First Carolina Financial Services (NYSE:FCBM) Upgraded at Zacks Research

Zacks Research upgraded shares of First Carolina Financial Services (NYSE:FCBM – Free Report) from a hold rating to a strong-buy rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday,Zacks reports.

Several other research analysts have also recently issued reports on FCBM. Raymond James Financial started coverage on First Carolina Financial Services in a research report on Monday, July 13th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $15.00 target price on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of First Carolina Financial Services to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 27th. Hovde Group assumed coverage on shares of First Carolina Financial Services in a report on Friday, July 17th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $14.00 target price for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings initiated coverage on shares of First Carolina Financial Services in a research report on Monday, September 14th. They set a “sell (e)” rating on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $14.50.

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First Carolina Financial Services Trading Up 0.8%

FCBM opened at $12.78 on Tuesday. First Carolina Financial Services has a 1-year low of $12.17 and a 1-year high of $13.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $397.07 million and a P/E ratio of 63.90. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $12.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 0.98 and a current ratio of 0.98.

First Carolina Financial Services (NYSE:FCBM – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The company reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $32.26 million for the quarter. As a group, equities analysts forecast that First Carolina Financial Services will post 0.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

First Carolina Financial Services Company Profile

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First Carolina Financial Services, Inc is a bank holding company associated with First Carolina Bank, a community banking institution based in North Carolina. The company focuses on serving businesses, individuals and organizations through relationship-oriented banking services.

First Carolina Bank’s offerings include business and personal checking and savings accounts, commercial and consumer lending, mortgage-related financing, cash-management services, online and mobile banking, and other traditional banking products.

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