First Guaranty Bancshares Stock Today
| FGBI Stock | USD 8.86 0.64 7.79% |
PerformanceModest
| Odds Of DistressLow
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First Guaranty is trading at 8.86 as of the 3rd of July 2025. This is a 7.79 percent increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 8.22. First Guaranty has less than a 9 % chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years but had a somewhat modest performance during the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 3rd of June 2025 and ending today, the 3rd of July 2025. Click here to learn more.
First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. operates as the holding company for First Guaranty Bank that provides commercial banking services in Louisiana and Texas. First Guaranty Bancshares, Inc. was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Hammond, Louisiana. First Gurty operates under BanksRegional classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. The company has 12.89 M outstanding shares of which 21.71 K shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 1.15 trading days to cover. More on First Guaranty Bancshares
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| Chairman | Alton Lewis |
| Business Concentration | Banking, Banks - Regional, Financial Services, Financials, Banks, Banks—Regional, Financial Services (View all Sectors) |
First Guaranty Bancshares (FGBI) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA. It is located in 400 East Thomas Street, Hammond, LA, United States, 70401 and employs 380 people. First Guaranty is listed under Banking category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Small-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 114.19 M. First Guaranty Bancshares conducts business under Banks sector and is part of Financials industry. The entity has 12.89 M outstanding shares of which 21.71 K shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 1.15 trading days to cover.
First Guaranty Bancshares currently holds about 120.4 M in cash with 33.73 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 11.23, which can makes it an attractive takeover target, given it will continue generating positive cash flow.
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Ownership AllocationThe market capitalization of First Guaranty Bancshares is $114.19 Million. First Guaranty Bancshares retains significant amount of outstanding shares owned by insiders. An insider is usually defined as a CEO, other corporate executive, director, or institutional investor who own at least 10% of the company's outstanding shares. Note, that even with substantial debt, if the true value of the firm is larger than the current market value, you may still be able to generate positive returns on investment in this company at some point.
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First Guaranty Bancshares Risk Profiles
Investors will always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment while minimizing volatility. First Guaranty market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding First Guaranty long position in a well-diversified portfolio.
| Risk Adjusted Performance | 0.1375 | |||
| Jensen Alpha | 0.3122 | |||
| Total Risk Alpha | 0.0494 | |||
| Sortino Ratio | 0.0528 |
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First Guaranty Corporate Management
| Gregory Prudhomme | Senior Louisiana | Profile | |
| Eric CFA | Secretary Treasurer | Profile | |
| Michael Cross | Chief Bank | Profile | |
| Kevin Foster | Senior Springs | Profile |
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