First Community Stock Options

FCBC Stock  USD 38.70  0.01  0.03%   
First Community's latest option contracts expiring on June 20th 2025 are carrying combined implied volatility of 0.25. The First Community option chain provides detailed quote and price information for the current First Community Bancshares option contracts. It shows all of First Community's listed puts, calls, expiration dates, strike prices, and other pricing information.

In The Money vs. Out of Money Option Contracts on First Community

Analyzing First Community's in-the-money options over time can help investors to take a profitable long position in First Community regardless of its overall volatility. This is especially true when First Community's options are deep in the money. These options can be identified using deltas that are over 0.75. Deep in-the-money First Community's options could be used as guardians of the underlying stock as they move almost dollar for dollar with First Community's stock while costing only a fraction of its price.
First Community's stock options are financial instruments that give investors the right to buy or sell shares of First Community Banc common stock at a specified price for a given time period. Generally speaking, an option to purchase or sell First stock makes it part of the underlying stock when the option's price is tied to the movement of the underlying stock. If First Community's stock price goes up or down, the stock options follow.
At present, First Community's Stock Based Compensation is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting. The current year's Stock Based Compensation To Revenue is expected to grow to 0.01, whereas Total Stockholder Equity is forecasted to decline to about 302.2 M.

First Community Banc In The Money Call Balance

When First Community's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against First Community Bancshares stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying First Community's options that are 'In the Money' or 'Out of the Money', the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
While 'out-of-the-money' option contracts written on First Community Bancshares are typically viewed as the more aggressive, there are potential upsides to purchasing these types of options contracts. For one, the cost to buy an 'Out of the Money' option is lower than the cost to buy an 'In the Money' option. This cost-benefit is due to the fact that at the time of the purchase, 'Out of the Money' contracts have no intrinsic value. So, while the potential for a 100% loss is more significant, the cost and risk to enter the trade are lower.

First Current Options Market Mood

First Community's open interest and total value indicators provide investors with the necessary information to digest the overall options buildup for its expiring contracts. In addition, it helps First Stock's traders understand whether a recent fall or rise in the market is unreasonable and if the time has come to take contrarian positions. These ratios are calculated based on options trading volumes and current open interest.

Put-to-Call Volume

Unfortunately, most First Community's options investors are not very successful. First Community's option open interest and volume spread between outstanding puts and calls are regarded by many investors as reliable indicators of the overall future market direction.

Rule 16 of the current First contract

Base on the Rule 16, the options market is currently suggesting that First Community Bancshares will have an average daily up or down price movement of about 0.0156% per day over the life of the 2025-06-20 option contract. With First Community trading at USD 38.7, that is roughly USD 0.006047. If you think that the market is fully incorporating First Community's daily price movement you should consider buying First Community Bancshares options at the current volatility level of 0.25%. But if you have an opposite viewpoint you should avoid it and even consider selling them.
  
Purchasing First Community options can give investors a meaningful hedge against losses and, therefore, could be used conservatively to decrease the volatility of your portfolio. However, many options could also amount to little more than gambling, significantly enhancing your overall portfolio risk. One simple example of these aggressive strategies is the sale of "uncovered" First calls. Remember, the seller must deliver First Community Bancshares stock to the call owner when a call is exercised.

First Community Option Chain

When First Community's strike price is surpassing the current stock price, the option contract against First Community Bancshares stock is said to be in the money. When it comes to buying options that are ITM or OTM, the choice depends on your outlook for the underlying security, financial situation, and what you are trying to achieve.
First Community's option chain is a display of a range of information that helps investors for ways to trade options on First. In general, an option chain provides a helpful tool for investors to see all available option contracts, both puts, and calls, for First. It also shows strike prices and maturity days for a First Community against a given expiration period. The table below combines all the option information in the form of a chain but before you use it, remember that it entails significant risk and it is not for everyone.
Open IntStrike PriceCurrent SpreadLast Price
Call
FCBC250620C00052930052.930.0 - 0.80.8Out
Call
FCBC250620C00047930047.930.0 - 4.84.8Out
Call
FCBC250620C00042930042.930.05 - 6.10.05Out
Call
FCBC250620C00037930037.930.55 - 9.30.55Out
Call
FCBC250620C00032930032.934.9 - 13.84.9In
Call
FCBC250620C00055000055.00.0 - 0.00.0Out
Call
FCBC250620C00050000050.00.0 - 0.00.0Out
Call
FCBC250620C00045000045.00.0 - 0.00.0Out
Call
FCBC250620C00040000040.00.0 - 0.00.0In
Call
FCBC250620C00035000035.00.0 - 0.00.0In
 Put
FCBC250620P00052930052.936.8 - 15.66.8In
 Put
FCBC250620P00047930047.932.0 - 10.92.0In
 Put
FCBC250620P00042930042.930.05 - 7.10.05In
 Put
FCBC250620P00037930037.930.0 - 4.84.8Out
 Put
FCBC250620P00032930032.930.0 - 4.64.6Out
 Put
FCBC250620P00055000055.00.0 - 0.00.0In
 Put
FCBC250620P00050000050.00.0 - 0.00.0In
 Put
FCBC250620P00045000045.00.0 - 0.00.0In
 Put
FCBC250620P00040000040.00.0 - 0.00.0Out
 Put
FCBC250620P00035000035.00.0 - 0.00.0Out

First Community Selling And Marketing Expenses Over Time

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First Community Market Cap Over Time

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First Total Stockholder Equity

Total Stockholder Equity

302.24 Million

At present, First Community's Total Stockholder Equity is projected to increase significantly based on the last few years of reporting.

First Community Corporate Management

When determining whether First Community Banc offers a strong return on investment in its stock, a comprehensive analysis is essential. The process typically begins with a thorough review of First Community's financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, to assess its financial health. Key financial ratios are used to gauge profitability, efficiency, and growth potential of First Community Bancshares Stock. Outlined below are crucial reports that will aid in making a well-informed decision on First Community Bancshares Stock:
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Is Regional Banks space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of First Community. If investors know First will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about First Community listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth
0.117
Dividend Share
1.22
Earnings Share
2.8
Revenue Per Share
8.843
Quarterly Revenue Growth
(0.02)
The market value of First Community Banc is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of First that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of First Community's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is First Community's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because First Community's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect First Community's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between First Community's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if First Community is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, First Community's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.