First Bancshares (FBMS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

3 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Bancshares in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" FBMS shares.
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3 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for First Bancshares' stock. Their FBMS share price targets range from $28.00 to $34.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach $32.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 31.5% from the stock's current price.
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First Bancshares' stock was trading at $29.33 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, FBMS shares have decreased by 17.0% and is now trading at $24.34.
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First Bancshares saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 31st, there was short interest totaling 341,000 shares, an increase of 23.1% from the March 15th total of 277,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 169,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 24th 2024.
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First Bancshares will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, April 25th at 11:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

The First Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FBMS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 24th. The bank reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.70 by $0.11. The bank earned $60.01 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $72.10 million. First Bancshares had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.60% and a net margin of 19.47%.

First Bancshares declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, January 24th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 7th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share on Friday, February 23rd. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.11%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, February 6th. This is a boost from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.24.
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First Bancshares (NASDAQ:FBMS) pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.32%. FBMS has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 7 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 41.84%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, FBMS will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.31% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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First Trust Dow Jones Select Microcap Index Fund holds 74,961 shares of FBMS stock, representing 1.44% of its portfolio.

5 employees have rated First Bancshares Chief Executive Officer M. Ray Cole Jr. on Glassdoor.com. M. Ray Cole Jr. has an approval rating of 69% among the company's employees. 30.0% of employees surveyed would recommend working at First Bancshares to a friend.

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