How to buy First Community Corporation stock

First Community Corporation is a banks-regional business based in the US. First Community Corporation shares (FCCO) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in First Community Corporation

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for First Community Corporation. Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: FCCO. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until First Community Corporation reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. Weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of First Community Corporation, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of First Community Corporation. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

First Community Corporation share price

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First Community Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-02-24.

52-week range	USD$12.0438 - USD$20.2168
50-day moving average	USD$17.4427
200-day moving average	USD$15.6547
Wall St. target price	USD$20
PE ratio	13.2519
Dividend yield	USD$0.48 (2.73%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$1.35

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First Community Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	USD$49.8 million
Operating margin TTM	26.6%
Gross profit TTM	USD$49.8 million
Return on assets TTM	0.79%
Return on equity TTM	7.87%
Profit margin	20.27%
Book value	$18.177
Market capitalisation	USD$134 million

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting First Community Corporation shares

There are currently 101,841 First Community Corporation shares held short by investors – that's known as First Community Corporation's "short interest". This figure is 38.5% up from 73,551 last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting First Community Corporation shares can be evaluated.

First Community Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

First Community Corporation's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of First Community Corporation shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of First Community Corporation shares traded daily (recently around 14047.034482759). First Community Corporation's SIR currently stands at 7.25. In other words for every 100,000 First Community Corporation shares traded daily on the market, roughly 7250 shares are currently held short.

However First Community Corporation's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of First Community Corporation shares, or, against the total number of tradable First Community Corporation shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case First Community Corporation's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 First Community Corporation shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0143% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable First Community Corporation shares, roughly 14 shares are currently held short).

A SIR below 10% would generally be considered to indicate a fairly optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against First Community Corporation.

Find out more about how you can short First Community Corporation stock.

Have First Community Corporation's shares ever split?

First Community Corporation's shares were split on a 5:4 basis on 1 March 2002. So if you had owned 4 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 5 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your First Community Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 20% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for First Community Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted First Community Corporation's share price.

First Community Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, First Community Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $12.0438 up to $20.2168. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while First Community Corporation's is 0.7615. This would suggest that First Community Corporation's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

First Community Corporation overview

First Community Corporation operates as the bank holding company for First Community Bank which offers various commercial and retail banking products and services to small-to-medium sized businesses, professional concerns, and individuals. The company operates through Commercial and Retail Banking, Mortgage Banking, and Investment Advisory and Non-Deposit segments. Its deposit products include demand deposit accounts, checking accounts, NOW accounts, and savings accounts, as well as other time deposits, such as daily money market accounts and longer-term certificates of deposit. The company's loan portfolio comprises commercial loans that consist of secured and unsecured loans for working capital, business expansion, and the purchase of equipment and machinery; consumer loans, including secured and unsecured loans for financing automobiles, home improvements, education, and personal investments; real estate construction and acquisition loans; and fixed and variable rate mortgage loans. It also provides other banking services, which include Internet banking, cash management services, safe deposit boxes, traveler's checks, direct deposit of payroll and social security checks, and automatic drafts for various accounts. In addition, the company offers non-deposit investment products and other investment brokerage services; VISA and MasterCard credit card services; financial and investment advisory services; and insurance services. It operates 21 full-service offices located in the Lexington County, Richland County, Newberry County, Kershaw County, Greenville County, Anderson County, Pickens County, and Aiken County, South Carolina; and Richmond County and Columbia County, Georgia. First Community Corporation was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Lexington, South Carolina.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of First Community Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 5.24% of First Community Corporation shares are held by insiders and 54.853% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for First Community Corporation?

  First Community Corporation's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is First Community Corporation based?

  First Community Corporation's address is: 5455 Sunset Boulevard, Lexington, SC, United States, 29072

• What is First Community Corporation's ISIN number?

  First Community Corporation's international securities identification number is: US3198351047

• What is First Community Corporation's CUSIP number?

  First Community Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 319835104