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

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

First Bancshares announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 23rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share on Wednesday, August 22nd. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.49%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 6th. View First Bancshares' Dividend History.

First Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:FBMS) posted its earnings results on Monday, July, 23rd. The bank reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.14. The bank had revenue of $27.20 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $25.59 million. First Bancshares had a net margin of 17.38% and a return on equity of 9.83%. View First Bancshares' Earnings History.

First Bancshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October, 23rd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for First Bancshares.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for First Bancshares' stock. Their predictions range from $37.00 to $39.00. On average, they expect First Bancshares' share price to reach $38.00 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 7.7%. 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 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for First Bancshares.

Some companies that are related to First Bancshares include BancFirst (BANF), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), NBT Bancorp (NBTB), First Commonwealth Financial (FCF), Westamerica Bancorporation (WABC), WSFS Financial (WSFS), Sandy Spring Bancorp (SASR), City (CHCO), National Bank (NBHC), Farmers And Merchants Bank of Long Beach (FMBL), Banc of California (BANC), Meridian Bancorp (EBSB), CBTX (CBTX), CoBiz Financial (COBZ) and National Commerce (NCOM).

Press coverage about FBMS stock has trended positive on Sunday, Accern reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. First Bancshares earned a coverage optimism score of 0.32 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the bank an impact score of 42.66 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View Recent Headlines for First Bancshares.

First Bancshares' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (4.93%), Maltese Capital Management LLC (1.59%), Maltese Capital Management LLC (1.59%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.12%), Northpointe Capital LLC (1.03%) and Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.90%). 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 Maltese Capital Management LLC, Maltese Capital Management LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd. and Bessemer Group Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Bancshares.

FBMS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Northpointe Capital LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Monarch Partners Asset Management LLC, Summit Global Investments, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC and Stilwell Value LLC. 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 $41.15.

First Bancshares has a market capitalization of $514.80 million and generates $80.43 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $10.61 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.76 on an earnings per share basis. First Bancshares employs 423 workers across the globe.

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.