NASDAQ:FBNC - First Bancorp Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

First Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Saturday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share on Wednesday, July 25th. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 28th. View First Bancorp's Dividend History.

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.77 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.17. The financial services provider earned $66.45 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $63.31 million. First Bancorp had a net margin of 23.54% and a return on equity of 9.58%. View First Bancorp's Earnings History.

First Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 24th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for First Bancorp.

5 analysts have issued 12 month price targets for First Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $42.00. On average, they anticipate First Bancorp's stock price to reach $39.3333 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.6%. View Analyst Ratings for First Bancorp.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to First Bancorp include Prosperity Bancshares (PB), First Citizens BancShares Inc. Class A (FCNCA), Associated Banc (ASB), Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI), Popular (BPOP), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Hancock (HBHC), Home Bancshares (HOMB), Chemical Financial (CHFC), First Hawaiian Bank (FHB), Investors Bancorp (ISBC), United Bankshares (UBSI), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), Bank of Hawaii (BOH) and Cathay General Bancorp (CATY).

Headlines about FBNC stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. First Bancorp earned a news sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the financial services provider an impact score of 45.11 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

First Bancorp's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.48%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.34%), Ironsides Asset Advisors LLC (0.11%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (0.06%), Franklin Street Advisors Inc. NC (0.03%) and First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. (0.02%). 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, O Temple Sloan III, 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 Peregrine Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold First Bancorp company stock in the last year include Eric P Credle, Mary Clara Capel and Suzanne S Deferie. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Bancorp.

FBNC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Franklin Street Advisors Inc. NC, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Pwmco LLC, DAVENPORT & Co LLC and Ironsides Asset 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, O Temple Sloan III and Richard H Moore. 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 $41.23.

First Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.22 billion and generates $226.29 million in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $45.97 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.85 on an earnings per share basis. First Bancorp employs 1,166 workers across the globe.

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.