First Bancorp Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:FBNC)

First Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FBNC."

First Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, September 13th. Investors of record on Monday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share on Friday, October 25th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.35%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 27th. View First Bancorp's Dividend History.

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.03. The financial services provider earned $70.40 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $69.62 million. First Bancorp had a net margin of 30.19% and a return on equity of 11.83%. View First Bancorp's Earnings History.

First Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 22nd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Bancorp.

5 brokerages have issued 1-year price targets for First Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $34.00 to $44.00. On average, they anticipate First Bancorp's stock price to reach $40.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First Bancorp.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for First Bancorp.

News stories about FBNC stock have been trending negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Bancorp earned a coverage optimism score of -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for First Bancorp.

First Bancorp saw a decline in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 381,800 shares, a decline of 21.1% from the August 30th total of 483,600 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 75,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 5.0 days. Currently, 1.3% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View First Bancorp's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to First Bancorp include IBERIABANK (IBKC), United Bankshares (UBSI), First Hawaiian (FHB), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), Bank of Hawaii (BOH), Bank Ozk (OZK), Investors Bancorp (ISBC), Associated Banc (ASB), Home Bancshares (HOMB), Bancorpsouth Bank (BXS), CVB Financial (CVBF), Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Cathay General Bancorp (CATY) and Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other First Bancorp investors own include Hawkins (HWKN), Intelsat (I), Fossil Group (FOSL), Associated British Foods (ABF), Chaarat Gold (CGH), Bank of America (BAC), AMC Entertainment (AMC), First Data (FDC), CA (CA) and Ciena (CIEN).

First Bancorp's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.33%) and Denali Advisors LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own First Bancorp stock include Abby Jill Donnelly, Eric P Credle, Mary Clara Capel, Michael Goodwin Mayer, Richard H Moore, Suzanne S Deferie and Thomas F Phillips. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Bancorp.

FBNC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. and Denali Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have bought First Bancorp stock in the last two years include Abby Jill Donnelly, Michael Goodwin Mayer, Richard H Moore and Suzanne S Deferie. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Bancorp.

Shares of FBNC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FBNC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.68.

First Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.06 billion and generates $293.04 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $89.29 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.01 on an earnings per share basis. First Bancorp employs 1,098 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About First Bancorp.

The official website for First Bancorp is http://www.localfirstbank.com/.

First Bancorp's mailing address is 300 SW Broad Street, Southern Pines NC, 28387. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at 910-246-2500.