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

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

First Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, June 18th. Investors of record on Saturday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.10 per share on Wednesday, July 25th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.94%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 28th. View First Bancorp's Dividend History.

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 26th. The financial services provider reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.10. The financial services provider had revenue of $67.34 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $68.24 million. First Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.53% and a net margin of 26.25%. View First Bancorp's Earnings History.

First Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October, 23rd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for First Bancorp.

6 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for First Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $46.00. On average, they expect First Bancorp's share price to reach $40.6667 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.1%. 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.

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

Headlines about FBNC stock have trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. First Bancorp earned a coverage optimism score of 0.23 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the financial services provider an impact score of 47.06 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View Recent Headlines for First Bancorp.

First Bancorp's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.49%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.78%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (2.60%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (2.00%), Jennison Associates LLC (1.47%) and Millennium Management LLC (0.77%). 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 Thompson Siegel & Walmsley LLC, Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Huber Capital Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., WINTON GROUP Ltd, Employees Retirement System of Texas, JCSD Capital LLC and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. 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 Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Maltese Capital Management LLC, Maltese Capital Management LLC, Macquarie Group Ltd., BlackRock Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, First Trust Advisors LP and Millennium Management 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 $42.40.

First Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.23 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.