First Community Bancshares, Inc. (FCBC) To Go Ex-Dividend on January 2nd

First Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCBC) announced a special dividend on Tuesday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 2nd will be paid a dividend of 1.00 per share by the bank on Friday, January 16th. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 2nd.

First Community Bancshares has raised its dividend by an average of 0.0%annually over the last three years and has increased its dividend every year for the last 13 years. First Community Bancshares has a payout ratio of 46.3% meaning its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings.

First Community Bancshares Trading Up 1.7%

FCBC opened at $35.77 on Thursday. First Community Bancshares has a 1-year low of $31.21 and a 1-year high of $46.12. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $33.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $36.11. The stock has a market capitalization of $655.21 million, a PE ratio of 13.30 and a beta of 0.61.

First Community Bancshares (NASDAQ:FCBC) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 28th. The bank reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.63 by $0.07. First Community Bancshares had a net margin of 26.76% and a return on equity of 9.82%. The business had revenue of $42.19 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $40.40 million.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on FCBC shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of First Community Bancshares in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Wall Street Zen raised First Community Bancshares from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 29th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Hold rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, First Community Bancshares has an average rating of “Hold”.

About First Community Bancshares

First Community Bankshares, Inc operates as the financial holding company for First Community Bank that provides various banking products and services. It offers demand deposit accounts, savings and money market accounts, certificates of deposit, and individual retirement plans; and commercial, consumer real estate, and consumer and other loans.