First Community - FCCO Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Community in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street 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 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for First Community's shares. Their FCCO stock forecasts range from $20.00 to $20.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $20.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.0% from the stock's current price.
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First Community's stock was trading at $20.8750 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, FCCO shares have decreased by 13.7% and is now trading at $18.02.
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First Community saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,300 shares, a decline of 61.2% from the June 30th total of 8,500 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 10,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.3 days. Approximately 0.1% of the company's shares are sold short.
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First Community is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 19th 2022.
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First Community Co. (NASDAQ:FCCO) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 20th. The bank reported $0.41 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.03. The bank had revenue of $14.06 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $14.36 million. First Community had a net margin of 25.09% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.31%.

First Community declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 20th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, August 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share on Tuesday, August 16th. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.89%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 1st.
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First Community (NASDAQ:FCCO) pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.89%. The company does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio is 25.74%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FCCO will have a dividend payout ratio of 26.26% 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 a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hunter Perkins Capital Management LLC (3.04%), Independent Advisor Alliance (1.21%), Abacus Planning Group Inc. (0.92%) and Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.43%). Insiders that own company stock include E Leland Reynolds, Edward J Tarver, Jane S Sosebee, Mickey Layden, Tanya A Butts and Thomas Carlton Brown.
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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 $18.02.

First Community (NASDAQ:FCCO) has a market capitalization of $136.25 million and generates $61.42 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $15.47 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.02 on an earnings per share basis.

First Community employs 247 workers across the globe.

First Community was founded in 1994.

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.