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 Wednesday, February 6th. Investors of record on Sunday, March 31st will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share on Thursday, April 25th. This represents a $0.48 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.23%. The ex-dividend date 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) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 23rd. The financial services provider reported $0.77 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.73 by $0.04. The financial services provider earned $68.25 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $68.41 million. First Bancorp had a net margin of 30.47% and a return on equity of 12.32%. 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 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for First Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $34.00 to $46.00. On average, they anticipate First Bancorp's share price to reach $40.6667 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.3% 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 headlines about FBNC stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Bancorp earned a news sentiment score of 1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the financial services provider a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

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First Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders 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 purchased 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 $38.98.

First Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.16 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.