R Arthur Seaver Jr sold $551k of SFST
Chief Executive Officer at SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC. 10,000 shares at an average of $55.14, traded Dec 15, 2025, filed Dec 18, 2025.
Score components
- +25RoleCEO
- +19Trade size$551k at market
- 0Share of holdings soldSold 8.5% of holdings
- +8Cluster2 insiders selling within 14 days
- -15Exercise and sellShares came from an option exercise in the same filing
What happened after comparable sells
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.
This signal so far: 1m +1.9%, 3m -5.2%, 6m +6.1%.
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 0001090009-25-000059, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 2025 | MOption exercise Common Stock | +10,000 | $35.65 | $357k | 117,654 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | SOpen-market sale Common Stock | -10,000 | $55.14 | $551k | 107,654 | Dec 18, 2025 |
| Dec 15, 2025 | MOption exercise Stock Options (Right to Buy)derivative | -10,000 | $0.00 | $0 | 39,000 | Dec 18, 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% | |
| 29Weak | SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC | Leighton M Cubbage director | $47k 750 shares | -2% | |
| 30Weak | SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC | Leighton M Cubbage director | $50k 800 shares | -2% | |
| 55Moderate | SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC | R Arthur Seaver Jr Chief Executive Officer | $1.3M 21,000 shares | -20% | |
| 23Weak | SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC | Julie Ann Fairchild Chief Accounting Officer | $95k 1,500 shares | -22% | |
| 23Weak | SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC | Julie Ann Fairchild Chief Accounting Officer | $95k 1,500 shares | -22% | |
| 28Weak | SOUTHERN FIRST BANCSHARES INC | Ray Lattimore director | $15k 253 shares | -18% |
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.