  
5/22/2023David Andrew BorrmannCFOBuy500$23.25$11,625.009,600View SEC Filing Icon  
5/17/2023Anna T. LockeDirectorBuy115$23.90$2,748.50832View SEC Filing Icon  
5/16/2023David Andrew BorrmannCFOBuy200$22.81$4,562.009,100View SEC Filing Icon  
5/9/2023David Andrew BorrmannCFOBuy200$22.54$4,508.008,900View SEC Filing Icon  
5/8/2023Calvin C HurstPresidentBuy500$22.06$11,030.007,000View SEC Filing Icon  
5/8/2023R Arthur Seavers, Jr.CEOBuy253$22.50$5,692.5075,144View SEC Filing Icon  
5/8/2023R Arthur Seavers, Jr.CEOBuy253$22.50$5,692.5075,144View SEC Filing Icon  
5/5/2023William M Aiken IIIInsiderBuy400$22.52$9,008.008,200View SEC Filing Icon  
5/4/2023David Andrew BorrmannCFOBuy200$21.45$4,290.008,700View SEC Filing Icon  
5/4/2023Terry Grayson-CaprioDirectorBuy1,000$21.16$21,160.003,240View SEC Filing Icon  
5/1/2023David Andrew BorrmannCFOBuy1,000$27.20$27,200.008,500View SEC Filing Icon  
4/28/2023David Andrew BorrmannCFOBuy6,000$27.62$165,720.007,500View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Southern First Bancshares (NASDAQ:SFST)

75.00% of Southern First Bancshares stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

This chart shows the instiutional buying and selling at SFST by year and by quarter.

