Southern First Bancshares Stock Number Of Shares Shorted

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USD 44.01 0.73 1.69%

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Southern First Bancshares Company Number Of Shares Shorted Analysis

Southern First's Number of Shares Shorted is the total amount of shares that are currently sold short by investors. When a stock is sold short, the short seller assumes the responsibility of repurchasing the stock at a lower price. The speculator will make money if the stock goes down in price or will experience a loss if the stock price goes up.

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Current Southern First Number Of Shares Shorted

64.06 K

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Southern Number Of Shares Shorted Driver Correlations

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	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Retained Earnings	Net Debt	Accounts Payable	Net Receivables	Short Term Investments	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Common Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Long Term Debt	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Long Term Investments	Short Long Term Debt	Earning Assets	Net Invested Capital	Capital Stock	Current Deferred Revenue
Total Assets		0.99	0.99	0.37	1.0	0.23	0.78	0.66	0.95	0.13	0.65	0.98	0.86	0.98	0.78	0.84	-0.21	0.27	0.72	0.85	0.89	-0.66
Total Stockholder Equity	0.99		0.99	0.23	0.99	0.24	0.76	0.57	0.97	0.11	0.7	0.97	0.78	0.99	0.82	0.88	-0.13	0.24	0.75	0.8	0.86	-0.58
Retained Earnings	0.99	0.99		0.28	0.99	0.12	0.72	0.63	0.96	0.09	0.59	0.99	0.84	0.99	0.82	0.83	-0.23	0.22	0.77	0.85	0.9	-0.63
Net Debt	0.37	0.23	0.28		0.37	-0.01	0.32	0.8	0.14	-0.13	-0.09	0.36	0.71	0.27	0.02	0.02	-0.37	0.19	0.04	0.48	0.51	-0.76
Accounts Payable	1.0	0.99	0.99	0.37		0.21	0.77	0.68	0.95	0.1	0.63	0.98	0.86	0.99	0.77	0.84	-0.21	0.27	0.72	0.84	0.9	-0.67
Net Receivables	0.23	0.24	0.12	-0.01	0.21		0.51	-0.09	0.23	0.26	0.72	0.17	-0.03	0.14	0.25	0.39	0.16	0.11	0.24	0.18	-0.12	0.23
Short Term Investments	0.78	0.76	0.72	0.32	0.77	0.51		0.63	0.7	-0.05	0.53	0.78	0.65	0.71	0.56	0.55	-0.34	0.33	0.55	0.6	0.69	-0.56
Total Liab	0.66	0.57	0.63	0.8	0.68	-0.09	0.63		0.49	-0.32	0.04	0.68	0.89	0.62	0.33	0.32	-0.43	0.19	0.36	0.68	0.8	-0.94
Total Current Assets	0.95	0.97	0.96	0.14	0.95	0.23	0.7	0.49		0.23	0.7	0.95	0.72	0.96	0.82	0.88	-0.2	0.28	0.77	0.78	0.81	-0.5
Short Term Debt	0.13	0.11	0.09	-0.13	0.1	0.26	-0.05	-0.32	0.23		0.37	0.07	0.0	0.08	0.17	0.22	0.0	0.45	0.08	0.17	-0.07	0.31
Common Stock	0.65	0.7	0.59	-0.09	0.63	0.72	0.53	0.04	0.7	0.37		0.57	0.25	0.64	0.62	0.88	0.25	0.31	0.55	0.46	0.27	0.01
Property Plant Equipment	0.98	0.97	0.99	0.36	0.98	0.17	0.78	0.68	0.95	0.07	0.57		0.86	0.97	0.81	0.79	-0.31	0.23	0.76	0.86	0.92	-0.67
Long Term Debt	0.86	0.78	0.84	0.71	0.86	-0.03	0.65	0.89	0.72	0.0	0.25	0.86		0.81	0.56	0.54	-0.46	0.2	0.55	0.88	0.91	-0.85
Net Tangible Assets	0.98	0.99	0.99	0.27	0.99	0.14	0.71	0.62	0.96	0.08	0.64	0.97	0.81		0.81	0.87	-0.15	0.26	0.75	0.82	0.88	-0.63
Long Term Debt Total	0.78	0.82	0.82	0.02	0.77	0.25	0.56	0.33	0.82	0.17	0.62	0.81	0.56	0.81		0.8	-0.01	0.04	0.95	0.8	0.62	-0.24
Capital Surpluse	0.84	0.88	0.83	0.02	0.84	0.39	0.55	0.32	0.88	0.22	0.88	0.79	0.54	0.87	0.8		0.11	0.25	0.75	0.71	0.55	-0.26
Long Term Investments	-0.21	-0.13	-0.23	-0.37	-0.21	0.16	-0.34	-0.43	-0.2	0.0	0.25	-0.31	-0.46	-0.15	-0.01	0.11		-0.22	-0.07	-0.35	-0.36	0.37
Short Long Term Debt	0.27	0.24	0.22	0.19	0.27	0.11	0.33	0.19	0.28	0.45	0.31	0.23	0.2	0.26	0.04	0.25	-0.22		-0.03	0.1	0.22	-0.25
Earning Assets	0.72	0.75	0.77	0.04	0.72	0.24	0.55	0.36	0.77	0.08	0.55	0.76	0.55	0.75	0.95	0.75	-0.07	-0.03		0.8	0.58	-0.24
Net Invested Capital	0.85	0.8	0.85	0.48	0.84	0.18	0.6	0.68	0.78	0.17	0.46	0.86	0.88	0.82	0.8	0.71	-0.35	0.1	0.8		0.74	-0.54
Capital Stock	0.89	0.86	0.9	0.51	0.9	-0.12	0.69	0.8	0.81	-0.07	0.27	0.92	0.91	0.88	0.62	0.55	-0.36	0.22	0.58	0.74		-0.86
Current Deferred Revenue	-0.66	-0.58	-0.63	-0.76	-0.67	0.23	-0.56	-0.94	-0.5	0.31	0.01	-0.67	-0.85	-0.63	-0.24	-0.26	0.37	-0.25	-0.24	-0.54	-0.86

