First Community Corporation (FCCO) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$33.50 +1.06% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $33.64

First Community Corporation (FCCO) earns a Roarable Rating of B- (Buy) with 70/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (steady margins, 12% return on capital) with steady institutional support. The company’s underlying cash engine and institutional positioning keep the composite score in the Green Buy zone.

ROARABLE B- • BUY Cap $314.9M
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INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $33.64 (+0.43%)🧬 Cannibal Buyback (-2.36% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 14/20 (B-) • 0.4% FCF Margin
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📊 Historical Track Record: Scores of 70/100 (B-) historically ranked in the Top 15% of excess returns over the next 90 days (+6.6% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 68.1% hit rate).
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERBUY • B-
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2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish
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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw C+ · Rk B
Cash (14)Whales (11)SEC (13)Macro (16)CEO (16)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+5.4% Base Target
$42 Bull$35 Base$27 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for FCCO)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±4.8%
Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (70/100 Composite)
🔍 WHY FCCO SCORES 70/100 (B-) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag
▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Macro Regime Fit+16/20 pts (23% of score)

FRED Regime × Technicals: 76% of 52W Range • RSI-14 at 51.5 (NEUTRAL RANGE)

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution+16/20 pts (23% of score)

SEC Form 4 / 13F Thermometer: 80% Net Buy • Cannibal Buyback (-2.36% YoY Shares)

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Whale & Options Positioning11/20 pts (-9 pt drag)

Put hedging (50% put share) caps near-term gamma upside (-9 pts vs max)

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current
Q1 (-3Q)
62
Grade C+$32.27+0.8% Next Q
Q2 (-2Q)
65
Grade C+$32.54+1.7% Next Q
Q3 (-1Q)
67
Grade B-$33.10+1.2% Next Q
Current
70
Grade B-$33.50+6.6% Hist 90D α
Trajectory: C+ (62) → B- (70)Full Audit →
⚔️ ADVERSARIAL OPPOSING CASE & FORENSIC KILL-SWITCH (WHY THE BULL/BEAR THESIS COULD FAIL)GIDEON ASHMERE // FORENSIC SHORT & KILL-SWITCH DOSSIER

⚔️ Adversarial Opposing Case: Why the FCCO Bull Thesis Could Fail

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Even with a 70/100 (B-) score, FCCO faces multiple-compression risk if 16.4x trailing P/E re-rate toward historical sector medians or if hyperscaler/enterprise customer concentration slows in upcoming 10-Q filings.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #1

Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #2

Dilution & Margin Drag: Cannibal Buyback (-2.36% YoY Shares) — any gross margin slip below 49.5% triggers an automatic RQD downgrade.

⚠️ Forensic Kill-Switch #3

Technical & Forensic Kill-Switch: A daily close below the 50D SMA ($33.12) or 200D SMA ($31.43) invalidates the momentum regime and cuts Target Base ($35.31) toward Bear Floor ($27.47).

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Contract: “FCCO Beats Next Quarter EPS Consensus (Dec 30, 2026) & Holds Above 200D SMA”
RSI-14 MOMENTUMNEUTRAL RANGE
51.530 Oversold · 70 Hot
ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)
3.80>3.0 Fortress Safe
PIOTROSKI F-SCOREWEAK QUALITY (1–4)
4 / 99-Pt Accounting
52-WEEK LASER RANGE76% OF RANGE
L: $26$33.50H: $36
1. Money & Cash Health● MIXED
Are profits real cash in the bank?

Decent core business (steady margins), though cash flow growth is moderate rather than explosive right now.

Factor Grade: B-RQD 14 / 20
2. Big Money & Insiders● NEUTRAL
Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Big funds and company insiders are mostly holding steady without aggressive buying or panic selling.

Factor Grade: C+RQD 27 / 40
3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● ALL CLEAR
SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

Clean SEC fine-print check with low hidden accounting risk and favorable interest-rate weather.

Factor Grade: BRQD 29 / 40
MULTI-MODEL JEV QUANT JURY DELIBERATION

2-of-3 JEV AI Jury Bullish on FCCO

Cash & Moat Bull AI
ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model
BULLISH (70)

11.5% ROIC with 42.0% gross margin and 5.58% FCF yield.

