First Community (FCCO) reported $20.6 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 17.9%. EPS of $0.69 for the same period compares to $0.55 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.86% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $20.23 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.68, the EPS surprise was +1.47%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how First Community performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Net interest margin (taxable equivalent): 3.3% compared to the 3.3% average estimate based on two analysts.
- Efficiency Ratio: 64.5% versus the two-analyst average estimate of 63.4%.
- Total Non-Interest Income: $4.29 million versus $4.01 million estimated by two analysts on average.
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Shares of First Community have returned -3.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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