First Community Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 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 1 buy rating 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 drop in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 38,600 shares, a drop of 84.0% from the June 15th total of 240,800 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 37,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.0 days. Approximately 0.6% 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, October 20th 2021.
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First Community Co. (NASDAQ:FCCO) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 20th. The bank reported $0.47 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.01. First Community had a net margin of 21.67% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.61%.
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First Community's stock was trading at $17.10 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FCCO shares have increased by 20.1% and is now trading at $20.54.
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First Community declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 21st. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share on Tuesday, August 17th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.34%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 2nd.
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First Community pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.32%. First Community does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of First Community is 35.56%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, First Community will have a dividend payout ratio of 27.43% next year. This indicates that First Community will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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2 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for First Community's stock. Their forecasts range from $16.00 to $23.00. On average, they expect First Community's share price to reach $19.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.1%.
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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 Cambridge Bancorp (CATC), Metropolitan Bank (MCB), Peoples Bancorp (PEBO), Midland States Bancorp (MSBI), First Financial (THFF), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Atlantic Capital Bancshares (ACBI), First Community Bankshares (FCBC), MVB Financial (MVBF), Business First Bancshares (BFST), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), West Bancorporation (WTBA), HBT Financial (HBT), MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG) and RBB Bancorp (RBB).
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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."

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One share of FCCO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.54.

First Community has a market capitalization of $154.56 million and generates $57.55 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $10.10 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.35 on an earnings per share basis.

First Community employs 243 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]