NASDAQ:FMBH - First Mid-Illinois Bancshares Stock Price, Forecast & News

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FMBH."

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares announced a Semi-Annual dividend on Thursday, October 24th. Investors of record on Friday, November 29th will be given a dividend of $0.40 per share on Friday, December 13th. This represents a yield of 2.1%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 27th. This is an increase from First Mid-Illinois Bancshares's previous Semi-Annual dividend of $0.05. View First Mid-Illinois Bancshares' Dividend History.

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FMBH) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The bank reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.71 by $0.01. The bank had revenue of $44.04 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $44.55 million. First Mid-Illinois Bancshares had a return on equity of 9.16% and a net margin of 22.75%. View First Mid-Illinois Bancshares' Earnings History.

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 23rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for First Mid-Illinois Bancshares.

3 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for First Mid-Illinois Bancshares' stock. Their forecasts range from $37.00 to $39.00. On average, they anticipate First Mid-Illinois Bancshares' share price to reach $38.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 9.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First Mid-Illinois Bancshares.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Mid-Illinois Bancshares in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for First Mid-Illinois Bancshares.

Headlines about FMBH stock have trended neutral recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Mid-Illinois Bancshares earned a media sentiment score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines 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 stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for First Mid-Illinois Bancshares.

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares saw a decline in short interest in the month of December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 211,700 shares, a decline of 8.2% from the November 28th total of 230,500 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 27,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 7.8 days. Approximately 1.5% of the company's shares are sold short. View First Mid-Illinois Bancshares' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to First Mid-Illinois Bancshares include Independent Bank Group (IBTX), First Bancorp (FBP), Hilltop (HTH), Renasant (RNST), TowneBank (TOWN), ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), Great Western Bancorp (GWB), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Banner (BANR), Heartland Financial USA (HTLF), Eagle Bancorp (EGBN), Seacoast Banking Co. of Florida (SBCF), First Busey (BUSE), Veritex (VBTX) and S & T Bancorp (STBA).

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Shares of FMBH 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 FMBH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $34.86.

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares has a market capitalization of $581.12 million and generates $159.98 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $36.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.73 on an earnings per share basis. First Mid-Illinois Bancshares employs 832 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About First Mid-Illinois Bancshares.

The official website for First Mid-Illinois Bancshares is http://www.firstmid.com/.

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares' mailing address is 1421 CHARLESTON AVENUE, MATTOON IL, 61938. The bank can be reached via phone at 217-234-7454 or via email at [email protected]