The First Bancshares, Inc. FBMS
At closeMar 31, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
52-week range unavailable
- Market cap
- 1.06B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 279.64M
- Profit margin
- 27.61%
- Shares out
- 31.24M
- Forward P/E
- 12.25
- Dividend
- 1.00 (2.96%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Feb 9, 2025
- Volume
- 2.28M
- Open
- 33.15
- Previous close
- 33.81
- Day's range
- 32.91 – 34.05
- Beta
- 0.91
- Analysts
- Buy
- Price target
- 40.00 (+18.3%)
- Earnings date
- Jan 28, 2025
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 1.18B
- PEG ratio
- 0.00
- Price / sales
- 3.78
- Price / book
- 1.05
- Dividend yield
- 2.96%
- Payout ratio
- 40.98%
- Revenue growth
- 19.00%
- Free cash flow
- 0
- Total cash
- 230.27M
- Total debt
- 352.07M
- Return on equity
- 7.90%
- Short % of float
- 1.43%
- 50-day average
- 35.99
- 200-day average
- 33.65
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
- Target (low)
- 35.00
- Target (mean)
- 40.00
- Target (high)
- 45.00
- Strong buy1
- Buy0
- Hold1
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Jan 28, 2025
Expected Jan 28, 2025. Consensus EPS estimate 0.65.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2025 | Dec 1, 2024 | 0.64 | — | — | — |
| Oct 23, 2024 | Sep 1, 2024 | 0.64 | — | — | — |
| Jul 24, 2024 | Jun 1, 2024 | 0.61 | — | — | — |
| Apr 24, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 | 0.60 | — | — | — |
| Jan 24, 2024 | Dec 1, 2023 | 0.70 | — | — | — |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 4, 2024 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Oct 24, 2024 | Janney Montgomery Scott | down | Buy | Neutral |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | up | Market Perform | Outperform |
| Jul 26, 2024 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | main | Market Perform | Market Perform |
| Jan 26, 2024 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | down | Outperform | Market Perform |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Stephens & Co. | reit | Overweight | Overweight |
About The First Bancshares, Inc.
As of April 1, 2025, The First Bancshares, Inc. was acquired by Renasant Corporation. The First Bancshares, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for The First Bank that provides general commercial and retail banking services. The company operates through three segments: Commercial/Retail Bank, Mortgage Banking Division, and Holding Company. It offers deposit services, including checking, NOW accounts, and savings accounts; other time deposits, such as daily money market accounts and longer-term certificates of deposit; and individual retirement and health savings accounts. The company also provides commercial loans comprising secured and unsecured loans for working capital, business expansion, and purchase of equipment and machinery; consumer loans consisting of equity lines of credit, as well as secured and unsecured loans for financing automobiles, home improvements, education, and personal investments; and real estate construction and acquisition loans. In addition, it originates loans to purchase existing residential homes, construct new homes, and to refinance existing mortgages; and provides financial and wealth management services. Further, the company provides online internet banking services, automated teller machines, voice response telephone inquiry services, commercial sweep accounts, cash management services, safe deposit boxes, merchant services, mobile deposits, direct deposit of payroll and social security checks, automatic drafts for various accounts, and credit card services. It serves small to medium-sized businesses, professional concerns, individuals, associations, organizations, and governmental authorities. The company operates full-service banking and financial service offices, motor bank facility, and loan production offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Louisiana. The First Bancshares, Inc. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Banks - Regional
- Country
- United States
- Website
- thefirstbank.com
News
Renasant and The First Announce Receipt of Regulatory Approvals for Merger 
The First Bancshares, Inc. Reports Results for Fourth Quarter ended December 31, 2024 
The First Bancshares (FBMS) Tops Q3 Earnings Estimates 
The First Bancshares, Inc. Reports Results for Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2024 
The First Bancshares, Inc. Announces Receipt of Shareholder Approval for Merger 
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: The M&A Class Action Firm Investigates the Mergers and Upcoming Votes of PETQ and FBMS 
STOCKHOLDER INVESTIGATION: The M&A Class Action Firm Investigates the Mergers and Imminent Votes of PETQ and FBMS 
STOCKHOLDER ALERT: The M&A Class Action Firm Investigates the Mergers and Imminent Votes of PETQ and FBMS 
THE FIRST BANCSHARES INVESTOR ALERT by the Former Attorney General of Louisiana: Kahn Swick & Foti, LLC Investigates Adequacy of Price and Process in Proposed Sale of The First Bancshares, Inc. - FBMS 
FBMS Stock Alert: Halper Sadeh LLC Is Investigating Whether the Sale of The First Bancshares, Inc. Is Fair to Shareholders
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLE M RAY JR | Chief Executive Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Dec 12, 2024 | 114,000 |
| LEVY JONATHAN A | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 14, 2024 | 15,729 |
| LIGHTSEY CHARLES R | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 14, 2024 | 98,060 |
| LOWERY DONNA T. RUTLAND | Chief Financial Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Dec 12, 2024 | 52,550 |
| MCMURRY FRED A | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 14, 2024 | 99,223 |
| MITCHELL THOMAS EUGENE | Director | Stock Award(Grant) | Feb 14, 2024 | 16,954 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackrock Inc. | 9.17% | 2,864,002 | 96.83M | Dec 30, 2024 |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. | 5.83% | 1,822,250 | 61.61M | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 5.13% | 1,601,284 | 54.14M | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 5.12% | 1,598,088 | 54.03M | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Alliancebernstein L.P. | 3.30% | 1,030,933 | 34.86M | Dec 30, 2024 |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc. | 3.10% | 967,043 | 32.70M | Dec 30, 2024 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | 2.81% | 878,424 | 29.70M | Dec 30, 2024 |
| T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Stock Fund, Inc. | 2.56% | 799,437 | 27.03M | Dec 30, 2024 |
| iShares Trust-iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2.45% | 763,978 | 25.83M | Feb 27, 2025 |
| SCHWAB STRATEGIC TRUST-Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | 2.22% | 693,935 | 23.46M | Nov 29, 2024 |
| VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | 1.38% | 430,166 | 14.54M | Dec 30, 2024 |
| T. Rowe Price Eqy. Fd.s, Inc.-T. Rowe Price Inst. Small-Cap Stock Fd. | 1.34% | 418,724 | 14.16M | Dec 30, 2024 |