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

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

First Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, September 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share on Friday, October 25th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.31%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 27th. View First Bancorp's Dividend History.

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.03. The financial services provider earned $70.40 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $69.62 million. First Bancorp had a return on equity of 11.83% and a net margin of 30.19%. 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 analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives 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 9.2% 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.

Media coverage about FBNC stock has been trending negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Bancorp earned a coverage optimism score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines 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 next several days. View News Stories for First Bancorp.

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

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 investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.23%), Vanguard Group Inc. (4.66%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (3.94%), Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (3.54%), Jennison Associates LLC (2.44%) and Jennison Associates LLC (2.44%). 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 sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Mendon Capital Advisors Corp, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., RMB Capital Management LLC, BlackRock Inc., Marshall Wace LLP, Rothschild & Co. Asset Management US Inc., Citadel Advisors LLC and First Trust Advisors LP. Company insiders that have sold First Bancorp company stock in the last year include Mary Clara Capel and Thomas F Phillips. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Bancorp.

FBNC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Bessemer Group Inc., Chicago Equity Partners LLC, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, Acadian Asset Management LLC and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 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 $36.62.

First Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.09 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.