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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.55%. 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 data on Tuesday, April, 24th. The bank reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.02. The bank had revenue of $19.84 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $19.96 million. First Bancshares had a return on equity of 9.28% and a net margin of 16.11%. View First Bancshares' Earnings History.

2 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for First Bancshares' stock. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $39.00. On average, they anticipate First Bancshares' share price to reach $38.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.1% 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), Green Bancorp (GNBC) and National Commerce (NCOM).

Media stories about FBMS stock have trended somewhat positive on Friday, according to Accern Sentiment. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news 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 news impact score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the bank an impact score of 45.43 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

First Bancshares' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include ELCO Management Co. LLC (0.07%) and Hartford Investment Management Co. (0.05%). 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including ELCO Management Co. LLC and Hartford Investment Management Co.. 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 $36.15.

First Bancshares has a market capitalization of $446.07 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.