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

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

First Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, February 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share on Friday, February 21st. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.18%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 6th. This is a positive change from First Bancshares's previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. View First Bancshares' Dividend History.

First Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:FBMS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January, 21st. The bank reported $0.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.02. The bank earned $41.02 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $38.37 million. First Bancshares had a return on equity of 10.38% and a net margin of 24.93%. View First Bancshares' Earnings History.

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

2 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for First Bancshares' shares. Their forecasts range from $36.00 to $36.00. On average, they anticipate First Bancshares' stock 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 stories about FBMS stock have trended very negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Bancshares earned a coverage optimism score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. 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), Trustmark (TRMK), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Cadence Bancorp (CADE), 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 Intl Fcstone Inc. (0.10%), Ingalls & Snyder LLC (0.03%), Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank (0.01%) 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 Intl Fcstone Inc. and 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 Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank and 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 $33.84.

First Bancshares has a market capitalization of $636.53 million and generates $175.48 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $21.23 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.79 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.