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

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$41.16 -0.87 (-2.07%)
Closing price 05/15/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$41.18 +0.02 (+0.04%)
As of 05/15/2026 04:10 PM Eastern
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About First Community Bancshares Stock (NASDAQ:FCBC)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$40.89
$41.93
50-Day Range
$39.42
$43.74
52-Week Range
$31.21
$45.10
Volume
114,228 shs
Average Volume
74,859 shs
Market Capitalization
$776.57 million
P/E Ratio
15.53
Dividend Yield
3.01%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

First Community Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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51st Percentile Overall Score

FCBC MarketRank™: 

First Community Bancshares scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 647th out of 887 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 Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, no 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.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of First Community Bancshares is 15.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.80.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of First Community Bancshares is 15.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.54.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    First Community Bancshares has a P/B Ratio of 1.49. 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

    2.21% 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 5.04.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in First Community Bancshares has recently decreased by 1.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    First Community Bancshares pays a meaningful dividend of 2.95%, 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 46.79%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

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

    First Community Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 0.94. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.71 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.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for FCBC on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, First Community Bancshares insiders have not sold or bought any 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 stock has increased by 22.0% and is now trading at $41.16.

First Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCBC) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April, 28th. The bank reported $0.73 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.01. The bank earned $78.05 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $44.20 million. First Community Bancshares had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.44% and a net margin of 25.89%.

Top institutional shareholders of First Community Bancshares include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.75%), Systematic Financial Management LP (2.80%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.29%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.25%). Insiders that own company stock include Jason R Belcher, David D Brown, Sarah W Harmon, Derek A Bonnett and Harriet B Price.
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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 American Water Works (AWK), The RMR Group (RMR), Waste Connections (WCN), AUO (AUOTY), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Record date for 2/27 Dividend
2/13/2026
Ex-Dividend for 2/27 Dividend
2/13/2026
Dividend Payable
2/27/2026
Last Earnings
4/28/2026
Record date for 5/29 Dividend
5/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 5/29 Dividend
5/15/2026
Today
5/17/2026
Dividend Payable
5/29/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/21/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Finance
Industry
BANKS - SOUTHEAST
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:FCBC
CIK
859070
Employees
630
Year Founded
1874

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.65
Trailing P/E Ratio
15.53
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$48.79 million
Net Margins
25.89%
Pretax Margin
33.55%
Return on Equity
10.44%
Return on Assets
1.60%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
0.99
Quick Ratio
1.04

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$161.08 million
Price / Sales
4.82
Cash Flow
$3.04 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.52
Book Value
$27.64 per share
Price / Book
1.49

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
18,867,000
Free Float
18,176,000
Market Cap
$776.57 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.48

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This page (NASDAQ:FCBC) was last updated on 5/17/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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