NASDAQ:FGBI - First Guaranty Bancshares Stock Price, News, & Analysis

First Guaranty Bancshares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FGBI."

First Guaranty Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 22nd. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 21st will be given a dividend of $0.16 per share on Friday, June 28th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.18%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 20th. View First Guaranty Bancshares' Dividend History.

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FGBI) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October, 30th. The bank reported $0.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.01. First Guaranty Bancshares had a net margin of 15.79% and a return on equity of 9.39%. View First Guaranty Bancshares' Earnings History.

First Guaranty Bancshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 8th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Guaranty Bancshares.

1 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for First Guaranty Bancshares' shares. Their predictions range from $28.00 to $28.00. On average, they expect First Guaranty Bancshares' stock price to reach $28.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 39.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First Guaranty Bancshares.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Guaranty Bancshares 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 Guaranty Bancshares.

News headlines about FGBI stock have trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group scores the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Guaranty Bancshares earned a news sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the bank a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for First Guaranty Bancshares.

First Guaranty Bancshares saw a decrease in short interest in the month of May. As of May 31st, there was short interest totalling 45,300 shares, a decrease of 10.3% from the April 30th total of 50,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 4,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 9.6 days. Currently, 0.9% of the company's shares are short sold. View First Guaranty Bancshares' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to First Guaranty Bancshares include Dime Community Bancshares (DCOM), First Defiance Financial (FDEF), Sterling Bancorp (SBT), Access National (ANCX), Waterstone Financial (WSBF), Hometrust Bancshares (HTBI), BBX Capital (BBXTB), Farmers & Merchants Bancorp, Inc. (OH) (FMAO), NASB Financial (NASB), Territorial Bancorp (TBNK), Provident Bancorp (PVBC), PDL Community Bancorp (PDLB), Western New England Bancorp (WNEB), Northrim BanCorp (NRIM) and BankFinancial (BFIN).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other First Guaranty Bancshares investors own include Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Regulus Therapeutics (RGLS), GasLog Partners LP Unit (GLOP), Memorial Production Partners (MEMP), Immunomedics (IMMU), Second Sight Medical Products (EYES), EarthLink (ELNK), Cancer Genetics (CGIX), Altisource Portfolio Solutions (ASPS) and argenx (ARGX).

(FGBI) raised $92 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, December 19th 2014. The company issued 4,600,000 shares at $19.00-$21.00 per share. Raymond James served as the underwriter for the IPO and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (A Stifel Company) and Sterne Agee were co-managers.

First Guaranty Bancshares' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Context BH Capital Management LP (0.51%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.06%). Company insiders that own First Guaranty Bancshares stock include Edgar R Smith III, Marshall T Reynolds and William K Hood. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Guaranty Bancshares.

FGBI stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SG Americas Securities LLC and Context BH Capital Management LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Guaranty Bancshares.

Shares of FGBI 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FGBI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $20.10.

First Guaranty Bancshares has a market capitalization of $177.08 million and generates $83.67 million in revenue each year. First Guaranty Bancshares employs 336 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About First Guaranty Bancshares.

The official website for First Guaranty Bancshares is http://www.fgb.net/.

First Guaranty Bancshares' mailing address is 400 EAST THOMAS STREET, HAMMOND LA, 70401. The bank can be reached via phone at 985-345-7685 or via email at [email protected]