First Community Corp

FCCO

Market cap $269M

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does First Community (FCCO) have what it takes?

Dividends are one of the best benefits to being a shareholder, but finding a great dividend stock is no easy task. Does First Community (FCCO) have what it takes?

First Community Corporation delivered strong 2025 results, with GAAP EPS up 36.5% year-over-year and robust loan growth. FCCO maintains a high-quality loan portfolio, improving net interest margin, and efficiency ratio, supporting continued Buy rating despite tempered future profit growth expectations. The Signature Bank of Georgia acquisition is expected to be accretive, expanding FCCO's affluent footprint and enhancing capital and margin metrics.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for First Community (FCCO) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

First Community (FCCO) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.69 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.68 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.55 per share a year ago.

LEXINGTON, S.C., Jan. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Highlights Net income of $4.830 million for the fourth quarter of 2025 and $19.205 million for the year ended December 31, 2025.

LEXINGTON, S.C., Jan. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- First Community Corporation (Nasdaq: FCCO) (the "Company" or "First Community"), the holding company for First Community Bank, announced today the closing of its acquisition of Signature Bank of Georgia ("Signature Bank"), effective January 8, 2026 (the "Merger").

First Community (FCCO) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

LEXINGTON, S.C. , Dec. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, First Community Corporation (Nasdaq: FCCO), the holding company for First Community Bank, announced the company's earnings release schedule for 2026.

The headline numbers for First Community (FCCO) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended September 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.