First Community (FCCO) Competitors $25.23 -0.51 (-1.98%) Closing price 07/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$25.22 -0.02 (-0.06%) As of 07/24/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FCCO vs. BFST, CNCK, XYF, NBBK, MCBS, IBCP, FUFU, EQBK, SPFI, and ORRFShould you be buying First Community stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Community include Business First Bancshares (BFST), Coincheck Group (CNCK), X Financial (XYF), NB Bancorp (NBBK), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), Independent Bank (IBCP), BitFuFu (FUFU), Equity Bancshares (EQBK), South Plains Financial (SPFI), and Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. First Community vs. Its Competitors Business First Bancshares Coincheck Group X Financial NB Bancorp MetroCity Bankshares Independent Bank BitFuFu Equity Bancshares South Plains Financial Orrstown Financial Services First Community (NASDAQ:FCCO) and Business First Bancshares (NASDAQ:BFST) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do institutionals and insiders believe in FCCO or BFST? 61.3% of First Community shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.4% of Business First Bancshares shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of First Community shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.7% of Business First Bancshares shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FCCO or BFST? Business First Bancshares has higher revenue and earnings than First Community. Business First Bancshares is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Community, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirst Community$103.43M1.87$13.95M$1.9812.74Business First Bancshares$458.96M1.66$65.11M$2.4310.56 Does the media refer more to FCCO or BFST? In the previous week, First Community had 3 more articles in the media than Business First Bancshares. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for First Community and 3 mentions for Business First Bancshares. Business First Bancshares' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat First Community's score of 1.11 indicating that Business First Bancshares is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment First Community 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Business First Bancshares 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is FCCO or BFST more profitable? First Community has a net margin of 15.87% compared to Business First Bancshares' net margin of 15.00%. First Community's return on equity of 11.84% beat Business First Bancshares' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets First Community15.87% 11.84% 0.87% Business First Bancshares 15.00%11.49%1.06% Do analysts recommend FCCO or BFST? First Community currently has a consensus target price of $29.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.58%. Business First Bancshares has a consensus target price of $30.50, indicating a potential upside of 18.86%. Given Business First Bancshares' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Business First Bancshares is more favorable than First Community.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score First Community 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33Business First Bancshares 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is FCCO or BFST a better dividend stock? First Community pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Business First Bancshares pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. First Community pays out 30.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Business First Bancshares pays out 23.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Community has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Business First Bancshares has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. First Community is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk & volatility, FCCO or BFST? First Community has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Business First Bancshares has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryFirst Community beats Business First Bancshares on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get First Community News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FCCO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FCCO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FCCO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst CommunityBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$197.72M$2.03B$12.32B$9.47BDividend Yield2.33%2.58%5.53%3.99%P/E Ratio11.3112.2819.0619.95Price / Sales1.872.5626.25100.89Price / Cash16.3112.7421.8458.97Price / Book1.331.212.275.90Net Income$13.95M$154.64M$998.01M$258.42M7 Day Performance-0.71%-0.05%0.88%2.11%1 Month Performance7.27%6.52%4.39%12.44%1 Year Performance8.80%13.90%540.85%19.55% First Community Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCCOFirst Community4.1184 of 5 stars$25.23-2.0%$29.67+17.6%+14.0%$197.72M$103.43M11.31250News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseBFSTBusiness First Bancshares3.9327 of 5 stars$26.21-0.3%$30.50+16.4%+4.0%$780.68M$458.96M10.79750Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCNCKCoincheck GroupN/A$5.76-2.0%$10.00+73.6%N/A$762.64M$2.56B0.00N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionXYFX Financial3.0843 of 5 stars$18.52+1.6%N/A+260.6%$761.65M$804.43M3.86420News CoveragePositive NewsNBBKNB Bancorp2.2239 of 5 stars$18.54+0.9%$22.00+18.7%+5.7%$745.68M$304.05M15.71342News CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastMCBSMetroCity Bankshares3.6405 of 5 stars$30.53+4.2%$34.00+11.4%-2.8%$744.26M$235.98M11.93220Positive NewsEarnings ReportIBCPIndependent Bank3.9597 of 5 stars$34.17+0.1%$36.67+7.3%-1.2%$707.21M$323.14M10.88920News CoverageDividend AnnouncementGap DownFUFUBitFuFu3.0196 of 5 stars$4.17-2.8%$6.60+58.4%-22.0%$704.22M$463.33M208.6029EQBKEquity Bancshares4.5603 of 5 stars$39.74-0.2%$47.80+20.3%-2.9%$697.62M$228.94M9.98700SPFISouth Plains Financial4.3467 of 5 stars$41.68+1.7%$42.50+2.0%+21.3%$665.34M$288.97M13.03680ORRFOrrstown Financial Services4.6061 of 5 stars$33.53-0.1%$38.50+14.8%+4.4%$654.90M$286.37M8.81430Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Business First Bancshares Competitors Coincheck Group Competitors X Financial Competitors NB Bancorp Competitors MetroCity Bankshares Competitors Independent Bank Competitors BitFuFu Competitors Equity Bancshares Competitors South Plains Financial Competitors Orrstown Financial Services Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FCCO) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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