First Bancshares Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:FBMS)

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

First Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, August 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.08 per share on Friday, August 23rd. This represents a $0.32 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.98%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 8th. View First Bancshares' Dividend History.

First Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:FBMS) issued its earnings results on Monday, October, 21st. The bank reported $0.74 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.03. The bank had revenue of $37.56 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $37.32 million. First Bancshares had a return on equity of 10.33% and a net margin of 23.57%. 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 $34.00 to $36.00. On average, they anticipate First Bancshares' share price to reach $35.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 6.8% 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.

Media coverage about FBMS stock has been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Bancshares earned a news impact score of -1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for First Bancshares.

First Bancshares saw a increase in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 411,400 shares, an increase of 37.8% from the August 30th total of 298,600 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 56,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.2 days. Currently, 2.5% of the company's stock are short sold. View First Bancshares' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to First Bancshares include WesBanco (WSBC), BancFirst (BANF), First Merchants (FRME), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC), NBT Bancorp (NBTB), First Commonwealth Financial (FCF), City (CHCO), Sandy Spring Bancorp (SASR), National Bank (NBHC), Farmers And Merchants Bank of Long Beach (FMBL), Meridian Bancorp (EBSB), Mercantil Bank (AMTB) and Banc of California (BANC).

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First Bancshares' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Rhumbline Advisers (0.14%) and Meeder Asset Management Inc. (0.02%). Company insiders that own First Bancshares stock include Donna T Rutland, E Ricky Gibson, J Douglas Seidenburg and M Ray Cole Jr. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Bancshares.

FBMS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Meeder Asset Management Inc. and Rhumbline Advisers. Company insiders that have bought First Bancshares stock in the last two years include Donna T Rutland, E Ricky Gibson and J Douglas Seidenburg. 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 $32.77.

First Bancshares has a market capitalization of $561.61 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.