First Community (FCCO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

First Community Corporation is a bank holding company headquartered in Lexington, South Carolina. Through its principal subsidiary, First Community Bank, the company provides banking and financial services to individuals, families, businesses and institutions.

First Community Bank offers deposit accounts, residential and commercial real estate lending, consumer loans, business financing and other credit products. Its services also include online and mobile banking, treasury management, mortgage banking, wealth management and investment services.

Founded in 1995, First Community serves communities across South Carolina through a network of banking offices and digital channels. The company focuses on relationship-based community banking, supporting local consumers and businesses with personalized financial solutions.

Michael C. Crapps serves as president and chief executive officer of First Community Corporation and First Community Bank.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $30.96 to $32.19
• 50-Day Range: $32.02 to $34.70
• 52-Week Range: $25.92 to $35.74
• Volume: 59,212 shs
• Average Volume: 67,591 shs
• Market Capitalization: $300.99 million
• P/E Ratio: 10.87
• Dividend Yield: 2.12%
• Price Target: $37.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

First Community Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

First Community scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 185th out of 846 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

First Community has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

First Community has a consensus price target of $37.50, representing about 17.1% upside from its current price of $32.02.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

First Community has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.10%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for First Community are expected to grow by 5.10% in the coming year, from $3.14 to $3.30 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of First Community is 10.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.79.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of First Community is 10.87, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.41.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

First Community has a P/B Ratio of 1.47. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.95% of the float of First Community has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

First Community has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.75, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in First Community has recently decreased by 12.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

First Community pays a meaningful dividend of 2.11%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

First Community has only been increasing its dividend for 4 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of First Community is 25.37%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, First Community will have a dividend payout ratio of 20.61% next year. This indicates that First Community will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.31

News Sentiment

First Community has a news sentiment score of 0.31. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for First Community this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, First Community insiders have sold 1,900.90% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $42,438.00 in company stock and sold $849,140.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

8.84% of the stock of First Community is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

61.25% of the stock of First Community is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Record date for 8/18 Dividend: 8/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/18 Dividend: 8/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/18/2026
• Today: 10/14/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:FCCO
• CIK: 932781
• Web: www.firstcommunitysc.com
• Phone: (803) 951-2265
• Fax: 803-951-1722
• Employees: 298
• Year Founded: 1994

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for First Community: $37.50
• High Price Target: $37.50
• Low Price Target: $37.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +17.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.68
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.87
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.20
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $19.20 million
• Net Margins: 18.32%
• Pretax Margin: 22.72%
• Return on Equity: 13.23%
• Return on Assets: 1.16%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.07
• Current Ratio: 0.82
• Quick Ratio: 0.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $114 million
• Price / Sales: 2.64
• Cash Flow: $2.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.34
• Book Value: $21.79 per share
• Price / Book: 1.47

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 9,400,000
• Free Float: 8,569,000
• Market Cap: $300.99 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.33