NASDAQ:FBMS - First Bancshares Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

First Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 7th will be given a dividend of $0.05 per share on Tuesday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 4th. View First Bancshares' Dividend History.

First Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:FBMS) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April, 24th. The bank reported $0.46 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. The bank had revenue of $19.84 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $19.96 million. First Bancshares had a net margin of 16.11% and a return on equity of 9.28%. View First Bancshares' Earnings History.

2 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives 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 a possible upside of 6.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings 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."

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

News coverage about FBMS stock has trended positive on Monday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. First Bancshares earned a news impact score of 0.33 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the bank an impact score of 46.26 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

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 $35.80.

First Bancshares has a market capitalization of $441.74 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.