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

First Citizens BancShares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FCNCO) was the target of a significant growth in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 10,800 shares, a growth of 42.1% from the February 13th total of 7,600 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 16,100 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

First Citizens BancShares Price Performance

First Citizens BancShares stock opened at $22.99 on Tuesday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $22.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $23.43. First Citizens BancShares has a twelve month low of $21.28 and a twelve month high of $24.83.

First Citizens BancShares Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 17th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 28th were paid a dividend of $0.3516 per share. This represents a $1.41 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.12%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, February 28th.

About First Citizens BancShares

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.