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 17th. Shareholders of record on Sunday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share on Thursday, July 25th. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.34%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 27th. View First Bancorp's Dividend History.

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.80 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' 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 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 12-month price objectives for First Bancorp's shares. Their predictions range from $34.00 to $44.00. On average, they anticipate First Bancorp's share price to reach $40.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.3% 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 coverage about FBNC stock has trended positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Bancorp earned a news impact score of 2.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the financial services provider a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for First Bancorp.

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

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 a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.22%), 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 bought 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FBNC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $35.93.

First Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.07 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.