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Southern First Bancshares Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
2/19/2026T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc.784,738$40.43M0.0%-2.7%9.547%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/19/2026Invesco Ltd.11,057$0.57M0.0%-19.8%0.135%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026NewEdge Advisors LLC11,186$0.58M0.0%-25.1%0.136%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Empowered Funds LLC24,959$1.29M0.0%+10.4%0.304%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Zacks Investment Management56,985$2.94M0.0%+19.7%0.694%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP4,267$0.22M0.0%N/A0.052%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Millennium Management LLC6,043$0.31M0.0%-57.5%0.074%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Azora Capital LP12,526$0.65M0.0%N/A0.152%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/18/2026Bridgeway Capital Management LLC54,352$2.80M0.1%+4.5%0.662%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026AQR Capital Management LLC23,034$1.19M0.0%+13.4%0.280%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Trexquant Investment LP20,784$1.07M0.0%+142.6%0.253%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD4,693$0.24M0.0%N/A0.057%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc.278,862$14.37M0.0%-65.4%3.392%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Russell Investments Group Ltd.53,353$2.75M0.0%-10.7%0.649%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026State of Wisconsin Investment Board15,361$0.79M0.0%+29.1%0.187%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Captrust Financial Advisors28,229$1.45M0.0%-4.6%0.343%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Royal Bank of Canada9,163$0.47M0.0%-2.4%0.111%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/17/2026Maltese Capital Management LLC28,644$1.48M0.3%+12.3%0.348%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Squarepoint Ops LLC16,131$0.83M0.0%+36.1%0.196%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/16/2026Barclays PLC29,800$1.54M0.0%+4.0%0.363%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Marshall Wace LLP50,451$2.60M0.0%+215.6%0.614%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Fourthstone LLC123,240$6.35M1.2%-22.4%1.499%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.22,344$1.15M0.0%-1.0%0.272%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026State Street Corp164,986$8.50M0.0%+2.7%2.007%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/13/2026Wells Fargo & Company MN11,025$0.57M0.0%+20.3%0.134%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Jane Street Group LLC16,962$0.87M0.0%+9.0%0.206%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Banc Funds Co. LLC171,655$8.84M1.8%-16.6%2.088%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Renaissance Technologies LLC127,907$6.59M0.0%+9.3%1.556%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Dimensional Fund Advisors LP377,711$19.46M0.0%+0.6%4.595%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/12/2026Informed Momentum Co LLC21,475$1.11M0.1%N/A0.261%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026Empowered Funds LLC24,959$1.29M0.0%+10.4%0.304%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026Franklin Resources Inc.4,990$0.26M0.0%-24.6%0.061%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/11/2026Los Angeles Capital Management LLC20,341$1.05M0.0%+34.7%0.247%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/10/2026Goldman Sachs Group Inc.77,980$4.02M0.0%+11.2%0.952%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/9/2026Geode Capital Management LLC178,714$9.21M0.0%-0.5%2.182%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/6/2026Cullen Frost Bankers Inc.666$34K0.0%+40.2%0.008%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Gamco Investors INC. ET AL29,400$1.52M0.0%+15.3%0.359%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Teton Advisors LLC17,500$0.90M0.6%-2.8%0.214%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/5/2026Gabelli Funds LLC60,578$3.12M0.0%+39.7%0.740%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
2/2/2026Strs Ohio10,700$0.55M0.0%-16.4%0.131%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/26/2026Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC9,294$0.52M0.0%-7.5%0.113%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/16/2026Abacus Planning Group Inc.30,458$1.57M0.2%-2.1%0.372%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/12/2026SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC8,038$0.42M0.0%-13.9%0.098%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/9/2026SG Americas Securities LLC2,223$0.12M0.0%N/A0.027%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/9/2026Assenagon Asset Management S.A.12,950$0.67M0.0%-10.8%0.158%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/8/2026Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC5,899$0.31M0.0%-64.8%0.072%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
1/1/2026JPMorgan Chase & Co.7,760$0.34M0.0%+26.4%0.095%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Advisory Services Network LLC864$38K0.0%N/A0.011%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025NewEdge Advisors LLC14,930$0.66M0.0%+45.6%0.182%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Qube Research & Technologies Ltd10,364$0.46M0.0%N/A0.127%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Maltese Capital Management LLC25,500$1.13M0.2%N/A0.311%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Millennium Management LLC14,223$0.63M0.0%+141.8%0.174%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.3,525$0.16M0.0%N/A0.043%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Citadel Advisors LLC11,452$0.51M0.0%-49.8%0.140%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Banc Funds Co. LLC205,874$9.08M1.6%-28.2%2.514%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Ameriprise Financial Inc.271,671$11.99M0.0%-2.9%3.318%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Mendon Capital Advisors Corp5,582$0.25M0.1%N/A0.068%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Zacks Investment Management47,608$2.10M0.0%+5.7%0.581%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Two Sigma Investments LP14,516$0.64M0.0%N/A0.177%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Squarepoint Ops LLC11,850$0.52M0.0%+25.3%0.145%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC9,334$0.40M0.0%-51.1%0.114%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership17,128$0.76M0.0%N/A0.209%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025BNP Paribas Financial Markets2,185$96K0.0%+58.3%0.027%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Franklin Resources Inc.6,616$0.29M0.0%N/A0.081%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Russell Investments Group Ltd.59,760$2.64M0.0%+17.8%0.730%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Gabelli Funds LLC43,350$1.91M0.0%+3.6%0.529%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Teton Advisors LLC18,000$0.79M0.5%N/A0.220%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Barclays PLC28,649$1.26M0.0%-7.9%0.350%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Dimensional Fund Advisors LP375,382$16.56M0.0%+1.4%4.584%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/10/2025Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.7,170$0.32M0.0%N/A0.088%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc.586,014$25.86M7.8%-0.5%7.156%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025Vanguard Group Inc.431,814$19.05M0.0%+2.6%5.273%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.7,760$0.34M0.0%+26.4%0.095%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025Rhumbline Advisers11,769$0.52M0.0%-2.6%0.144%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/5/2025ELCO Management Co. LLC5,582$0.25M0.1%-19.7%0.068%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/4/2025Sentinel Trust Co. LBA7,100$0.31M0.0%N/A0.087%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/30/2025Strs Ohio12,800$0.57M0.0%-7.9%0.156%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/29/2025Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC16,754$0.73M0.0%+2.4%0.205%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/21/2025Wagner Wealth Management LLC7,764$0.34M0.1%-11.2%0.095%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/15/2025CWM LLC1,714$76K0.0%+111.3%0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/10/2025Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC10,044$0.44M0.0%-2.4%0.123%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
10/7/2025Assenagon Asset Management S.A.14,518$0.64M0.0%-53.1%0.177%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025Tower Research Capital LLC TRC 1,633$62K0.0%+154.0%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025BNP Paribas Financial Markets1,380$52K0.0%+28.7%0.017%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025Bridgeway Capital Management LLC52,058$1.98M0.0%+7.0%0.636%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/15/2025Bank of America Corp DE7,996$0.30M0.0%-12.7%0.098%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025Jane Street Group LLC9,458$0.36M0.0%+2.9%0.116%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.1,962$75K0.0%N/A0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025Fourthstone LLC129,174$4.91M1.0%+95.2%1.579%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/14/2025NewEdge Advisors LLC10,257$0.39M0.0%-17.6%0.125%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Gabelli Funds LLC41,850$1.59M0.0%+14.2%0.512%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Teton Advisors Inc.18,000$0.69M0.4%-14.3%0.220%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Invesco Ltd.12,425$0.47M0.0%-16.7%0.152%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Panagora Asset Management Inc.6,082$0.23M0.0%N/A0.074%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.8,235$0.31M0.0%-3.5%0.101%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/13/2025Russell Investments Group Ltd.50,721$1.93M0.0%-13.7%0.620%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2025American Century Companies Inc.98,571$3.75M0.0%-2.8%1.205%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/12/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.6,137$0.23M0.0%-52.6%0.075%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
8/8/2025Geode Capital Management LLC180,585$6.87M0.0%+2.2%2.208%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
7/17/2025Wagner Wealth Management LLC8,744$0.33M0.1%+5.3%0.107%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
Data available starting January 2016

