ServisFirst Bancshares Future Growth

Future criteria checks 4/6

ServisFirst Bancshares is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 21.2% and 17.9% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 21.1% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 16.7% in 3 years.

Key information

21.2%

Earnings growth rate

21.1%

EPS growth rate

Banks earnings growth	10.2%
Revenue growth rate	17.9%
Future return on equity	16.7%
Analyst coverage	Low
Last updated	18 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

ServisFirst Bancshares Q2 Earnings: Surpassing Expectations And Positioning For Growth

Jul 21

With EPS Growth And More, ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS) Makes An Interesting Case

Jun 12

ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.28

Mar 24

Is Now The Time To Put ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS) On Your Watchlist?

Mar 06

ServisFirst GAAP EPS of $1.24 in-line, revenue of $129.35M misses by $7.73M

Jan 23

ServisFirst raises quarterly dividend by 21.7% to $0.28/share

Dec 19

Is Now The Time To Put ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS) On Your Watchlist?

Nov 16

ServisFirst GAAP EPS of $1.17 misses by $0.06, revenue of $135.36M beats by $2.85M

Oct 17

ServisFirst declares $0.23 dividend

Sep 20

ServisFirst Bancshares: Strong Top-Line Growth Appears Priced In

Jul 22

ServisFirst Bank announces expansion to western North Carolina

Jul 15

ServisFirst Bancshares: Positive Earnings Outlook Comes At A High Market Price

Apr 20

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:SFBS - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026	648	329	N/A	N/A	3
12/31/2025	561	277	N/A	N/A	3
12/31/2024	476	223	N/A	N/A	3
9/30/2024	427	204	270	277	N/A
6/30/2024	412	198	201	206	N/A
3/31/2024	406	199	192	196	N/A
12/31/2023	411	207	193	197	N/A
9/30/2023	426	232	178	182	N/A
6/30/2023	443	243	236	240	N/A
3/31/2023	455	252	254	259	N/A
12/31/2022	454	251	269	273	N/A
9/30/2022	435	237	265	267	N/A
6/30/2022	414	226	267	263	N/A
3/31/2022	394	214	261	269	N/A
12/31/2021	377	208	257	266	N/A
9/30/2021	380	205	260	269	N/A
6/30/2021	363	196	200	216	N/A
3/31/2021	348	186	201	206	N/A
12/31/2020	325	170	189	191	N/A
9/30/2020	308	160	177	179	N/A
6/30/2020	299	154	206	208	N/A
3/31/2020	290	149	173	175	N/A
12/31/2019	288	149	162	164	N/A
9/30/2019	279	144	153	155	N/A
6/30/2019	272	141	150	153	N/A
3/31/2019	266	139	169	171	N/A
12/31/2018	260	137	166	168	N/A
9/30/2018	248	122	148	153	N/A
6/30/2018	241	112	N/A	149	N/A
3/31/2018	232	103	N/A	128	N/A
12/31/2017	220	93	N/A	118	N/A
9/30/2017	215	94	N/A	109	N/A
6/30/2017	205	89	N/A	104	N/A
3/31/2017	195	84	N/A	100	N/A
12/31/2016	188	81	N/A	99	N/A
9/30/2016	180	79	N/A	95	N/A
6/30/2016	173	75	N/A	92	N/A
3/31/2016	167	70	N/A	92	N/A
12/31/2015	159	63	N/A	76	N/A
9/30/2015	152	58	N/A	74	N/A
6/30/2015	143	56	N/A	50	N/A
3/31/2015	136	53	N/A	57	N/A
12/31/2014	129	52	N/A	65	N/A
9/30/2014	127	49	N/A	62	N/A
6/30/2014	121	46	N/A	73	N/A
3/31/2014	115	44	N/A	72	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: SFBS's forecast earnings growth (21.2% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: SFBS's earnings (21.2% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (14.9% per year).

High Growth Earnings: SFBS's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: SFBS's revenue (17.9% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (9% per year).

High Growth Revenue: SFBS's revenue (17.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: SFBS's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (16.7%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/01/02 04:32
End of Day Share Price	2025/01/02 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. is covered by 8 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
David Bishop	Hovde Group, LLC
Casey Orr Whitman	Piper Sandler Companies
Stephen Scouten	Piper Sandler Companies

ServisFirst Bancshares Future Growth

Future criteria checks 4/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Price target increased by 14% to US$97.00

Price target increased by 12% to US$85.00

Price target increased by 11% to US$73.00

Price target increased by 18% to US$62.00

Price target increased by 7.6% to US$52.00

Price target decreased by 11% to US$50.33

Recent updates

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Jan 27, 2025

Third quarter dividend increased to US$0.34

Price target increased by 14% to US$97.00

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on January 10, 2025

Independent Director exercised options and sold US$856k worth of stock

Price target increased by 12% to US$85.00

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Announces Chief Financial Officer Changes, Effective October 31, 2024

ServisFirst Bancshares: Rosy Earnings Outlook Appears Priced-In

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 21, 2024

Executive VP & COO recently sold US$4.6m worth of stock

Second quarter dividend of US$0.30 announced

Servisfirst Bancshares, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on October 8, 2024

Price target increased by 11% to US$73.00

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2024

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 15, 2024

First quarter dividend of US$0.30 announced

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Declares Second Quarter Cash Dividend, Payable on July 9, 2024

Insufficient new directors

ServisFirst Bancshares: Flirting With A Downgrade

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc., Annual General Meeting, May 20, 2024

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 22, 2024

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Declares First Quarter Cash Dividend, Payable on April 9, 2024

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. announced delayed annual 10-K filing

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

Price target increased by 18% to US$62.00

ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.30

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jan 29, 2024

ServisFirst Bancshares: Flattish Earnings Outlook, Unattractive Valuation

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on January 8, 2024

Insider recently sold US$309k worth of stock

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Do ServisFirst Bancshares' (NYSE:SFBS) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

ServisFirst Bancshares: Too Lofty For My Money

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 16, 2023

Upcoming dividend of US$0.28 per share at 2.3% yield

Servisfirst Bancshares, Inc. Declares Third Quarter Cash Dividend, Payable on October 10, 2023

Now 20% undervalued

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 23%

Price target increased by 7.6% to US$52.00

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

ServisFirst Bancshares Q2 Earnings: Surpassing Expectations And Positioning For Growth

Price target decreased by 11% to US$50.33

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 20, 2023

[Correction] : ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Declares Second Quarter Cash Dividend, Payable on July 10, 2023

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Declines A Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on July 10, 2023

With EPS Growth And More, ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS) Makes An Interesting Case

Insider recently bought US$52k worth of stock

Chairman recently bought US$124k worth of stock

Chairman recently bought US$150k worth of stock

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

Price target decreased by 13% to US$61.50

Price target decreased by 7.3% to US$67.67

Price target decreased by 9.0% to US$70.67

ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.28

Upcoming dividend of US$0.28 per share at 2.1% yield

Independent Lead Director recently bought US$281k worth of stock

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 18%

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

Is Now The Time To Put ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS) On Your Watchlist?

Price target decreased by 9.5% to US$73.00

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend

ServisFirst GAAP EPS of $1.24 in-line, revenue of $129.35M misses by $7.73M

Price target decreased to US$80.67

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Jan 23, 2023

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on January 6, 2023