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Insider Ownership Percentage: 7.06%

Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $61,639.85

Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $57,768.96

Southern First Bancshares Insider Trading History Chart

Southern First Bancshares Share Price & Price History

^$52.35

▼ -0.11 (-0.21%)

As of 12/4/2025 05:00 PM ET

Days: 30 | 90 | 365

Southern First Bancshares Insider Trading History

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction	Shares Held After Transaction
11/3/2025	David G. Ellison	Director	Buy	200	$43.50	$8,700.00	50,661
10/31/2025	Anna T. Locke	Director	Buy	225	$44.05	$9,911.25	3,292
10/31/2025	David G. Ellison	Director	Buy	100	$44.00	$4,400.00	50,461
8/27/2025	Leighton M Cubbage	Director	Sell	35	$45.12	$1,579.20	51,170
6/23/2025	Leighton M Cubbage	Director	Sell	1,083	$35.72	$38,684.76	51,205
6/4/2025	Anne S. Ellefson	Director	Sell	500	$35.01	$17,505.00	6,697
5/14/2025	William A. Maner, IV	Director	Buy	700	$36.15	$25,305.00	2,700
2/10/2025	Anna T. Locke	Director	Buy	360	$37.01	$13,323.60	2,582
11/25/2024	Julie Ann Fairchild	CAO	Sell	1,000	$45.23	$45,230.00	5,840
9/16/2024	Leighton M Cubbage	Director	Sell	2,515	$33.29	$83,724.35	54,303
9/12/2024	Leighton M Cubbage	Director	Sell	1,744	$31.18	$54,377.92	58,818
9/9/2024	Leighton M Cubbage	Director	Sell	1,290	$31.02	$40,015.80	60,562
5/21/2024	Leighton M Cubbage	Director	Sell	812	$29.11	$23,637.32	61,852
5/15/2024	Leighton M Cubbage	Director	Sell	1,771	$27.34	$48,419.14	62,664
5/9/2024	Leighton M Cubbage	Director	Sell	780	$27.50	$21,450.00	66,152
4/24/2024	Anne S. Ellefson	Director	Sell	600	$28.00	$16,800.00	6,712
3/21/2024	R Arthur Seavers, Jr.	CEO	Sell	996	$31.25	$31,125.00	83,470
3/19/2024	R Arthur Seavers, Jr.	CEO	Sell	17	$31.00	$527.00	88,733
3/14/2024	R Arthur Seavers, Jr.	CEO	Sell	2,500	$31.13	$77,825.00	90,970
3/13/2024	Anna T. Locke	Director	Buy	90	$32.40	$2,916.00	2,222
12/20/2023	David G. Ellison	Director	Buy	200	$34.50	$6,900.00	49,876
11/22/2023	David G. Ellison	Director	Buy	200	$29.25	$5,850.00	49,676
10/31/2023	David G. Ellison	Director	Buy	200	$27.00	$5,400.00	49,476
10/25/2023	David G. Ellison	Director	Buy	250	$25.49	$6,372.50	49,076
9/19/2023	David G. Ellison	Director	Buy	150	$26.96	$4,044.00	48,826
8/9/2023	David G. Ellison	Director	Buy	150	$29.35	$4,402.50	48,676
8/1/2023	Anna T. Locke	Director	Buy	1,300	$30.40	$39,520.00	2,132
7/28/2023	David Andrew Borrmann	CFO	Buy	1,900	$29.50	$56,050.00	11,500
6/23/2023	David G. Ellison	Director	Buy	100	$25.00	$2,500.00	48,426
6/21/2023	David G. Ellison	Director	Buy	300	$25.40	$7,620.00	48,026
6/5/2023	David G. Ellison	Director	Buy	200	$25.00	$5,000.00	47,426
6/1/2023	David G. Ellison	Director	Buy	200	$23.90	$4,780.00	47,226
5/25/2023	Silvia T King	Insider	Buy	500	$24.16	$12,080.00	1,700
5/22/2023	David Andrew Borrmann	CFO	Buy	500	$23.25	$11,625.00	9,600
5/17/2023	Anna T. Locke	Director	Buy	115	$23.90	$2,748.50	832
5/16/2023	David Andrew Borrmann	CFO	Buy	200	$22.81	$4,562.00	9,100
5/9/2023	David Andrew Borrmann	CFO	Buy	200	$22.54	$4,508.00	8,900
5/8/2023	Calvin C Hurst	President	Buy	500	$22.06	$11,030.00	7,000
5/8/2023	R Arthur Seavers, Jr.	CEO	Buy	253	$22.50	$5,692.50	75,144
5/8/2023	R Arthur Seavers, Jr.	CEO	Buy	253	$22.50	$5,692.50	75,144
5/5/2023	William M Aiken III	Insider	Buy	400	$22.52	$9,008.00	8,200
5/4/2023	David Andrew Borrmann	CFO	Buy	200	$21.45	$4,290.00	8,700
5/4/2023	Terry Grayson-Caprio	Director	Buy	1,000	$21.16	$21,160.00	3,240
5/1/2023	David Andrew Borrmann	CFO	Buy	1,000	$27.20	$27,200.00	8,500
4/28/2023	David Andrew Borrmann	CFO	Buy	6,000	$27.62	$165,720.00	7,500
3/13/2023	David G. Ellison	Director	Buy	500	$33.69	$16,845.00	46,776
3/10/2023	Anne S. Ellefson	Director	Buy	250	$36.50	$9,125.00	6,812
3/10/2023	William M Aiken III	Insider	Buy	1,000	$38.21	$38,210.00	7,800
2/22/2023	Anna T. Locke	Director	Buy	675	$40.70	$27,472.50	717
2/6/2023	Ray Lattimore	Director	Buy	128	$41.96	$5,370.88	2,635
2/2/2023	Ray Lattimore	Director	Buy	2,119	$41.96	$88,913.24	2,507
1/30/2023	David G. Ellison	Director	Buy	4,500	$40.87	$183,915.00	46,276
12/22/2022	David G. Ellison	Director	Buy	100	$45.01	$4,501.00	41,776

