NASDAQ:FCCOFirst Community Stock Price, Forecast & News

First Community's stock was trading at $17.10 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FCCO stock has decreased by 11.5% and is now trading at $15.13. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Community in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for First Community.

First Community is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, July 15th 2020. View our earnings forecast for First Community.

First Community Co. (NASDAQ:FCCO) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 22nd. The bank reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.06. The bank earned $12.35 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $12.18 million. First Community had a net margin of 18.63% and a return on equity of 8.54%. View First Community's earnings history.

First Community declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 22nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share on Friday, February 14th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.17%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 30th. This is a positive change from First Community's previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. View First Community's dividend history.

3 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for First Community's stock. Their forecasts range from $16.00 to $17.50. On average, they expect First Community's share price to reach $16.83 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for First Community.

Headlines about FCCO stock have been trending negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Community earned a coverage optimism score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about First Community.

First Community saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 8,800 shares, an increase of 18.9% from the June 15th total of 7,400 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 19,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company's stock are sold short. View First Community's Current Options Chain.

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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), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Exxon Mobil (XOM), AbbVie (ABBV), Century Communities (CCS), Enbridge (ENB), Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Kohl's (KSS).

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

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One share of FCCO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $15.13.

First Community has a market capitalization of $112.87 million and generates $54.37 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $10.97 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.45 on an earnings per share basis. First Community employs 226 workers across the globe.

The official website for First Community is 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]