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Based on the recorded statements, Southern First Bancshares has 64.06 K of outstending shares currently sold short by investors. This is 98.89% lower than that of the Banks sector and significantly higher than that of the Financials industry. The number of shares shorted for all United States stocks is 98.64% higher than that of the company.

Southern Number Of Shares Shorted Peer Comparison

Stock peer comparison is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It analyses Southern First's direct or indirect competition against its Number Of Shares Shorted to detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics or determine the stocks which would be a good addition to a portfolio. Peer analysis of Southern First could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing Southern First by comparing valuation metrics of similar companies.

Southern First is currently under evaluation in number of shares shorted category among its peers.

Southern First ESG Sustainability

Some studies have found that companies with high sustainability scores are getting higher valuations than competitors with lower social-engagement activities. While most ESG disclosures are voluntary and do not directly affect the long term financial condition, Southern First's sustainability indicators can be used to identify proper investment strategies using environmental, social, and governance scores that are crucial to Southern First's managers, analysts, and investors.

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Southern Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.0446
	Return On Asset	0.0034
	Profit Margin	0.16 %
	Operating Margin	0.28 %
	Current Valuation	389.79 M
	Shares Outstanding	8.16 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	6.81 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	80.93 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	64.06 K
	Price To Earning	15.02 X
	Price To Book	1.10 X
	Price To Sales	3.98 X
	Revenue	86.25 M
	Gross Profit	101.05 M
	EBITDA	22.24 M
	Net Income	13.43 M
	Cash And Equivalents	160.61 M
	Cash Per Share	20.08 X
	Total Debt	311.32 M
	Debt To Equity	11.92 %
	Book Value Per Share	40.04 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	17.65 M
	Short Ratio	3.56 X
	Earnings Per Share	1.73 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	2.31 X
	Target Price	30.5
	Number Of Employees	296
	Beta	0.8
	Market Capitalization	359.11 M
	Total Asset	4.06 B
	Retained Earnings	205.55 M
	Net Asset	4.06 B

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