First Community (FCCO) News Today

First Community Co. (NASDAQ:FCCO - Get Free Report) was the target of a large decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totalling 18,000 shares, a decline of 90.0% from the June 30th total of 180,000 shares. Currently, 0.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 46,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.4 days.

First Community (NASDAQ:FCCO - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The bank reported $0.42 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.37 by $0.05. First Community had a return on equity of 8.57% and a net margin of 12.32%. The company had revenue of $25.57 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $15.42 million. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.43 earnings per share.

First Community Co. (NASDAQ:FCCO - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a large increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 208,600 shares, an increase of 7.4% from the May 31st total of 194,200 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 30,600 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 6.8 days. Approximately 3.0% of the shares of the company are short sold.

First Community (NASDAQ:FCCO) Stock Price Passes Above Two Hundred Day Moving Average of $17.62

StockNews.com cut shares of First Community from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Saturday.

First Community Co. (NASDAQ:FCCO - Get Free Report) saw a large decrease in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 230,900 shares, a decrease of 13.0% from the April 30th total of 265,500 shares. Currently, 3.3% of the company's stock are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 31,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.3 days.

StockNews.com raised First Community from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday.

StockNews.com cut shares of First Community from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research report on Thursday.

First Community Co. (NASDAQ:FCCO - Get Free Report) was the target of a significant increase in short interest in April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 175,300 shares, an increase of 8.7% from the March 31st total of 161,300 shares. Currently, 2.4% of the company's stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 23,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 7.5 days.

StockNews.com lowered shares of First Community from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a research note on Friday.

First Community Co. (NASDAQ:FCCO) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 18th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 30th will be paid a dividend of 0.14 per share by the bank on Tuesday, May 14th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, April 29th.

First Community (NASDAQ:FCCO - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday. The bank reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.34. First Community had a net margin of 14.25% and a return on equity of 9.43%.