The First Bancshares, Inc.
The First Bancshares, Inc. (FBMS) Stock Ownership
Institutional vs insider vs public ownership from 13F and float data — top holders, activity, and insider trades below.
SEC 13F · FMP · FBMS · as of Mar 31, 2025
Ownership Breakdown
152
Institutional Holders
▼ 5 vs Q4
$751.22M
Total Inst. Value
▼ $38.85M vs Q4
31.24M
Shares Outstanding
freeFloat 93.78%
22.23M
13F Shares Held
▼ 519,056 vs Q4
Institutional ownership = 13F shares ÷ total outstanding. Insider % = 100 − free float. Public % = free float − institution %. Data: FMP /symbol-positions-summary + /shares-float + SEC EDGAR.
Top Institutional Holders
FBMS largest shareholders · institutional ownership
Q1 2025 · SEC 13F
Showing top 10 holders
| Holder | Shares | % Owned | Weight | Value | Reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BLACKROCK, INC. national commercial banks | 2.70M | 8.56% | 8.56% | $91.21B | May 2, 2025 | ▼ 166.2K |
T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC. national commercial banks | 2.06M | 6.53% | 6.53% | $69.65B | May 14, 2025 | ▲ 237.7K |
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP national commercial banks | 1.64M | 5.20% | 5.20% | $55.48B | May 13, 2025 | ▲ 42.8K |
VANGUARD GROUP INC national commercial banks | 1.63M | 5.16% | 5.16% | $54.97B | May 9, 2025 | ▲ 24.5K |
ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. national commercial banks | 1.02M | 3.22% | 3.22% | $34.34B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 15.2K |
MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC national commercial banks | 846.3K | 2.68% | 2.68% | $28.61B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 606.0K |
MAGNETAR FINANCIAL LLC national commercial banks | 758.2K | 2.40% | 2.40% | $25.64B | May 15, 2025 | ▲ 2.7K |
STATE STREET CORP national commercial banks | 683.8K | 2.17% | 2.17% | $23.12B | May 15, 2025 | ▼ 266.5K |
CITIGROUP INC national commercial banks | 677.6K | 2.15% | 2.15% | $22.91B | May 12, 2025 | ▲ 8.1K |
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC national commercial banks | 673.4K | 2.14% | 2.14% | $22.67B | May 13, 2025 | ▼ 5.0K |
Data from SEC Form 13F filings. Ownership bar normalised to largest holder. Change flags: isNew / isSoldOut / changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder).
Institutional Activity
Q1 2025 vs prior quarter
Q1 2025
24
Increased
+1.86M shares5
New Positions
first time holders16
Decreased
−1.74M shares0
Sold Out
fully exitedNet shares change (top 50)
+122.3K
+1.86M / −1.74M
Net new holders
+13
5 new / 0 exited
Based on top 50 institutional holders by position size. Fields: isNew, isSoldOut, changeInSharesNumber (FMP extract-analytics/holder, limit=50).
Insider Buying vs Selling
FBMS insider trading · insider activity
Source: SEC Form 4
0
Buy transactions
13
Sell transactions
0.00
Buy/Sell ratio
$1M
Total disposed
Recent Insider Transactions
Showing 10 most recent · Common Stock only
| Name · Role | Date | Type | Shares | Price | Value | After Trans. | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BOMBOY DAVID W director | Apr 1, 2025 | D-Return | 134,784 | $34.09 | $4.59M | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
LEVY JONATHAN A director | Apr 1, 2025 | D-Return | 15,729 | $34.09 | $536.2K | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
Lowery Donna T. Rutland Chief Financial Officer | Apr 1, 2025 | D-Return | 52,550 | $34.09 | $1.79M | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
Williamson Valencia M. director | Apr 1, 2025 | D-Return | 2,711 | $34.09 | $92.4K | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
STETELMAN ANDREW D director | Apr 1, 2025 | D-Return | 59,636 | $34.09 | $2.03M | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
SEIDENBURG J DOUGLAS director | Apr 1, 2025 | D-Return | 102,484 | $34.09 | $3.49M | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
PARKER TED E director | Apr 1, 2025 | D-Return | 92,376 | $34.09 | $3.15M | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
Moore Diana Renee director | Apr 1, 2025 | D-Return | 7,264.172 | $34.09 | $247.6K | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
Mitchell Thomas Eugene director | Apr 1, 2025 | D-Return | 16,954 | $34.09 | $578.0K | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
MCMURRY FRED A director | Apr 1, 2025 | D-Return | 99,223 | $34.09 | $3.38M | 0 | Form 4 ↗ |
Source: /insider-trading/search (FMP stable). Buy/Sell direction: acquisitionOrDisposition A=Buy, D=Sell. RSU vesting (M-Exempt) excluded from sentiment bar. All data from SEC EDGAR public filings.
About institutional & insider ownership
The First Bancshares, Inc. (FBMS) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 71.2% of total shares outstanding. Company insiders own approximately 6.22%, while retail and public investors account for the remaining 22.62%.
The largest institutional shareholder of The First Bancshares, Inc. is BLACKROCK, INC., holding approximately 2.70 million shares — equal to 8.56% of outstanding shares — as of March 31, 2025.
A total of 152 institutional investors currently hold FBMS stock, with a combined institutional value of approximately $751,221,989 as of the most recent 13F filing period.
Frequently asked questions
FBMS ownershipThe First Bancshares, Inc. (FBMS) is primarily owned by institutional investors, who hold approximately 71.2% of shares. The largest shareholder is BLACKROCK, INC. with a 8.56% stake. Company insiders hold 6.22%. Data sourced from SEC Form 13F as of March 31, 2025.