First Community Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:FCCO)

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

First Community declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 31st will be given a dividend of $0.11 per share on Friday, November 15th. This represents a $0.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.21%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 30th. View First Community's Dividend History.

First Community Co. (NASDAQ:FCCO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 16th. The bank reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.35 by $0.04. The bank had revenue of $12.47 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.09 million. First Community had a return on equity of 9.59% and a net margin of 20.81%. View First Community's Earnings History.

First Community is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 15th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for First Community.

1 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for First Community's stock. Their predictions range from $20.50 to $20.50. On average, they anticipate First Community's share price to reach $20.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.1% from the stock's current price. 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.

Headlines about FCCO stock have trended negative recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Community earned a media sentiment score of -2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for First Community.

First Community saw a decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 62,900 shares, a decline of 10.7% from the August 30th total of 70,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 9,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.6 days. Currently, 0.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View First Community's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to First Community include Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Peoples Utah Bancorp (PUB), First Financial (THFF), Carter Bank and Trust (CARE), First Community Bankshares (FCBC), Old Line Bancshares, Inc. (MD) (OLBK), MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG), Independent Bank Co.(MI) (IBCP), Heritage Commerce (HTBK), Century Bancorp (CNBKA), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), Capital City Bank Group (CCBG), Franklin Financial Network (FSB), CNB Financial (CCNE) and Equity BancShares (EQBK).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other First Community investors own include First Community Bankshares (FCBC), Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL), Intel (INTC), Malibu Boats (MBUU), Century Communities (CCS), Nike (NKE), Baozun (BZUN), Cohu (COHU), Intuit (INTU) and Jazz Pharmaceuticals (JAZZ).

First Community's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Pwmco LLC (3.60%). Company insiders that own First Community stock include Anita B Easter, David K Proctor, Jane S Sosebee, Joseph G Sawyer, Michael C Crapps and Richard K Bogan. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Community.

FCCO stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Pwmco LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Community.

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 $19.89.

First Community has a market capitalization of $147.11 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 803-3951-2265 or via email at [email protected]