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

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

First Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 22nd. Investors of record on Friday, August 9th will be given a dividend of $0.08 per share on Friday, August 23rd. This represents a $0.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.01%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 8th. View First Bancshares' Dividend History.

First Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:FBMS) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July, 22nd. The bank reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. The bank earned $37.49 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $35.50 million. First Bancshares had a net margin of 20.99% and a return on equity of 10.06%. View First Bancshares' Earnings History.

First Bancshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 22nd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Bancshares.

1 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for First Bancshares' shares. Their forecasts range from $34.00 to $34.00. On average, they anticipate First Bancshares' stock price to reach $34.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 7.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First Bancshares.

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

Headlines about FBMS stock have trended negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Bancshares earned a media sentiment score of -2.3 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 impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for First Bancshares.

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

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First Bancshares' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (7.92%), BlackRock Inc. (5.38%), RMB Capital Management LLC (4.57%), Vanguard Group Inc. (3.76%), Jacobs Asset Management LLC (3.53%) and Stieven Capital Advisors L.P. (3.24%). 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 sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Context BH Capital Management LP, RMB Capital Management LLC, River Oaks Capital LLC, Castine Capital Management LLC, Stieven Capital Advisors L.P., Russell Investments Group Ltd., JPMorgan Chase & Co. and JCSD Capital LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Bancshares.

FBMS stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Jacobs Asset Management LLC, Mendon Capital Advisors Corp, Vanguard Group Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Pacific Ridge Capital Partners LLC and First Trust Advisors LP. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FBMS stock can currently be purchased for approximately $31.66.

First Bancshares has a market capitalization of $542.59 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.