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Southern First Bancshares logo
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. Its loan portfolio comprises commercial real estate loans; construction real estate loans; commercial business loans for various lines of businesses, such as the manufacturing, service industry, and professional service areas; consumer real estate and home equity loans; and other consumer loans, including secured and unsecured installment loans and revolving lines of credit. In addition, the company provides other bank services, such as internet banking, cash management, safe deposit boxes, direct deposit, automatic drafts, bill payment, and mobile banking services. Southern First Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina.
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Today's Range

Now: $51.94
Low: $50.96
High: $52.75

50 Day Range

MA: $55.86
Low: $51.26
High: $61.08

52 Week Range

Now: $51.94
Low: $29.14
High: $62.00

Volume

151,626 shs

Average Volume

97,757 shs

Market Capitalization

$427.47 million

P/E Ratio

13.89

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

0.75

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Southern First Bancshares?

Southern First Bancshares' top insider shareholders include:
  1. Leighton M Cubbage (Director)
  2. David G Ellison (Director)
  3. Anne S Ellefson (Director)
  4. Julie Ann Fairchild (CAO)
  5. Silvia T King (Insider)
  6. William Iv Maner (Director)
  7. Anna T Locke (Director)
Learn More about top insider investors at Southern First Bancshares.

Who are the major institutional investors of Southern First Bancshares?

Southern First Bancshares' top institutional shareholders include:
  1. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. — 9.55%
  2. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP — 4.60%
  3. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. — 3.39%
  4. Geode Capital Management LLC — 2.18%
  5. Banc Funds Co. LLC — 2.09%
  6. State Street Corp — 2.01%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Southern First Bancshares stock.

Which major investors are selling Southern First Bancshares stock?

In the previous quarter, SFST stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc.
  2. Fourthstone LLC
  3. Banc Funds Co. LLC
  4. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc.
  5. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC
  6. Millennium Management LLC
  7. Russell Investments Group Ltd.
  8. NewEdge Advisors LLC
In the last year, company insiders that have sold Southern First Bancshares company stock include:
  1. Leighton M Cubbage (Director)
  2. David G Ellison (Director)
  3. Anne S Ellefson (Director)
  4. Julie Ann Fairchild (CAO)
Learn More investors selling Southern First Bancshares stock.

Which major investors are buying Southern First Bancshares stock?

Within the previous quarter, SFST stock was bought by institutional investors including:
  1. Marshall Wace LLP
  2. Informed Momentum Co LLC
  3. Gabelli Funds LLC
  4. Azora Capital LP
  5. Trexquant Investment LP
  6. Renaissance Technologies LLC
  7. Zacks Investment Management
  8. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Within the last year, these company insiders have bought Southern First Bancshares stock:
  1. Leighton M Cubbage (Director)
  2. David G Ellison (Director)
  3. Anne S Ellefson (Director)
Learn More investors buying Southern First Bancshares stock.