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 22nd. Investors 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 dividend yield of 1.03%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 8th. View First Bancshares' Dividend History.

First Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:FBMS) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July, 22nd. The bank reported $0.70 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.68 by $0.02. The bank had revenue of $37.49 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 12 month target prices for First Bancshares' shares. Their predictions range from $34.00 to $34.00. On average, they expect First Bancshares' share price to reach $34.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 9.1% 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.

News stories about FBMS stock have trended positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative media 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 news impact score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the bank a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for First Bancshares.

Some companies that are related to First Bancshares include Cadence Bancorp (CADE), WesBanco (WSBC), First Merchants (FRME), Northwest Bancshares (NWBI), BancFirst (BANF), 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), Meridian Bancorp (EBSB) and Banc of California (BANC).

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First Bancshares' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional 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 acquired 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 $31.17.

First Bancshares has a market capitalization of $534.25 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.