First Bancshares (FBSI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

First Bancshares, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Southern Pines, North Carolina. The company operates through its subsidiary, First Bank, a community-focused financial institution serving individuals, families, businesses and organizations.

First Bank provides traditional banking products and services, including checking and savings accounts, certificates of deposit, residential and commercial real estate loans, consumer lending, business loans and treasury management services. It also offers digital banking capabilities and other financial services designed to support customers’ personal and business banking needs.

The company serves communities in North Carolina and South Carolina through a network of banking offices and digital channels. First Bancshares emphasizes relationship-based banking and local decision-making, with a focus on supporting consumers, small businesses and community organizations.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $33.50 to $34.75
• 50-Day Range: $34.00 to $35.71
• 52-Week Range: $27.28 to $35.96
• Volume: 200 shs
• Average Volume: 231 shs
• Market Capitalization: $87.54 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.42
• Dividend Yield: 1.44%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

First Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

First Bancshares scored higher than 20% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for First Bancshares.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of First Bancshares is 9.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.05.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of First Bancshares is 9.42, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 20.92.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.01% of the float of First Bancshares has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

First Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.46, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in First Bancshares has recently increased by 87.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

First Bancshares pays a meaningful dividend of 1.40%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

First Bancshares does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of First Bancshares is 13.55%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

First Bancshares has a news sentiment score of -1.00. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for First Bancshares this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

5.51% of the stock of First Bancshares is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

First Bancshares has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/09/2026
• Today: 10/29/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Banks
• Sub-Industry: Regional Banks
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:FBSI
• CIK: 912967
• Web: www.thestockmensbank.com
• Phone: (417) 926-5151
• Fax: 417-926-4362
• Employees: 86
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.69
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.42
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $7.62 million
• Net Margins: 22.62%
• 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: $35.72 million
• Price / Sales: 2.45
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,519,000
• Free Float: 2,380,000
• Market Cap: $87.54 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.15