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

Southern First Bancshares Institutional Trading History

Reporting Date	Hedge Fund	Shares Held	Market Value	% of Portfolio	Quarterly Change in Shares	Ownership in Company
11/18/2025	Advisory Services Network LLC	864	$38K	0.0%	N/A	0.011%
11/17/2025	NewEdge Advisors LLC	14,930	$0.66M	0.0%	+45.6%	0.182%
11/17/2025	Qube Research & Technologies Ltd	10,364	$0.46M	0.0%	N/A	0.127%
11/17/2025	Maltese Capital Management LLC	25,500	$1.13M	0.2%	N/A	0.311%
11/17/2025	Millennium Management LLC	14,223	$0.63M	0.0%	+141.8%	0.174%
11/17/2025	MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.	3,525	$0.16M	0.0%	N/A	0.043%
11/17/2025	Citadel Advisors LLC	11,452	$0.51M	0.0%	-49.8%	0.140%
11/17/2025	Banc Funds Co. LLC	205,874	$9.08M	1.6%	-28.2%	2.514%
11/17/2025	Ameriprise Financial Inc.	271,671	$11.99M	0.0%	-2.9%	3.318%
11/14/2025	Mendon Capital Advisors Corp	5,582	$0.25M	0.1%	N/A	0.068%
11/14/2025	Zacks Investment Management	47,608	$2.10M	0.0%	+5.7%	0.581%
11/14/2025	Two Sigma Investments LP	14,516	$0.64M	0.0%	N/A	0.177%
11/14/2025	Squarepoint Ops LLC	11,850	$0.52M	0.0%	+25.3%	0.145%
11/13/2025	SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC	9,334	$0.40M	0.0%	-51.1%	0.114%
11/13/2025	Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership	17,128	$0.76M	0.0%	N/A	0.209%
11/13/2025	BNP Paribas Financial Markets	2,185	$96K	0.0%	+58.3%	0.027%
11/13/2025	Franklin Resources Inc.	6,616	$0.29M	0.0%	N/A	0.081%
11/13/2025	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	59,760	$2.64M	0.0%	+17.8%	0.730%
11/12/2025	Gabelli Funds LLC	43,350	$1.91M	0.0%	+3.6%	0.529%
11/12/2025	Teton Advisors LLC	18,000	$0.79M	0.5%	N/A	0.220%
11/12/2025	Barclays PLC	28,649	$1.26M	0.0%	-7.9%	0.350%
11/12/2025	Dimensional Fund Advisors LP	375,382	$16.56M	0.0%	+1.4%	4.584%
11/10/2025	Hillsdale Investment Management Inc.	7,170	$0.32M	0.0%	N/A	0.088%
11/7/2025	Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc.	586,014	$25.86M	7.8%	-0.5%	7.156%
11/7/2025	Vanguard Group Inc.	431,814	$19.05M	0.0%	+2.6%	5.273%
11/7/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	7,760	$0.34M	0.0%	+26.4%	0.095%
11/6/2025	Rhumbline Advisers	11,769	$0.52M	0.0%	-2.6%	0.144%
11/5/2025	ELCO Management Co. LLC	5,582	$0.25M	0.1%	-19.7%	0.068%
11/4/2025	Sentinel Trust Co. LBA	7,100	$0.31M	0.0%	N/A	0.087%
10/30/2025	Strs Ohio	12,800	$0.57M	0.0%	-7.9%	0.156%
10/29/2025	Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC	16,754	$0.73M	0.0%	+2.4%	0.205%
10/21/2025	Wagner Wealth Management LLC	7,764	$0.34M	0.1%	-11.2%	0.095%
10/15/2025	CWM LLC	1,714	$76K	0.0%	+111.3%	0.021%
10/10/2025	Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC	10,044	$0.44M	0.0%	-2.4%	0.123%
10/7/2025	Assenagon Asset Management S.A.	14,518	$0.64M	0.0%	-53.1%	0.177%
8/15/2025	Tower Research Capital LLC TRC	1,633	$62K	0.0%	+154.0%	0.020%
8/15/2025	BNP Paribas Financial Markets	1,380	$52K	0.0%	+28.7%	0.017%
8/15/2025	Bridgeway Capital Management LLC	52,058	$1.98M	0.0%	+7.0%	0.636%
8/15/2025	Bank of America Corp DE	7,996	$0.30M	0.0%	-12.7%	0.098%
8/14/2025	Jane Street Group LLC	9,458	$0.36M	0.0%	+2.9%	0.116%
8/14/2025	Raymond James Financial Inc.	1,962	$75K	0.0%	N/A	0.024%
8/14/2025	Fourthstone LLC	129,174	$4.91M	1.0%	+95.2%	1.579%
8/14/2025	NewEdge Advisors LLC	10,257	$0.39M	0.0%	-17.6%	0.125%
8/13/2025	Gabelli Funds LLC	41,850	$1.59M	0.0%	+14.2%	0.512%
8/13/2025	Teton Advisors Inc.	18,000	$0.69M	0.4%	-14.3%	0.220%
8/13/2025	Invesco Ltd.	12,425	$0.47M	0.0%	-16.7%	0.152%
8/13/2025	Panagora Asset Management Inc.	6,082	$0.23M	0.0%	N/A	0.074%
8/13/2025	Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.	8,235	$0.31M	0.0%	-3.5%	0.101%
8/13/2025	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	50,721	$1.93M	0.0%	-13.7%	0.620%
