ELLISON DAVID G

Director David Ellison buys 200 SFST shares at $43.50; second purchase in 3 days as stock up 8.8% in 90 days

Director David G. Ellison purchased 200 shares of Southern First Bancshares at $43.50 on 2025-11-03, just two days after buying 30 shares on 2025-10-31, increasing his holdings to 50,661 shares. His prior four purchases at SFST (all in 2023) generated positive 90-day returns of +43.4%, +41.4%, +17.0%, and +8.8%, with 3 of 4 well-timed at the 90-day mark. The current stock price of $44.37 sits within the 52-week range and is up 8.8% over 90 days, consistent with the company's strong fundamentals: net income of $8.7M, annual revenue growth of +37.8%, and a P/E of 13.91. The near-consecutive purchases suggest incremental conviction, and his historical accuracy at this ticker warrants investor attention to the underlying signals.

Director David G Ellison bought 100 shares of SFST at $44.00 on 2025-10-31; holds 50.5K shares post-transaction.

David G Ellison, a Director of Southern First Bancshares, purchased 100 shares at $44.00, a modest transaction that increased his holdings by 0.2% to 50,461 shares. At the current price of $44.11, the stock trades -3.1% from its 52-week high of $45.54. Ellison's same-ticker history shows a strong pattern: 3 of 4 prior measurable buys at SFST were well-timed at the 90-day mark, with 90-day returns of +43.4%, +41.4%, and +17.0%, though one buy on 2023-12-20 resulted in a -12.0% 90-day return. The company's fundamentals include quarterly net income of $8,662,000.00 and annual revenue growth of +37.8%, with a P/E of 13.83 and market cap of $361,224,597.47. This purchase adds to a pattern of director accumulation at this ticker, though the transaction size is relatively small in absolute terms.