David G Ellison bought $8,700 of SFST
director at SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC. 200 shares at an average of $43.50, traded Nov 3, 2025, filed Nov 6, 2025.
Score components
- +15RoleDirector
- 0Trade size$9k at market
- -5Relative to holdingsUnder 1% of holdings (0.4%)
- 0Price contextNear the top of the 52-week range
- +8Cluster2 insiders buying within 14 days
- +5Repeat buying2 buys in 90 days
- 0Track recordToo few past buys to judge (0 with prices)
What happened after comparable buys
Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.
Price around the trade, and since
From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Rows in this filing
Every transaction in Form 4 0001090009-25-000044, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2025 | POpen-market purchase Common Stock | +200 | $43.50 | $8,700 | 50,661 | Nov 6, 2025 |
Related signals
Other insiders at SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38Weak | SFSTsell SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC | James B Orders III director | $499k 8,045 shares | -15% | |
| 18Weak | SFSTbuy SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC | Anna T Locke director | $19k 300 shares | +8% | |
| 26Weak | SFSTsell SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC | Leighton M Cubbage director | $134k 2,165 shares | -4% | |
| 20Weak | SFSTsell SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC | Leighton M Cubbage director | $25k 400 shares | -1% | |
| 18Weak | SFSTbuy SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC | William Maner IV director | $21k 400 shares | +13% | |
| 21Weak | SFSTsell SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC | Silvia T King Chief Human Resources Officer | $159k 2,625 shares | -40% | |
| 37Weak | SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC | R Arthur Seaver Jr Chief Executive Officer | $551k 10,000 shares | -8% | |
| 30Weak | SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC | David G Ellison director | $53k 1,000 shares | -2% | |
| 13Weak | SFSTsell SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC | Julie Ann Fairchild Chief Accounting Officer | $63k 1,258 shares | -22% | |
| 18Weak | SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC | David G Ellison director | $4,400 100 shares | +0% |
Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.