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Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) to Release Earnings on Monday

Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:SFST) is set to issue its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July 24th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.48 per share for the quarter.

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Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (SFST) opened at 37.05 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $36.19 and its 200 day moving average price is $34.52. Southern First Bancshares, Inc. has a one year low of $24.53 and a one year high of $38.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $240.08 million, a P/E ratio of 19.01 and a beta of 0.65.

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SFST has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Zacks Investment Research cut Southern First Bancshares from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 29th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods set a $36.00 price objective on Southern First Bancshares and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 4th. Sandler O’Neill raised Southern First Bancshares from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the stock from $35.00 to $38.00 in a research note on Monday, May 1st. ValuEngine cut Southern First Bancshares from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 11th. Finally, BidaskClub cut Southern First Bancshares from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. The company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $38.33.

About Southern First Bancshares

Southern First Bancshares, Inc is a bank holding company that owns the capital stock of Southern First Bank (the Bank), a South Carolina state bank, and all of the stock of Greenville First Statutory Trust I and II (the Trusts). The Bank is a commercial bank with approximately nine retail offices located in Greenville, Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina.