NASDAQ:FCCO - First Community Stock Price, Forecast & News

First Community trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FCCO."

First Community declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, October 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.11 per share on Friday, November 15th. This represents a $0.44 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 30th. View First Community's Dividend History.

First Community Co. (NASDAQ:FCCO) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 16th. The bank reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.04. The bank had revenue of $12.47 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $12.09 million. First Community had a return on equity of 9.42% and a net margin of 20.48%. View First Community's Earnings History.

First Community is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 22nd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for First Community.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month target prices for First Community's shares. Their forecasts range from $20.50 to $20.50. On average, they expect First Community's stock price to reach $20.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.0%. View Analyst Price Targets for First Community.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Community in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for First Community.

News stories about FCCO stock have trended positive on Wednesday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Community earned a media sentiment score of 3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for First Community.

First Community saw a decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 57,200 shares, a decline of 5.8% from the November 28th total of 60,700 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 8.9 days. Approximately 0.8% of the company's shares are sold short. View First Community's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to First Community include Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC), Flushing Financial (FFIC), First Mid-Illinois Bancshares (FMBH), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Peoples Utah Bancorp (PUB), MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG), Carter Bank and Trust (CARE), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), HBT Financial (HBT), Franklin Financial Network (FSB), Independent Bank Co.(MI) (IBCP), Century Bancorp (CNBKA), Old Line Bancshares, Inc. (MD) (OLBK), Capital City Bank Group (CCBG) and CNB Financial (CCNE).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other First Community investors own include First Community Bankshares (FCBC), Pfizer (PFE), Intel (INTC), Nike (NKE), Philip Morris International (PM), Southern (SO), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL) and Gilead Sciences (GILD).

Shares of FCCO 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FCCO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.71.

First Community has a market capitalization of $153.17 million and generates $50.37 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $11.23 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.45 on an earnings per share basis. First Community employs 226 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About First Community.

The official website for First Community is http://www.firstcommunitysc.com/.

First Community's mailing address is 5455 SUNSET BLVD, LEXINGTON SC, 29072. The bank can be reached via phone at 803-951-2265 or via email at [email protected]