SEC Forensic Auditor AI
10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard
NEUTRAL (65)

Altman-Z 4.20 and Piotroski 4/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI
Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq
BULLISH (72)

27/40 institutional & smart-money positioning score with 16/20 macro alignment.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like FCCO
  • ✓Company leadership has skin in the game with net positive insider conviction.
Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong
  • !Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.
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FCCO // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: +13.14%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE
2026-10-30O $33.62H $33.62L $32.94C $33.50VOL 43.4K
RES: $34.08SUP: $30.89SMA50: $33.12SMA200: $31.43
$36.26$34.12$31.99$29.85$27.72RES $34.08SUP $30.89$33.502026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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FCCO Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
9.1%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +6.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for FCCO. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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DETERMINISTIC MULTI-FACTOR EQUITY AUDIT • SEC EDGAR XBRL × RQD PEER BENCHMARK

📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (FCCO)

Financials Rank #157 of 1096 ⚔️ FRAF vs FCCO Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Financials Peer Comparison (FCCO vs. FRAF, NEWT, FVCB, MYFW)

Industry: Major Banks (248 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1096 tracked Financials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, First Community Corporation (FCCO) ranks #157 by composite RQD confidence (70/100, grade B-) and #800 by equity capitalization ($314.9M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, NEWT leads on earnings valuation at 5.3x trailing P/E, while NEWT leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 15.2% ROIC and — gross margin. FVCB currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 71/100 (B-) compared with FCCO at 70/100 (B-).

Ticker / Company Roarable Grade RQD Score Trailing P/E Gross Margin ROIC 1D Change Market Cap Head-to-Head
FCCO ACTIVE
First Community Corporation
B- 70/100 16.4x — 11.5% +1.06% $314.9M Benchmark Subject
FRAF
Franklin Financial Services Corporation
C+ 68/100 14.9x — 12.1% +0.63% $316.5M /fraf-vs-fcco →
NEWT
NewtekOne Inc.
D 47/100 5.3x — 15.2% -3.93% $318.0M /newt-vs-fcco →
FVCB
FVCBankcorp Inc.
B- 71/100 13.9x — 8.7% -0.41% $307.3M /fvcb-vs-fcco →
MYFW
First Western Financial Inc.
D- 37/100 23.3x — 5.0% -0.22% $307.2M /myfw-vs-fcco →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0000932781

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), First Community Corporation (FCCO) reported GAAP revenue of $0 (N/A vs. FY2024 revenue of $0 ) , GAAP net income of $19.2M, operating cash flow of $18.7M, and free cash flow of $17.6M (+67.0% YoY). On the balance sheet, FCCO closed FY2025 with $2.06B in total assets against $0 in total debt (Altman Z-Score: N/A, Piotroski F-Score: 4/9).

Fiscal Period Filing Date Revenue Net Income Operating Cash Flow Free Cash Flow Total Assets Total Debt
FY2025 (FY) 2025-12-31 $0 $19.2M $18.7M $17.6M $2.06B —
FY2024 (FY) 2024-12-31 $0 $14.0M $11.6M $10.5M $1.96B —
FY2023 (FY) 2023-12-31 $0 $11.8M $13.0M $13.0M — —

3. FCCO Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is FCCO stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

As of 2026-11-01, First Community Corporation (NASDAQ: FCCO) is rated B- (Buy / BUY) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 70/100 at a spot price of $33.50 (+1.06% 1D, market cap $314.9M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 14/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 11/20, Executive Insider Alignment 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 16/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 16/20. Across 1096 tracked Financials issuers, FCCO ranks #157 in composite RQD confidence.

How does FCCO compare to FRAF and NEWT in the Financials sector?

Within the Financials sector (Major Banks), FCCO carries a Roarable B- (70/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 16.4x, gross margin of —, and ROIC of 11.5%. By comparison, FRAF (Franklin Financial Services Corporation) holds a C+ grade (68/100 RQD, P/E 14.9x, ROIC 12.1%, cap $316.5M) and NEWT (NewtekOne Inc.) posts a D grade (47/100 RQD, P/E 5.3x, ROIC 15.2%, cap $318.0M). Among the 5-stock peer group, NEWT leads on earnings multiple (5.3x) while NEWT leads on capital efficiency (15.2% ROIC).

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for FCCO?

Per FCCO's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0000932781), First Community Corporation generated $0 in revenue, $19.2M in net income, and $17.6M in free cash flow against $2.06B in total assets and $0 in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Company leadership has skin in the game with net positive insider conviction.. Primary risk factors monitored: Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

Where is FCCO trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

FCCO last traded at $33.50 (+1.06% on volume of 23,187 shares), positioning the stock +1.15% above its 50-day simple moving average ($33.12) and +6.59% above its 200-day simple moving average ($31.43). Across its 52-week range of $26.42 to $35.74, FCCO sits at the 76.0% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 51.5 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±4.8% ($31.89 to $35.11).

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Should I buy, hold, or sell FCCO stock right now?

First Community Corporation (FCCO) currently earns a Roarable Rating of B- (Buy — BUY) with 70/100 RQD Confidence. High-quality cash engine (steady margins, 12% return on capital) with steady institutional support.

What is FCCO's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

FCCO's 12-month base price target is $35.31 (range $27.47 to $41.67), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.

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