Southern First Bancshares, Inc. (SFST)

NASDAQ: SFST · Real-Time Price · USD

53.74

-1.13 (-2.06%)

At close: Mar 5, 2026, 4:00 PM EST

53.74

0.00 (0.00%)

After-hours: Mar 5, 2026, 4:10 PM EST

Southern First Bancshares Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 1 analyst with a 12-month price forecast for Southern First Bancshares stock has a target of 64, which predicts an increase of 19.09% from the current stock price of 53.74.

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$64	$64	$64	$64
Change	+19.09%	+19.09%	+19.09%	+19.09%

Analyst Ratings

According to 1 stock analyst, the rating for Southern First Bancshares is "Buy". This means that the analyst believes this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26
Strong Buy	0	0	0	0	0	0
Buy	1	1	1	1	1	1
Hold	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	1	1	1	1	1	1

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Stephen Scouten Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Buy Maintains $54 → $64	Buy	Maintains	$54 → $64	+19.09%	Feb 5, 2026
Stephen Scouten Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Buy Maintains $43 → $51	Buy	Maintains	$43 → $51	-5.10%	Jul 23, 2025
Stephen Scouten Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Buy Initiates $43	Buy	Initiates	$43	-19.99%	Jun 10, 2025
Casey Orr Whitman Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Hold → Buy Upgrades $34 → $44	Hold → Buy	Upgrades	$34 → $44	-18.12%	Jan 3, 2024
Casey Orr Whitman Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Hold Initiates $51	Hold	Initiates	$51	-5.10%	Dec 5, 2022

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

127.19M

from 115.14M

10.47%

from 115.14M

Revenue Next Year

142.70M

from 127.19M

12.19%

from 127.19M

EPS This Year

5.53

from 3.72

48.61%

from 3.72

EPS Next Year

6.53

from 5.53

18.08%

from 5.53

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	117.23M	101.05M	86.25M	93.24M	115.14M	127.19M	142.70M
Revenue Growth	51.15%	-13.81%	-14.64%	8.10%	23.49%	10.47%	12.19%
EPS	5.85	3.61	1.66	1.91	3.72	5.53	6.53
EPS Growth	150.00%	-38.29%	-54.02%	15.06%	94.76%	48.61%	18.08%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	9.72	8.23
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	3	3

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	130.9M	146.9M
Avg	127.2M	142.7M
Low	122.2M	137.1M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	13.7%	15.5%
Avg	10.5%	12.2%
Low	6.1%	7.8%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	5.69	6.72
Avg	5.53	6.53
Low	5.31	6.27

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	53.0%	21.6%
Avg	48.6%	18.1%
Low	42.8%	13.5%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.