8/12/2025	American Century Companies Inc.	98,571	$3.75M	0.0%	-2.8%	1.205%
8/12/2025	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	6,137	$0.23M	0.0%	-52.6%	0.075%
8/8/2025	Geode Capital Management LLC	180,585	$6.87M	0.0%	+2.2%	2.208%
7/17/2025	Wagner Wealth Management LLC	8,744	$0.33M	0.1%	+5.3%	0.107%
7/15/2025	Sheets Smith Wealth Management	16,097	$0.61M	0.1%	+1.8%	0.197%
7/11/2025	SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC	19,071	$0.73M	0.1%	-66.9%	0.233%
7/11/2025	Assenagon Asset Management S.A.	30,984	$1.18M	0.0%	-28.5%	0.379%
7/10/2025	Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC	16,368	$0.65M	0.0%	N/A	0.200%
5/29/2025	Rhumbline Advisers	12,034	$0.40M	0.0%	-3.8%	0.147%
5/28/2025	Strs Ohio	13,600	$0.45M	0.0%	N/A	0.166%
5/21/2025	Acadian Asset Management LLC	52,014	$1.71M	0.0%	-2.2%	0.637%
5/21/2025	Mendon Capital Advisors Corp	7,096	$0.23M	0.1%	-9.5%	0.087%
5/19/2025	Jane Street Group LLC	9,190	$0.30M	0.0%	N/A	0.112%
5/16/2025	Empowered Funds LLC	18,637	$0.61M	0.0%	+23.4%	0.228%
5/16/2025	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	66,603	$2.19M	0.0%	+4.8%	0.815%
5/15/2025	Royal Bank of Canada	34,910	$1.15M	0.0%	+2.6%	0.427%
5/15/2025	Trexquant Investment LP	15,220	$0.50M	0.0%	+44.4%	0.186%
5/14/2025	Teton Advisors Inc.	21,000	$0.69M	0.4%	-4.5%	0.257%
5/14/2025	Gamco Investors INC. ET AL	25,500	$0.84M	0.0%	+4.1%	0.312%
5/14/2025	Gabelli Funds LLC	36,650	$1.21M	0.0%	+10.9%	0.449%
5/14/2025	Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.	8,535	$0.28M	0.0%	+44.8%	0.104%
5/14/2025	Rhino Investment Partners Inc	210,121	$6.92M	1.7%	-8.7%	2.572%
5/14/2025	T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc.	802,974	$26.43M	0.0%	+0.7%	9.830%
5/14/2025	Colonial Trust Advisors	4,848	$0.16M	0.0%	-15.3%	0.059%
5/14/2025	Wellington Management Group LLP	34,109	$1.12M	0.0%	-47.9%	0.418%
5/13/2025	American Century Companies Inc.	101,461	$3.34M	0.0%	+4.0%	1.242%
5/13/2025	Russell Investments Group Ltd.	58,792	$1.94M	0.0%	-7.5%	0.720%
5/12/2025	Nuveen LLC	18,714	$0.62M	0.0%	N/A	0.229%
5/12/2025	Invesco Ltd.	14,918	$0.49M	0.0%	-15.1%	0.183%
5/9/2025	Deutsche Bank AG	5,568	$0.18M	0.0%	-22.6%	0.068%
5/1/2025	ELCO Management Co. LLC	6,949	$0.23M	0.1%	-9.7%	0.085%
4/29/2025	Bank of New York Mellon Corp	21,066	$0.69M	0.0%	-2.2%	0.258%
4/23/2025	Sheets Smith Wealth Management	15,805	$0.52M	0.1%	+4.0%	0.193%
4/18/2025	Wagner Wealth Management LLC	8,306	$0.27M	0.1%	+49.5%	0.102%
4/17/2025	Foster Victor Wealth Advisors LLC	10,287	$0.32M	0.0%	+6.5%	0.126%
4/15/2025	Assenagon Asset Management S.A.	43,306	$1.43M	0.0%	-3.0%	0.530%
4/11/2025	Godsey & Gibb Inc.	11,660	$0.38M	0.0%	-4.9%	0.143%
4/11/2025	SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC	57,671	$1.90M	0.2%	-1.9%	0.705%
4/8/2025	Rhumbline Advisers	12,034	$0.40M	0.0%	-3.8%	0.147%
4/7/2025	GAMMA Investing LLC	7,012	$0.21M	0.0%	+9,638.9%	0.086%
3/24/2025	Wellington Management Group LLP	65,440	$2.60M	0.0%	+21.4%	0.800%
2/17/2025	Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc.	15,746	$0.63M	0.0%	+3.0%	0.193%
2/17/2025	Deutsche Bank AG	7,194	$0.29M	0.0%	N/A	0.088%
2/17/2025	D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc.	7,950	$0.32M	0.0%	-4.0%	0.097%
2/17/2025	Bridgeway Capital Management LLC	53,443	$2.12M	0.0%	+1.3%	0.655%
2/17/2025	Captrust Financial Advisors	30,451	$1.21M	0.0%	-58.3%	0.373%
2/17/2025	Bank of America Corp DE	9,114	$0.36M	0.0%	+36.9%	0.112%
2/17/2025	BNP Paribas Financial Markets	1,328	$53K	0.0%	-35.7%	0.016%
2/17/2025	Ameriprise Financial Inc.	278,549	$11.07M	0.0%	+0.6%	3.414%
2/14/2025	Rhino Investment Partners Inc	230,221	$9.15M	2.0%	+2,936.8%	2.821%
2/14/2025	Northern Trust Corp	79,280	$3.15M	0.0%	+3.3%	0.972%

Data available starting January 2016

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.

Today's Range

Now: $52.35

$52.23

$52.65

50 Day Range

MA: $45.81

$41.15

$52.46

52 Week Range

Now: $52.35

$29.14

$52.65

Volume

24,537 shs

Average Volume

30,111 shs

Market Capitalization

$428.75 million

P/E Ratio

16.21

Dividend Yield

N/A

Beta

0.76

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Southern First Bancshares?: Southern First Bancshares' top insider shareholders include:
R Arthur Seaver Jr (CEO)
Leighton M Cubbage (Director)
David G Ellison (Director)
Anne S Ellefson (Director)
Julie Ann Fairchild (CAO)
Anna T Locke (Director)
William Iv Maner (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:
Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc. — 7.16%
Vanguard Group Inc. — 5.27%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP — 4.58%
Ameriprise Financial Inc. — 3.32%
Banc Funds Co. LLC — 2.51%
Russell Investments Group Ltd. — 0.73%
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:
Banc Funds Co. LLC
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.
Citadel Advisors LLC
SeaCrest Wealth Management LLC
Ameriprise Financial Inc.
Susquehanna International Group LLP
Endeavour Capital Advisors Inc.
Barclays PLC
In the last year, company insiders that have sold Southern First Bancshares company stock include:
R Arthur Seaver Jr (CEO)
Leighton M Cubbage (Director)
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:
Maltese Capital Management LLC
Teton Advisors LLC
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership
Two Sigma Investments LP
Vanguard Group Inc.
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd
Russell Investments Group Ltd.
Millennium Management LLC
Within the last year, these company insiders have bought Southern First Bancshares stock:
R Arthur Seaver Jr (CEO)
Leighton M Cubbage (Director)
David G Ellison (Director)
Learn More investors buying Southern First Bancshares stock.