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 paid a dividend of $0.05 per share on Tuesday, May 22nd. This represents a $0.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.57%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 4th. View First Bancshares' Dividend History.

First Bancshares Inc (NASDAQ:FBMS) posted 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 earned $19.84 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 12-month price objectives for First Bancshares' stock. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $39.00. On average, they expect First Bancshares' stock price to reach $38.00 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for First Bancshares.

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

Headlines about FBMS stock have been trending somewhat positive on Friday, Accern reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. First Bancshares earned a media sentiment score of 0.07 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the bank an impact score of 47.03 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

First Bancshares' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Banc Funds Co. LLC (5.85%), RMB Capital Management LLC (5.26%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (3.41%), Maltese Capital Management LLC (2.51%), JCSD Capital LLC (2.22%) and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Inc. (1.19%). 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 Banc Funds Co. LLC, JCSD Capital LLC, Maltese Capital Management LLC and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Bancshares.

FBMS stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, RMB Capital Management LLC, Millennium Management LLC, SG Americas Securities LLC, Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc., The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and Barclays PLC. 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 $35.35.

First Bancshares has a market capitalization of $437.43 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.