First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCNCO) Short Interest Update

First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCNCO) was the target of a large increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 15,200 shares, an increase of 114.1% from the August 31st total of 7,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 22,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

First Citizens BancShares Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FCNCO opened at $24.78 on Friday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $23.36 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.86. First Citizens BancShares has a fifty-two week low of $18.91 and a fifty-two week high of $24.82.

First Citizens BancShares Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 30th were paid a $0.3516 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, August 30th. This represents a $1.41 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.68%.

First Citizens BancShares Company Profile

First Citizens BancShares, Inc operates as the holding company for First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company that provides retail and commercial banking services to individuals, businesses, and professionals. The company's deposit products include checking, savings, money market, and time deposit accounts.