News Sentiment

SFST sentiment intelligence

Southern First Bancshares Inc news scored across direct company coverage, industry context, sector read-through, source quality, and freshness.

Chart Weekly report Factors RSS feed
Weighted score 55 Balanced news tone 49 relevant articles
Exchange NASDAQ United States
Sector Financial Services Market context
Industry Banks - Regional Read-through group
Latest close 60.74 Week of 10 Jul 2026
Weighted tone 55/100

Balanced news tone

Market reaction Balanced read

News tone and price action are not far from neutral.

Primary event Market update

82/100 classification confidence.

Company focus 49

directly relevant articles

Source quality 5

high-authority source matches

Trend context Trend active

-0.7% over one week, +0.1% over four weeks, trend active, and materially above fair value.

Latest direct headline Neutral

SFST4892520 Bond Risk Profile

Market Reaction

Balanced read

55/100 confidence

News tone and price action are not far from neutral.

Primary event Market update 82/100 classification
One-week reaction -0.7% Price digesting
Trend fit Trend active 0.1% over four weeks
Fair value 54.7% Materially above fair value

Sentiment Mix

Positive, neutral, negative

Weighted by relevance
Positive 15
Neutral 31
Negative 3

Relevance

Why the article matched

Direct first
Direct company coverage 49
Industry context 0
Sector context 0

Sources

Coverage mix

Publishers
Stock Titan 9
TradingView 5
TradingKey 4
PR Newswire 4
www.marketscreener.com 3
Seeking Alpha 2
DonanımHaber 2
Zacks 2

Event Lens

What the news is about

Classified themes
Market update 32
Earnings 13
Analyst action 2
Deals and strategy 1
Capital return 1

Sentiment Trail

Score over time

50 baseline
Above 50 Neutral zone Below 50

News Tape

Relevant headlines

Showing 31-49 of 49
The Globe and Mail Direct company coverage

Southern First Bancshares Adds Veteran Banker to Board

Southern First Bancshares and Southern First Bank have appointed veteran commercial banker Bryan Kennedy to their Boards of Directors and to the Boards’ Risk Committee. Kennedy, who recently retired after a 43-year banking career, brings extensive experience in regional banking,

Tone
Positive 65/100
Event
Market update
Published
03 Jun 2026 19:10
Source
The Globe and Mail
Stock Titan Direct company coverage

Director at Southern First (NASDAQ: SFST) receives 310-share stock grant

Southern First Bancshares director Darrin Goss Sr. was granted 310 restricted stock units as part of his compensation, which will fully vest on June 1, 2027. This equity grant increases his direct holdings to 795 shares of the company's common stock. The transaction was reported

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Market update
Published
03 Jun 2026 19:09
Source
Stock Titan
Stock Titan Direct company coverage

Southern First (SFST) director receives 310-share restricted stock award

Southern First Bancshares director Mark A. Cothran was granted 310 restricted stock units as compensation, valued at $0.00 per share. These units will fully vest on June 1, 2027, adding to his direct holdings which now total 100,386 shares. This transaction was an equity award, n

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Market update
Published
03 Jun 2026 18:38
Source
Stock Titan
Stock Titan Direct company coverage

Southern First Bancshares (SFST) director receives 310-share restricted stock grant

Southern First Bancshares director Jennifer S. Cluverius received a grant of 310 restricted stock units (RSUs) as an equity award, which will fully vest on June 1, 2027. This transaction, categorized as a routine compensation-related award rather than an open-market purchase, inc

Tone
Neutral 50/100
Event
Market update
Published
03 Jun 2026 18:38
Source
Stock Titan