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

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

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares announced a semiannual dividend on Friday, October 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, November 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.36 per share on Wednesday, November 14th. This represents a yield of 2.02%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, November 6th. This is a boost from First Mid-Illinois Bancshares's previous semiannual dividend of $0.34. View First Mid-Illinois Bancshares' Dividend History.

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FMBH) issued its earnings results on Thursday, July, 26th. The bank reported $0.72 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.65 by $0.07. The bank earned $35.82 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $34.50 million. First Mid-Illinois Bancshares had a return on equity of 9.91% and a net margin of 21.57%. View First Mid-Illinois Bancshares' Earnings History.

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Mid-Illinois Bancshares.

3 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for First Mid-Illinois Bancshares' stock. Their forecasts range from $41.00 to $45.00. On average, they expect First Mid-Illinois Bancshares' share price to reach $42.6667 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 17.6% 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 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for First Mid-Illinois Bancshares.

News stories about FMBH stock have trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public 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 -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the bank a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.

Some companies that are related to First Mid-Illinois Bancshares include Union Bankshares (UBSH), Independent Bank (INDB), Great Western Bancorp (GWB), Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Renasant (RNST), United Community Banks (UCBI), TowneBank (TOWN), First Bancorp (FBP), ServisFirst Bancshares (SFBS), Banner (BANR), Heartland Financial USA (HTLF), Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI), Hilltop (HTH), Independent Bank Group (IBTX) and Eagle Bancorp (EGBN).

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (4.10%), Maltese Capital Management LLC (1.78%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.31%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (0.97%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (0.92%) and Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Inc. (0.75%). Company insiders that own First Mid-Illinois Bancshares stock include Bradley L Beesley, Christopher L Slabach, Clay M Dean, Eric S Mcrae, Gary W Melvin, James Edwin Zimmer, Joseph R Dively, Laurel G Allenbaugh, Mary Westerhold, Michael L Taylor, Ray A Sparks, Steven L Grissom and William S Rowland. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Mid-Illinois Bancshares.

FMBH stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including LSV Asset Management and Credit Suisse AG. Company insiders that have sold First Mid-Illinois Bancshares company stock in the last year include Clay M Dean, Laurel G Allenbaugh and Michael L Taylor. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Mid-Illinois Bancshares.

FMBH stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Maltese Capital Management LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Victory Capital Management Inc., Thomson Horstmann & Bryant Inc., Systematic Financial Management LP, BlackRock Inc. and Renaissance Technologies LLC. Company insiders that have bought First Mid-Illinois Bancshares stock in the last two years include Bradley L Beesley, Eric S Mcrae, Gary W Melvin, James Edwin Zimmer, Joseph R Dively and Mary Westerhold. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Mid-Illinois Bancshares.

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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FMBH stock can currently be purchased for approximately $36.27.

First Mid-Illinois Bancshares has a market capitalization of $563.16 million and generates $129.89 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $26.68 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.24 on an earnings per share basis. First Mid-Illinois Bancshares employs 592 workers across the globe.

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]