First Community - FCCO Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Community in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" FCCO shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in FCCO, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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1 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for First Community's stock. Their FCCO share price forecasts range from $22.00 to $22.00. On average, they predict the company's share price to reach $22.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.1% from the stock's current price.
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First Community's stock was trading at $21.89 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, FCCO shares have decreased by 7.0% and is now trading at $20.36.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 19th 2023.
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First Community Co. (NASDAQ:FCCO) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 18th. The bank reported $0.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.51 by $0.02. The bank earned $15.88 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $15.81 million. First Community had a net margin of 23.31% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 12.28%.

First Community declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, January 31st will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share on Tuesday, February 14th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.75%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, January 30th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.13.
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First Community (NASDAQ:FCCO) pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.73%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 2 consecutive year(s), indicating that it does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 29.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FCCO will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.72% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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4 employees have rated First Community Chief Executive Officer Mike Crapps on Glassdoor.com. Mike Crapps has an approval rating of 100% among the company's employees. This puts Mike Crapps in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other First Community investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Boeing (BA), First Community Bankshares (FCBC), Main Street Capital (MAIN), CalAmp (CAMP), Mastercard (MA), Pfizer (PFE), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and AXIS Capital (AXS).

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

First Community's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC (2.92%), Abacus Planning Group Inc. (0.86%) and Greenwood Capital Associates LLC (0.20%). Insiders that own company stock include E Leland Reynolds, Edward J Tarver, Jane S Sosebee, Mickey Layden and Tanya A Butts.
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Shares of FCCO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of FCCO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.36.

First Community (NASDAQ:FCCO) has a market capitalization of $154.13 million and generates $62.69 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $14.61 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.92 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 247 workers across the globe.

First Community's mailing address is 5455 SUNSET BLVD, LEXINGTON SC, 29072. The official website for the company is www.firstcommunitysc.com. The bank can be reached via phone at (803) 951-2265, via email at investorrelations@firstcommunitysc.com, or via fax at 803-951-1722.