First Community Corporation is a banks - regional business based in the US. First Community Corporation shares (FCCO) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $23.16 – an increase of 9.5% over the previous week. First Community Corporation employs 258 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $59.2 million.
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| Latest market close | $23.16 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $15.17 - $23.28 |
| 50-day moving average | $21.27 |
| 200-day moving average | $18.56 |
| Wall St. target price | $23.50 |
| PE ratio | 15.0493 |
| Dividend yield | $0.57 (2.82%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $1.42 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $21.37 from 2024-10-15
| 1 week (2024-10-10) | 1.04% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-09-17) | -1.79% |
| 3 months (2024-07-17) | 4.91% |
| 6 months (2024-04-17) | 33.98% |
| 1 year (2023-10-17) | 21.63% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-10-17) | 23.88% |
| 3 years (2021-10-15) | 9.87% |
| 5 years (2019-10-17) | 16.49% |
Valuing First Community Corporation stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of First Community Corporation's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
First Community Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, First Community Corporation shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
| Revenue TTM | $59.2 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 27.66% |
| Gross profit TTM | $59.7 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 0.6% |
| Return on equity TTM | 8.39% |
| Profit margin | 18.43% |
| Book value | $17.84 |
| Market Capitalization | $163.2 million |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 40.14% of net profits
Recently First Community Corporation has paid out, on average, around 40.14% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.82% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), First Community Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 2.82% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In First Community Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $0.57 per share.
While First Community Corporation's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that First Community Corporation may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
First Community Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 12 August 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 29 July 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
First Community Corporation's shares were split on a 5:4 basis on 28 February 2002. So if you had owned 4 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 5 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your First Community Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 20% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for First Community Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted First Community Corporation's share price.
Over the last 12 months, First Community Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $15.1688 up to $23.28. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while First Community Corporation's is 0.412. This would suggest that First Community Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
First Community Corporation operates as the bank holding company for First Community Bank that provides various commercial and retail banking products and services to small-to-medium sized businesses, professionals, and individuals. The company operates through Commercial and Retail Banking, Mortgage Banking, and Investment Advisory and Non-Deposit segments. Its deposit products include checking, NOW, savings, and individual retirement accounts; and demand deposits, as well as other time deposits, such as daily money market accounts and longer-term certificates of deposit. The company's loan portfolio comprises commercial loans that include secured and unsecured loans for working capital, business expansion, and the purchase of equipment and machinery; consumer loans, including secured and unsecured loans for financing automobiles, home improvements, education, and personal investments; real estate construction and acquisition loans; and fixed and variable rate mortgage loans. It also provides online banking, internet banking, cash management, safe deposit boxes, direct deposit of payroll and social security checks, and automatic drafts for various accounts. In addition, the company offers non-deposit investment products and other investment brokerage services; VISA and MasterCard credit card services; investment advisory services; and insurance services. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Lexington, South Carolina.
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