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. Stockholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.22%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, February 6th. This is a boost from First Bancshares's previous quarterly dividend of $0.08. View First Bancshares' Dividend History.

First Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:FBMS) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January, 21st. The bank reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.74 by $0.02. The bank earned $41.02 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $38.37 million. First Bancshares had a net margin of 24.93% and a return on equity of 10.38%. 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 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives 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 9.7% 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 stories about FBMS stock have trended neutral recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press 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 -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Bancshares earned a media sentiment score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines 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 First Financial Bancorp (FFBC), Simmons First National (SFNC), First Merchants (FRME), First Midwest Bancorp (FMBI), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Cadence Bancorp (CADE), Trustmark (TRMK), WesBanco (WSBC), BancFirst (BANF), Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC), Hope Bancorp (HOPE), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), NBT Bancorp (NBTB), First Commonwealth Financial (FCF) and City (CHCO).

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First Bancshares' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Mendon Capital Advisors Corp (3.40%), Stieven Capital Advisors L.P. (2.46%), Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC (2.27%), State Street Corp (1.98%), RMB Capital Management LLC (1.96%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.28%). 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 RMB Capital Management LLC, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Oxford Asset Management LLP, THB Asset Management, Intl Fcstone Inc., Stieven Capital Advisors L.P., Ingalls & Snyder LLC and Mid Atlantic Financial Management Inc. ADV. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Bancshares.

FBMS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC, Mendon Capital Advisors Corp, Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, State Street Corp, Geode Capital Management LLC and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 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 $32.82.

First Bancshares has a market capitalization of $617.11 million and generates $175.48 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $43.74 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.