First Guaranty Bancshares (FGBI) Expected to Announce Earnings on Friday

First Guaranty Bancshares (NASDAQ:FGBI) is expected to be releasing its Q1 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Friday, May 9th. Analysts expect First Guaranty Bancshares to post earnings of $0.17 per share for the quarter.

First Guaranty Bancshares (NASDAQ:FGBI) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 3rd. The bank reported $0.03 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.16 by ($0.13). First Guaranty Bancshares had a net margin of 5.04% and a return on equity of 5.62%. On average, analysts expect First Guaranty Bancshares to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

First Guaranty Bancshares Stock Up 0.1 %

FGBI opened at $9.27 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $8.32 and a two-hundred day moving average of $10.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 0.91. First Guaranty Bancshares has a fifty-two week low of $6.56 and a fifty-two week high of $15.25. The stock has a market capitalization of $115.92 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.44 and a beta of 0.43.

First Guaranty Bancshares Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were paid a dividend of $0.01 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.43%. First Guaranty Bancshares’s dividend payout ratio is currently 4.94%.

Insider Activity at First Guaranty Bancshares

In related news, Director Edgar R. Smith III bought 98,460 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 2nd. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $8.47 per share, with a total value of $833,956.20. Following the purchase, the director now directly owns 98,460 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $833,956.20. The trade was a ∞ increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Bruce Mcanally purchased 24,615 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 31st. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $8.47 per share, for a total transaction of $208,489.05. Following the transaction, the director now owns 145,839 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,235,256.33. The trade was a 20.31 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders acquired 123,175 shares of company stock valued at $1,043,292. Corporate insiders own 46.40% of the company’s stock.

First Guaranty Bancshares Company Profile

First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc operates as the holding company for First Guaranty Bank that provides commercial banking services in Louisiana and Texas. It offers various deposit products, including personal and business checking, savings, money market, and demand accounts, as well as time deposits to consumers, small businesses, and municipalities.