First Carolina Financial Services (FCBM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

First Carolina Financial Services, Inc. is a bank holding company for First Carolina Bank, a community-oriented financial institution serving businesses, individuals and organizations in North Carolina. The company focuses on relationship-based banking and provides traditional deposit and lending services.

First Carolina Bank’s products and services include checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, commercial and residential real estate loans, business and consumer loans, lines of credit, treasury management, online banking and mobile banking. Its lending activities are designed to support local businesses, real estate development and consumer financial needs.

The company operates as a regional community bank, with its activities concentrated in eastern North Carolina. Through its branch network and digital banking services, First Carolina Financial Services provides customers with access to everyday banking, financing and cash-management solutions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $12.69 to $13.23
• 50-Day Range: $12.36 to $13.02
• 52-Week Range: $12.17 to $13.40
• Volume: 2.05 million shs
• Average Volume: 126,197 shs
• Market Capitalization: $398.94 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $14.50
• Consensus Rating: Hold

First Carolina Financial Services Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

First Carolina Financial Services scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 472nd out of 835 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

First Carolina Financial Services has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

First Carolina Financial Services has a consensus price target of $14.50, representing about 12.9% upside from its current price of $12.84.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

First Carolina Financial Services has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 31.58%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for First Carolina Financial Services are expected to grow by 31.58% in the coming year, from $0.95 to $1.25 per share.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.27% of the float of First Carolina Financial Services has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

First Carolina Financial Services has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.85, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in First Carolina Financial Services has recently increased by 35.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

First Carolina Financial Services does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

First Carolina Financial Services does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.39

News Sentiment

First Carolina Financial Services has a news sentiment score of 0.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.72 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for First Carolina Financial Services this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for FCBM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, First Carolina Financial Services insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

First Carolina Financial Services has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Today: 9/20/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FCBM
• CIK: 1531193
• Web: www.firstcarolinabank.com
• Phone: 252-937-2152
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 263
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for First Carolina Financial Services: $14.50
• High Price Target: $15.00
• Low Price Target: $14.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 31,070,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $398.94 million
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: N/A