Comparable stake leader
BlackRock, Inc.
SEC ownership of FIRST BANCSHARES INC /MS/
Top holders, 13D/G large-stake signals, insider positions, and transaction flow tied to CIK 0000947559.
Disclosed value leader
BlackRock, Inc.
Comparable rows
2/3
Latest evidence
31 Mar 2025
- Parsed ownership sources
-
13D/G and 3/4/5
Source: Parsed SEC ownership filingsUse: Compare filing families carefully
- Largest SEC-reported holder
-
BlackRock, Inc.
Ranking: Comparable ownership first, then disclosed value
- Comparable ownership rows
-
2 of 3
Meaning: Rows with safely comparable ownership %
- Latest 13D/G holder
-
BlackRock, Inc.
Source: Latest parsed Schedule 13D/G stake
- Latest parsed ownership date
-
31 Mar 2025
Freshness: Most recent filing date in this holder set
- Issuer CIK
- 0000947559
- Issuer location
- Hattiesburg, MS
Ownership snapshot
CIK-linked ownership evidence from parsed SEC filings.
3 signals
Issuer
Names, identifiers, and filing context for this profile.
2 identity fields
Ownership snapshot
Top shareholders of FIRST BANCSHARES INC /MS/ (13F + 13D/G + 3/4/5)
Grouped by holder across the latest SEC ownership disclosures. Start with comparable ownership when available, then verify the linked 13F, 13D/G, or 3/4/5 evidence.
Comparable stake leader
BlackRock, Inc.
Disclosed value leader
BlackRock, Inc.
Comparable rows
2/3
Latest evidence
31 Mar 2025
13D/G
3/4/5
Lead comparable stake: 7.3%
1 rows are not safely comparable across share classes.
13D/G row: BlackRock, Inc.
Quick read
BlackRock, Inc. leads the comparable SEC ownership view at 7.3%.
2 of 3 rows have a safely comparable ownership percentage. Use this as a filing-backed starting point, then open the detailed table for source links, reporting role, position value, share count, and filing date.
Open SEC evidence
Opens BlackRock, Inc.'s linked filing trail.
Comparable ownership
Top 2
BlackRock, Inc.
7.3%
FJ Capital Management LLC
0.54%
Ownership % is shown only when SEC disclosures are safely comparable across share classes.
Detailed SEC evidence table Showing 1-3 of 3 holder rows
| Holder | Evidence | Ownership % | Position | 12M Net Δ | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. |
13D/G
|
7.3%
|
$77,294,495
2,286,143 shares
|
$0 | 31 Mar 2025 |
| FJ Capital Management LLC |
13D/G
|
0.54%
|
$5,655,534
167,274 shares
|
$0 | 30 Sep 2024 |
| Rodney D. Bennett |
3/4/5
Director
|
—
class O/S missing
|
$241,478
8,250 shares
|
— | 17 Feb 2023 |
How to read this table
Rows are grouped by holder and ranked first by SEC-reported ownership % when it is safely comparable, then by disclosed holdings value. — indicates unavailable or non-comparable values; "mixed-class rows" means the latest filing spans non-comparable classes.
Forms 3/4/5 flow
Insider trading overview
Insider buy and sell flow is broadly balanced over the last 12 months. No Buy or Sell transactions have been reported since 05 Sep 2025.
Buys
$0
Insiders: 0
Sells
$0
Insiders: 0
Net
$0
Shares: 0
Window
Last 12 months
4 rolling buckets
Buy value
Sell value
Shares: 0
Shares: 0
| Window (months) | Buy shares | Sell shares | Buy value | Sell value | Net value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-3 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 3-6 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 6-9 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| 9-12 | 0 | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Reporting owners
Insider holders from Forms 3/4/5
Showing 1-14 of 14 reporting-owner rows connected to FIRST BANCSHARES INC /MS/. Open a relationship link for the CIK-to-CIK filing trail.
Rows
14
Largest Forms 3/4/5 holder
Rodney D. Bennett
Net 12M change
$0
Latest report
01 Apr 2025
| Name | Relationship | Holdings Value | Past Year Net Change | Change % | Valuation | Report Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodney D. Bennett | Director | $241,478 | Mixed | 17 Feb 2023 | ||
| Diana Renee Moore | Director | $0 | Mixed | 01 Apr 2025 | ||
| E. Ricky Gibson | Director | $0 | Mixed | 01 Apr 2025 | ||
| Charles R. Lightsey | Director | $0 | Mixed | 01 Apr 2025 | ||
| Fred A. McMurry | Director | $0 | Mixed | 01 Apr 2025 | ||
| M. Ray Cole Jr. | PRESIDENT, CEO AND CHAIRMAN, Director | $0 | Mixed | 01 Apr 2025 | ||
| Ted E. Parker | Director | $0 | Mixed | 01 Apr 2025 | ||
| Andrew D. Stetelman | Director | $0 | Mixed | 01 Apr 2025 | ||
| David W. Bomboy | Director | $0 | Mixed | 01 Apr 2025 | ||
| Donna T. Rutland Lowery | Chief Financial Officer | $0 | Mixed | 01 Apr 2025 | ||
| Thomas Eugene Mitchell | Director | $0 | Mixed | 01 Apr 2025 | ||
| Jonathan A. Levy | Director | $0 | Mixed | 01 Apr 2025 | ||
| J. Douglas Seidenburg | Director | $0 | Mixed | 01 Apr 2025 | ||
| Valencia M. Williamson | Director | $0 | Mixed | 01 Apr 2025 |
Recent insider transactions for FIRST BANCSHARES INC /MS/
Showing up to 300 recent insider transactions from the last 12 months.
| Insider | Symbol | Class | Transaction | % | SEC-reported value | SEC-reported price | Shares | Shares owned | Date | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No insider transactions were found in the last 12 months for this issuer. | ||||||||||
* marks a reported price that did not pass the local price check.