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First Guaranty Bancshares (First Guaranty Bancshares) Dividend Yield % : 6.17% (As of Apr. 29, 2024)


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What is First Guaranty Bancshares Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-04-29), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of First Guaranty Bancshares is 6.17%.

The historical rank and industry rank for First Guaranty Bancshares's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

FGBI' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 1.98   Med: 3.35   Max: 6.88
Current: 6.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of First Guaranty Bancshares was 6.88%. The lowest was 1.98%. And the median was 3.35%.

FGBI's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
77.18% of 1205 companies
in the Banks industry
Industry Median: 3.99 vs FGBI: 6.17

First Guaranty Bancshares's Dividend Payout Ratio for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was 2.62.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of First Guaranty Bancshares Inc is 0.97, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of First Guaranty Bancshares was 0.97. The lowest was 0.24. And the median was 0.35.

As of today (2024-04-29), the Forward Dividend Yield % of First Guaranty Bancshares is 6.17%.

First Guaranty Bancshares's Dividends per Share for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.16.

During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 3.20% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.30% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 4.40% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of First Guaranty Bancshares was 10.00% per year. The lowest was -4.20% per year. And the median was 4.10% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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First Guaranty Bancshares Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Guaranty Bancshares's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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First Guaranty Bancshares Dividend Yield % Chart

First Guaranty Bancshares Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.74 3.60 2.93 2.66 5.76

First Guaranty Bancshares Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 2.66 4.08 5.69 5.83 5.76

Competitive Comparison of First Guaranty Bancshares's Dividend Yield %

For the Banks - Regional subindustry, First Guaranty Bancshares's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


First Guaranty Bancshares's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Banks Industry

For the Banks industry and Financial Services sector, First Guaranty Bancshares's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Guaranty Bancshares's Dividend Yield % falls into.



First Guaranty Bancshares Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

First Guaranty Bancshares Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.1602024-03-212024-03-222024-03-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1602023-12-212023-12-222023-12-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1602023-09-212023-09-222023-09-29Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.1602023-06-222023-06-232023-06-30Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

First Guaranty Bancshares's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.64/10.375
=6.17 %

Current Share Price is $10.375.
First Guaranty Bancshares's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.64.

First Guaranty Bancshares's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.64/10.375
=6.17 %

Current Share Price is $10.375.
First Guaranty Bancshares's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.16 * 4 = $0.64.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


First Guaranty Bancshares  (NAS:FGBI) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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First Guaranty Bancshares (First Guaranty Bancshares) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
400 East Thomas Street, Hammond, LA, USA, 70401
First Guaranty Bancshares Inc provides personalized commercial banking services to its customers in Louisiana, through several banking facilities in the Market Services Areas. Its principal business activity includes attracting deposits and investing it together with funds generated from operations and borrowings insecurities and in lending activities to serve the credit needs of its customer base. The company offers commercial real estate loans, commercial and industrial loans, construction and land development loans, agricultural and farmland loans, and to a lesser extent, consumer and multifamily loans.
Executives
Vanessa R Drew director 400 EAST THOMAS STREET, HAMMOND LA 70401
Amanda Wood Barnett officer: General Counsel 1412 CENTRE COURT DRIVE, SUITE 101, ALEXANDRIA LA 71301
Smith Edgar R. Iii director 400 EAST THOMAS STREET, HAMMOND LA 70401
William K Hood director 400 EAST THOMAS STREET, HAMMOND LA 70401
Marshall T Reynolds director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman of the Board 2450 FIRST AVENUE, HUNTINGTON WV 25704
Smith & Hood Holding Company, Llc 10 percent owner 11239 HIGHWAY 16, AMITE LA 70422
Eric Dosch officer: SVP and CFO 2450 FIRST AVENUE, HUNTINGTON WV 25703
Jack Rossi director 400 EAST THOMAS STREET, HAMMOND LA 70401
Lewis Alton B Jr officer: Chief Executive Officer 400 EAST THOMAS STREET, HAMMOND LA 70401
Glenda Baskin Glover director 911 E. WINDING CREEK DRIVE, SUITE 150, EAGLE ID 83616
Smith & Hood Investments, Llc 10 percent owner P.O. BOX 367, AMITE LA 70422
Gary A Simanson director 717 KING STREET, ALEXANDRIA VA 22314
Michael R. Sharp officer: President and CLO 400 EAST THOMAS STREET, HAMMOND LA 70401
Michele E. Lobianco officer: Chief Financial Officer 400 EAST THOMAS STREET, HAMMOND LA 70401
Loy F. Weaver officer: Executive Vice President 400 EAST THOMAS STREET, HAMMOND LA 70401

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