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First Community Bancshares (FCBC) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$48.34 -1.28 (-2.58%)
Closing price 10/21/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$48.34 0.00 (0.00%)
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About First Community Bancshares Stock (NASDAQ:FCBC)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$48.20
▼
$49.96
50-Day Range
$46.76
▼
$49.62
52-Week Range
$31.21
▼
$50.17
Volume
243,410 shs
Average Volume
88,265 shs
Market Capitalization
$914.11 million
P/E Ratio
15.25
Dividend Yield
2.73%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

First Community Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Bluefield, Virginia. Its principal subsidiary, First Community Bank, provides community banking services to individuals, families, businesses and organizations.

The bank offers a range of deposit products, including checking and savings accounts, money market accounts and certificates of deposit. Its lending activities include residential mortgages, home equity loans, consumer loans, commercial and industrial financing, commercial real estate loans and other credit products for businesses and communities.

First Community Bank also provides services such as online and mobile banking, treasury management, investment and wealth management services, and other financial solutions. The company primarily serves communities in Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina through its branch network and digital banking platforms.

First Community Bancshares traces its banking history to the 19th century and emphasizes relationship-based banking and local decision-making. The company is led by a management team responsible for overseeing its banking operations, risk management and long-term growth strategy.

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First Community Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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59th Percentile Overall Score

FCBC MarketRank™: 
2.95922459893 of 5 stars

First Community Bancshares scored higher than 59% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 542nd out of 851 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    First Community Bancshares has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    First Community Bancshares has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about First Community Bancshares' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for First Community Bancshares are expected to grow by 1.97% in the coming year, from $3.04 to $3.10 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of First Community Bancshares is 15.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.09.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of First Community Bancshares is 15.25, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.07.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    First Community Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.77. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about First Community Bancshares' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.47% of the float of First Community Bancshares has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    First Community Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.64.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in First Community Bancshares has recently decreased by 8.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    First Community Bancshares pays a meaningful dividend of 2.66%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    First Community Bancshares has been increasing its dividend for 13 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of First Community Bancshares is 41.64%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, First Community Bancshares will have a dividend payout ratio of 42.58% next year. This indicates that First Community Bancshares will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about First Community Bancshares' dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    First Community Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 0.34. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for First Community Bancshares this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, First Community Bancshares insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $379,875.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    3.66% of the stock of First Community Bancshares is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    34.95% of the stock of First Community Bancshares is held by institutions.

  • Read more about First Community Bancshares' insider trading history.
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FCBC Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

First Community Bancshares' stock was trading at $33.73 at the start of the year. Since then, FCBC shares have increased by 43.3% and is now trading at $48.34.

First Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCBC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 21st. The bank reported $0.76 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.74 by $0.02. The bank earned $81.71 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $51.20 million. First Community Bancshares had a net margin of 28.84% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.67%.

Top institutional shareholders of First Community Bancshares include Axxcess Wealth Management LLC (0.10%), Sax Wealth Advisors LLC (0.04%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.01%) and Farther Finance Advisors LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Jason R Belcher, David D Brown, Sarah W Harmon, Gary R Mills and Derek A Bonnett.
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Shares of FCBC stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that First Community Bancshares investors own include Boeing (BA), Altria Group (MO), Ventas (VTR), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Costco Wholesale (COST), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/21/2026
Record date for 8/21 Dividend
8/07/2026
Ex-Dividend for 8/21 Dividend
8/07/2026
Dividend Payable
8/21/2026
Today
10/22/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/27/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
Banks
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FCBC
CIK
859070
Employees
614
Year Founded
1874

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$3.17
Trailing P/E Ratio
15.25
Forward P/E Ratio
15.90
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$48.79 million
Net Margins
28.84%
Pretax Margin
37.40%
Return on Equity
10.67%
Return on Assets
1.61%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
1.00
Quick Ratio
1.00

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$185.42 million
Price / Sales
4.93
Cash Flow
$2.97 per share
Price / Cash Flow
16.29
Book Value
$27.33 per share
Price / Book
1.77

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
18,910,000
Free Float
18,218,000
Market Cap
$914.11 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.49

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This page (NASDAQ:FCBC) was last updated on 10/21/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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