ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS) Stock Price Expected to Rise, Piper Sandler Analyst Says

ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS) had its price target lifted by equities research analysts at Piper Sandler from $91.00 to $94.00 in a report issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “overweight” rating on the financial services provider’s stock. Piper Sandler’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 7.81% from the company’s current price.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Zacks Research downgraded ServisFirst Bancshares from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Weiss Ratings raised ServisFirst Bancshares from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Monday, June 1st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.33.

ServisFirst Bancshares Price Performance

NYSE:SFBS traded up $1.61 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $87.19. 211,258 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 310,730. The business has a 50 day moving average of $81.49 and a 200 day moving average of $79.65. The company has a market capitalization of $4.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.11 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02, a current ratio of 0.98 and a quick ratio of 0.98. ServisFirst Bancshares has a 1-year low of $67.20 and a 1-year high of $90.64.

ServisFirst Bancshares (NYSE:SFBS) last posted its earnings results on Monday, July 20th. The financial services provider reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57. The firm had revenue of $168.53 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $167.85 million. ServisFirst Bancshares had a net margin of 28.80% and a return on equity of 16.95%. Research analysts forecast that ServisFirst Bancshares will post 6.4 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ServisFirst Bancshares

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in SFBS. Welch Group LLC boosted its position in ServisFirst Bancshares by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. Welch Group LLC now owns 1,003,503 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $72,041,000 after buying an additional 19,727 shares during the period. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. raised its position in ServisFirst Bancshares by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. now owns 536,197 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $38,494,000 after purchasing an additional 21,994 shares in the last quarter. BCR Wealth Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of ServisFirst Bancshares in the 4th quarter valued at about $610,000. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of ServisFirst Bancshares by 600.5% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 76,232 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $5,473,000 after buying an additional 65,349 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of ServisFirst Bancshares by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,081,945 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $436,623,000 after purchasing an additional 196,248 shares during the last quarter. 67.31% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ServisFirst Bancshares News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting ServisFirst Bancshares this week:

• Positive Sentiment: ServisFirst reported Q2 earnings of $1.57 per share, matching Wall Street estimates, while revenue of $168.53 million slightly topped expectations, supporting investor confidence in the bank’s execution. ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. Announces Results for Second Quarter of 2026
• Positive Sentiment: The company said it expects quarterly net interest margin to expand 4% to 6% as more than $2 billion of repricing opportunities roll through, which suggests earnings power could improve in coming quarters. ServisFirst projects 4 percent to 6 percent quarterly net interest margin expansion as repricing opportunities exceed $2B
• Positive Sentiment: ServisFirst also announced a two-for-one stock split, which can improve affordability and often boosts trading interest, even though it does not change underlying fundamentals. ServisFirst Bancshares Announces Two-for-One Stock Split
• Neutral Sentiment: Commentary and transcript coverage from multiple outlets mostly reiterates the earnings results and management discussion, adding little new information beyond the initial report. ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc. SFBS Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

ServisFirst Bancshares Company Profile

ServisFirst Bancshares, Inc is a bank holding company headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, and the parent of ServisFirst Bank. The company specializes in commercial banking services, catering primarily to small and mid-sized businesses, professionals and entrepreneurs. Its product portfolio encompasses commercial real estate lending, commercial and industrial loans, deposit accounts, treasury management and other ancillary banking products designed to meet the financial needs of its clients.

ServisFirst Bank offers a full suite of deposit products, including interest-bearing checking, money market accounts and certificates of deposit, as well as a variety of loan products.