Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (OTCMKTS:FMCB) Shares Pass Above 50-Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (OTCMKTS:FMCB) passed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Wednesday . The stock has a fifty day moving average of $1,040.05 and traded as high as $1,044.99. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp shares last traded at $1,025.00, with a volume of 737 shares trading hands.

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Price Performance

The company has a 50 day moving average price of $1,042.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $990.48. The company has a market capitalization of $735 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.86 and a beta of 0.22. The company has a current ratio of 0.82, a quick ratio of 0.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.02.

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp (OTCMKTS:FMCB) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, October 16th. The bank reported $29.96 EPS for the quarter. The company had revenue of $58.27 million during the quarter. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp had a return on equity of 15.35% and a net margin of 30.25%.

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 4th were paid a $9.30 dividend. This is a boost from Farmers & Merchants Bancorp’s previous dividend of $8.80. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, December 4th. Farmers & Merchants Bancorp’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 15.70%.

About Farmers & Merchants Bancorp

Farmers & Merchants Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for Farmers & Merchants Bank of Central California that provides various banking services to businesses and individuals. The company accepts various deposit products, including checking, savings, money market, time certificates of deposit, and individual retirement accounts.