First Bancshares (FBSI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Stockmens Bank that provides banking and mortgage services to individual and corporate customers in southern Missouri, eastern Colorado, and southwestern Nebraska. It accepts various deposit products. The company also offers real estate loans, including one-to-four family residential mortgage loans, multi-family residential loans, commercial real estate loans, agricultural real estate loans, and home equity loans; and non-real estate loans, such as commercial business, agricultural business, and consumer loans. In addition, it invests in mortgage-back securities, the United States Government and agency securities, and other assets. First Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1911 and is headquartered in Mountain Grove, Missouri.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.60 to $24.60
• 50-Day Range: $24.60 to $25.00
• 52-Week Range: $24.55 to $32.20
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 116 shs
• Market Capitalization: $59.78 million
• P/E Ratio: 9.28
• Dividend Yield: 1.42%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

First Bancshares Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

First Bancshares scored higher than 29% 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 9.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.81.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of First Bancshares is 9.28, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 25.24.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the outstanding shares of First Bancshares have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

First Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

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 13.21%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the outstanding shares of First Bancshares have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

First Bancshares has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.3, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.81

News Sentiment

First Bancshares has a news sentiment score of 0.81. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for First Bancshares this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 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

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

FBSI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FBSI shares performed this year?

First Bancshares' stock was trading at $25.00 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FBSI shares have decreased by 1.6% and is now trading at $24.60.
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How were First Bancshares' earnings last quarter?

First Bancshares, Inc. (OTCMKTS:FBSI) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, January, 17th. The financial services provider reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter.

How do I buy shares of First Bancshares?

Shares of FBSI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 1/17/2025
• Today: 1/21/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 4/10/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Savings institutions, except federal
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:FBSI
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 912967
• Web: www.firsthomesavingsbank.com
• Phone: (417) 926-5151
• Fax: 417-926-4362
• Employees: 88
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $2.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $6.72 million
• Net Margins: 18.96%
• 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: $30.13 million
• Price / Sales: 1.98
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 2,430,000
• Free Float: 2,294,000
• Market Cap: $59.78 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.17