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

First Guaranty Bancshares' stock was trading at $15.30 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FGBI shares have decreased by 3.3% and is now trading at $14.80. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

First Guaranty Bancshares is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 1st 2020. View our earnings forecast for First Guaranty Bancshares.

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FGBI) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October, 30th. The bank reported $0.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.01. First Guaranty Bancshares had a net margin of 14.25% and a return on equity of 8.88%. View First Guaranty Bancshares' earnings history.

First Guaranty Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 26th. Investors of record on Monday, March 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.16 per share on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.32%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 20th. View First Guaranty Bancshares' dividend history.

Media coverage about FGBI stock has been trending very positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Guaranty Bancshares earned a coverage optimism score of 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutFirst Guaranty Bancshares.

First Guaranty Bancshares saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 17,700 shares, an increase of 62.4% from the February 27th total of 10,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 6,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.6 days. Approximately 0.3% of the company's shares are sold short. View First Guaranty Bancshares' Current Options Chain.

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

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

First Guaranty Bancshares' stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (0.89%), Salzhauer Michael (0.76%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.52%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.49%), Banc Funds Co. LLC (0.40%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (0.40%). 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of New York Mellon Corp, BEAM Asset Management LLC, State Street Corp, Allred Capital Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Salzhauer Michael, Geode Capital Management LLC, and Banc Funds Co. LLC. View insider buying and selling activity 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of FGBI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $14.80.

First Guaranty Bancshares has a market capitalization of $144.15 million and generates $99.94 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $14.24 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.61 on an earnings per share basis. 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]