First Community Stock Forecast, Price & News

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Community in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" First Community stock.
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First Community saw a increase in short interest in January. As of January 29th, there was short interest totaling 101,800 shares, an increase of 38.3% from the January 14th total of 73,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 16,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.4 days. Currently, 1.4% of the shares of the company are short sold.
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First Community is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 28th 2021.
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First Community Co. (NASDAQ:FCCO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January, 19th. The bank reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.34 by $0.12. The bank earned $14.29 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $13.68 million. First Community had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.36% and a net margin of 16.65%.
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First Community's stock was trading at $17.10 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, FCCO stock has increased by 4.4% and is now trading at $17.86.
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First Community announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, February 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share on Tuesday, February 16th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.69%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 1st. This is an increase from First Community's previous quarterly dividend of $0.06.
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First Community pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.68%. First Community does not yet have a strock track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of First Community is 33.10%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, First Community will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.38% next year. This indicates that First Community will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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4 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for First Community's stock. Their forecasts range from $16.00 to $20.00. On average, they expect First Community's stock price to reach $17.63 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.3%.
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4 employees have rated First Community CEO Mike Crapps on Glassdoor.com. Mike Crapps has an approval rating of 100% among First Community's employees. This puts Mike Crapps in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Some companies that are related to First Community include Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Century Bancorp (CNBKA), Business First Bancshares (BFST), MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG), Independent Bank (IBCP), First Community Bankshares (FCBC), HBT Financial (HBT), Capital City Bank Group (CCBG), Bridgewater Bancshares (BWB), Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), CNB Financial (CCNE), Atlantic Capital Bancshares (ACBI) and Farmers National Banc (FMNB).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other First Community investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), The 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 investors include The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (5.03%), BlackRock Inc. (4.76%), Banc Funds Co. LLC (3.27%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.67%), Northern Trust Corp (1.01%) and BHZ Capital Management LP (0.91%). Company insiders that own First Community stock include David K Proctor, Jane S Sosebee, Mickey Layden, Tanya A Butts and Thomas Carlton Brown.
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FCCO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Asset Advisors Investment Management LLC, and Northern Trust Corp.
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FCCO stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Banc Funds Co. LLC, BlackRock Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., BHZ Capital Management LP, Barclays PLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought First Community stock in the last two years include Jane S Sosebee, Mickey Layden, and Tanya A Butts.
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Shares of FCCO 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 $17.86.

First Community has a market capitalization of $133.82 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 237 workers across the globe.

The official website for First Community is www.firstcommunitysc.com.

First Community is headquartered at 5455 SUNSET BLVD, LEXINGTON SC, 29072.

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]