FCCO, US3198351047

Wall Street Zen cuts First Community stock to Hold. Consensus target is USD 37.50

Published on 10/20/2026 at 18:45 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Second-quarter earnings reached USD 0.84 per share against USD 0.69 consensus. First Community stock costs EUR 29.10 on October 20, 2026, up 1.37 percent on Nasdaq.

Analyst stance and earnings

Wall Street Zen cut First Community to Hold in a note dated October 11, 2026.
Second-quarter earnings per share reached USD 0.84 against USD 0.69 consensus.
First Community stock costs EUR 29.10 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 6:35 p.m. CEST, up 1.37 percent on Nasdaq.
First Community is scheduled to report third-quarter results on October 21, 2026.

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Wall Street Zen downgraded First Community from Buy to Hold in a research note dated October 11, 2026, as MarketBeat reported. The same report put the average analyst target at USD 37.50, compared with the Nasdaq quote of USD 32.78 on October 20, 2026, a calculated 14.40 percent above the price.

First Community stock was trading at EUR 29.10 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 6:35 p.m. CEST. On Nasdaq, the stock was at USD 32.78 at 12:43 p.m. ET, up 1.37 percent from USD 32.34.

Second-quarter earnings set the baseline

The latest reported quarter delivered diluted earnings per share of USD 0.84, above the USD 0.69 consensus estimate, while revenue reached USD 25.14 million against USD 24.69 million expected. MarketBeat reported these second-quarter figures after the July 22, 2026 release.

A separate quarterly statement lists June 2026 revenue at USD 25.29 million and net income at USD 7.59 million, with net income up 29.50 percent from the prior year. Business Quant identifies the figures as covering the quarter ended June 2026.

Price position and valuation

First Community had a USD 25.92 to USD 35.74 52-week range on October 20, 2026. The Nasdaq price therefore stood 8.28 percent below the 52-week high and 26.47 percent above the low. Its market capitalization was USD 308.2 million, and the trailing P/E ratio was 12.23.

The company is a regional bank holding company with commercial banking, mortgage banking and investment advisory operations. Its investor-relations profile says the shares trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under FCCO, while First Community Bank operates 22 full-service offices across South Carolina and Georgia, according to First Community Corporation.

What comes next for earnings

First Community is scheduled to report third-quarter 2026 results before the market opens on October 21, 2026, with a conference call at 9:00 a.m. ET. MarketBeat lists consensus earnings of USD 0.8040 per share and revenue of USD 26.01 million for the quarter.

Comparison with peers

First Community: up 1.37 percent, P/E 12.23, market capitalization USD 308.2 million.

TriCo Bancshares: up 1.46 percent, P/E 12.63, market capitalization USD 1.7 billion.

First Bancorp: up 2.07 percent, P/E 19.07, market capitalization USD 2.5 billion.

Stock stays below its yearly high

First Community stock was trading at EUR 29.10 at Lang & Schwarz on October 20, 2026 at 6:35 p.m. CEST. On Nasdaq, the shares were at USD 32.78 on October 20, 2026 at 12:43 p.m. ET, with the USD 37.50 consensus target 14.40 percent above the price. The further course of trading is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of First Community stock.