First Community (FCCO) Competitors $24.52 -0.25 (-1.01%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.50 -0.02 (-0.06%) As of 08/1/2025 04:10 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FCCO vs. ATLC, BFST, NBBK, MCBS, CNCK, BITF, ORRF, IBCP, EQBK, and FSBCShould you be buying First Community stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Community include Atlanticus (ATLC), Business First Bancshares (BFST), NB Bancorp (NBBK), MetroCity Bankshares (MCBS), Coincheck Group (CNCK), Bitfarms (BITF), Orrstown Financial Services (ORRF), Independent Bank (IBCP), Equity Bancshares (EQBK), and Five Star Bancorp (FSBC). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. First Community vs. Its Competitors Atlanticus Business First Bancshares NB Bancorp MetroCity Bankshares Coincheck Group Bitfarms Orrstown Financial Services Independent Bank Equity Bancshares Five Star Bancorp Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLC) and First Community (NASDAQ:FCCO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and profitability. Do institutionals and insiders believe in ATLC or FCCO? 14.2% of Atlanticus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of First Community shares are held by institutional investors. 50.4% of Atlanticus shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of First Community shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ATLC or FCCO? Atlanticus has higher revenue and earnings than First Community. Atlanticus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Community, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAtlanticus$1.31B0.55$111.30M$5.179.29First Community$69.84M2.70$13.95M$2.2311.00 Which has more risk and volatility, ATLC or FCCO? Atlanticus has a beta of 1.93, indicating that its stock price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Community has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is ATLC or FCCO more profitable? First Community has a net margin of 15.87% compared to Atlanticus' net margin of 8.54%. Atlanticus' return on equity of 24.51% beat First Community's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Atlanticus8.54% 24.51% 3.76% First Community 15.87%11.84%0.87% Do analysts recommend ATLC or FCCO? Atlanticus currently has a consensus price target of $62.60, suggesting a potential upside of 30.36%. First Community has a consensus price target of $29.67, suggesting a potential upside of 20.99%. Given Atlanticus' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atlanticus is more favorable than First Community.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Atlanticus 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00First Community 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Does the media refer more to ATLC or FCCO? In the previous week, Atlanticus had 1 more articles in the media than First Community. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Atlanticus and 1 mentions for First Community. First Community's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Atlanticus' score of 0.34 indicating that First Community is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Atlanticus 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral First Community 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAtlanticus beats First Community on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get First Community News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FCCO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FCCO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FCCO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst CommunityBANKS IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$190.31M$1.89B$12.04B$9.54BDividend Yield2.40%2.66%5.62%4.09%P/E Ratio11.0011.5119.7623.83Price / Sales2.702.5225.9366.14Price / Cash15.7012.1921.3357.96Price / Book1.301.142.095.54Net Income$13.95M$154.64M$1.00B$259.28M7 Day Performance-2.78%-3.55%-2.46%-4.68%1 Month Performance-3.54%-2.56%-0.85%4.36%1 Year Performance17.83%14.65%537.08%17.89% First Community Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCCOFirst Community3.7568 of 5 stars$24.52-1.0%$29.67+21.0%+14.6%$190.31M$69.84M11.00250ATLCAtlanticus3.8132 of 5 stars$50.33+0.2%$62.60+24.4%+40.4%$759.93M$316.89M9.74330Upcoming EarningsBFSTBusiness First Bancshares4.5605 of 5 stars$24.79-2.4%$30.50+23.0%-5.2%$754.25M$458.96M10.20750News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNBBKNB Bancorp3.1783 of 5 stars$18.35-0.6%$20.00+9.0%-7.6%$748.93M$304.05M13.80342MCBSMetroCity Bankshares3.7015 of 5 stars$29.67+1.1%$34.00+14.6%-9.3%$745.28M$235.98M11.59220Positive NewsCNCKCoincheck Group1.5958 of 5 stars$5.48+3.6%$10.00+82.5%N/A$686.11M$2.56B0.00N/AUpcoming EarningsBITFBitfarms2.194 of 5 stars$1.28+4.1%$3.95+208.6%-52.8%$685.78M$192.88M-6.74110Upcoming EarningsORRFOrrstown Financial Services4.7235 of 5 stars$34.30-0.7%$39.25+14.4%-5.2%$674.02M$286.37M15.31430IBCPIndependent Bank4.038 of 5 stars$32.29-0.5%$36.00+11.5%-10.0%$672.60M$323.14M10.52920EQBKEquity Bancshares4.8952 of 5 stars$38.360.0%$47.80+24.6%-5.2%$671.82M$228.94M9.64700FSBCFive Star Bancorp4.3494 of 5 stars$31.15+1.9%$35.00+12.4%+4.1%$651.82M$213.40M12.71180 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Atlanticus Competitors Business First Bancshares Competitors NB Bancorp Competitors MetroCity Bankshares Competitors Coincheck Group Competitors Bitfarms Competitors Orrstown Financial Services Competitors Independent Bank Competitors Equity Bancshares Competitors Five Star Bancorp Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:FCCO) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Elon put $51 million into thisA single U.S. company has started producing a “miracle metal” once locked in research labs. 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