NASDAQ:FBMS - First Bancshares Stock Price, Forecast & News

First Bancshares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FBMS."

First Bancshares announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, October 21st. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 8th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share on Friday, November 22nd. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 7th. View First Bancshares' Dividend History.

First Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:FBMS) announced its earnings results on Monday, October, 21st. The bank reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.03. The bank had revenue of $37.56 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $37.32 million. First Bancshares had a net margin of 23.57% and a return on equity of 10.03%. View First Bancshares' Earnings History.

First Bancshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, January 27th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for First Bancshares.

2 brokers have issued 1-year price targets for First Bancshares' stock. Their forecasts range from $36.00 to $36.00. On average, they anticipate First Bancshares' share price to reach $36.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First Bancshares.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Bancshares in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for First Bancshares.

News headlines about FBMS stock have trended extremely negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Bancshares earned a media sentiment score of -4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for First Bancshares.

Some companies that are related to First Bancshares include Simmons First National (SFNC), First Financial Bancorp (FFBC), First Midwest Bancorp (FMBI), First Merchants (FRME), Cadence Bancorp (CADE), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Trustmark (TRMK), BancFirst (BANF), WesBanco (WSBC), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC), NBT Bancorp (NBTB), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), First Commonwealth Financial (FCF) and City (CHCO).

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First Bancshares' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Ingalls & Snyder LLC (0.03%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.00%). Company insiders that own First Bancshares stock include E Ricky Gibson and M Ray Cole Jr. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Bancshares.

FBMS stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ingalls & Snyder LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Bancshares.

FBMS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Bancshares.

Shares of FBMS can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FBMS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $33.82.

First Bancshares has a market capitalization of $636.15 million and generates $120.54 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $21.23 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.29 on an earnings per share basis. First Bancshares employs 582 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About First Bancshares.

The official website for First Bancshares is http://www.thefirstbank.com/.

First Bancshares' mailing address is 6480 US HIGHWAY 98 WEST SUITE A, HATTIESBURG MS, 39402. The bank can be reached via phone at 601-268-8998.