NASDAQ:FBNC - First Bancorp Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

First Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 6th. Investors of record on Sunday, March 31st will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share on Thursday, April 25th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.25%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 28th. This is a positive change from First Bancorp's previous quarterly dividend of $0.10. View First Bancorp's Dividend History.

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.04. The financial services provider earned $68.25 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $68.41 million. First Bancorp had a return on equity of 12.32% and a net margin of 30.47%. View First Bancorp's Earnings History.

First Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, April 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Bancorp.

6 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for First Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $34.00 to $46.00. On average, they anticipate First Bancorp's stock price to reach $40.6667 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First Bancorp.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for First Bancorp.

News articles about FBNC stock have trended positive on Monday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Bancorp earned a coverage optimism score of 2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the financial services provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

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

First Bancorp's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.32%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.09%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (3.55%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (3.49%), Mendon Capital Advisors Corp (3.22%) and RMB Capital Management LLC (1.92%). Company insiders that own First Bancorp stock include Abby Jill Donnelly, Donald H Allred, Eric P Credle, James C Crawford III, Mary Clara Capel, Michael Goodwin Mayer, Richard H Moore and Suzanne S Deferie. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Bancorp.

FBNC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including RMB Capital Management LLC, Seidman Lawrence B, First Trust Advisors LP, Bank of America Corp DE, Employees Retirement System of Texas, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Two Sigma Advisers LP and Barclays PLC. Company insiders that have sold First Bancorp company stock in the last year include Eric P Credle and Mary Clara Capel. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Bancorp.

FBNC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Macquarie Group Ltd., Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Natixis Advisors L.P., BlackRock Inc., Geode Capital Management LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and Boston Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have bought First Bancorp stock in the last two years include Abby Jill Donnelly, Donald H Allred, Eric P Credle, James C Crawford III, 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FBNC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $38.54.

First Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.15 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 1,166 workers across the globe.

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.