FBSS Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model

For dividend yielding stocks, the Dividend Discount Model (DDM) is a common valuation tool; it attempts to extrapolate a fair share price based primarily on the dividend the stock provides relative to a number of other quantiative aspects of its business. In the case of FBSS, the dividend discount model StockNews created for the company implies a positive return of 3.04%. Digging deeper, the aspects of Fauquier Bankshares Inc's dividend discount model that we found most interesting were:

• Fauquier Bankshares Inc's dividend growth rate is higher than just 12.07% of stocks in its sector (Financial Services).
• A stock's beta generally indicates its volatility relative to the broader equity market; for Fauquier Bankshares Inc, its beta is lower than 95.72% of dividend issuing stocks we observed.
• In comparison to its fellow dividend issuing stocks in the Financial Services sector, FBSS's equity discount rate is less than 87.23% of those stocks.

FBSS Dividends vs. Peers