NASDAQ:FCCO - First Community Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

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 dividend yield of 2.33%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 30th. This is an increase from First Community's previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. View First Community's Dividend History.

First Community Co. (NASDAQ:FCCO) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 22nd. The bank reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.02. The bank earned $12.29 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $11.92 million. First Community had a return on equity of 9.33% and a net margin of 20.18%. View First Community's Earnings History.

First Community is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 15th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for First Community.

1 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for First Community's stock. Their forecasts range from $20.50 to $20.50. On average, they expect First Community's stock price to reach $20.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.6%. View Analyst Price Targets for First Community.

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

News articles about FCCO stock have been trending extremely negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Community earned a coverage optimism score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for First Community.

First Community saw a drop in short interest in the month of December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 57,200 shares, a drop of 5.8% from the November 28th total of 60,700 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 6,400 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 8.9 days. Currently, 0.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View First Community's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to First Community include Bank of Marin Bancorp (BMRC), First Financial (THFF), Flushing Financial (FFIC), Franklin Financial Network (FSB), First Mid-Illinois Bancshares (FMBH), Mercantile Bank (MBWM), Peoples Utah Bancorp (PUB), Merchants Bancorp (MBIN), MidWestOne Financial Group (MOFG), Carter Bank and Trust (CARE), HBT Financial (HBT), Century Bancorp (CNBKA), Independent Bank Co.(MI) (IBCP), Old Line Bancshares, Inc. (MD) (OLBK) and Capital City Bank Group (CCBG).

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), Nike (NKE), Philip Morris International (PM), Southern (SO), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL) and Gilead Sciences (GILD).

First Community's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Pwmco LLC (3.74%). Company insiders that own First Community stock include Anita B Easter, David K Proctor, Jane S Sosebee, Joseph G Sawyer, Michael C Crapps, Richard K Bogan and Thomas Carlton Brown. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Community.

FCCO stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Pwmco LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Community.

Shares of FCCO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FCCO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.62.

First Community has a market capitalization of $152.59 million and generates $54.37 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $11.23 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.45 on an earnings per share basis. First Community employs 226 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About First Community.

The official website for First Community is http://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]