First Community Bankshares Posts 3Q EPS of 81 Cents
FCBC sits 52% above its 52-week low of $31.213.
Summary
First Community Bankshares reported third-quarter EPS of 81 cents, per Dow Jones Newswires, with net income of $15.4 million, up 26%. That follows a record Q2 in which net income hit $22.51 million, up 83.84% year-over-year, though that quarter was lifted by a $10.38 million gain on the sale of its Bearing Insurance stake — so the core run-rate is the number that matters here. The company announced the results as record third-quarter 2026 results and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per share, payable Nov. 27, 2026 to holders of record Nov. 13, 2026. The headline gives no revenue or year-ago EPS comparison, so the quality of the 81 cents versus consensus and versus the prior quarter's core earnings is not yet clear. Watch the full release for the core margin and provision figures, since the Q2 headline number was inflated by a one-time gain.
Updated with an SEC 8-K filing · What changed
Updates
· SEC 8-K — First Community Bankshares declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per share, payable Nov. 27, 2026 to holders of record Nov. 13, 2026.
At the time of this announcement, FCBC was trading at $47.36 on NASDAQ in the Finance sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $895.7M. The 52-week trading range was $31.21 to $50.17. This news item was assessed with positive market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10. Source: Dow Jones Newswires.