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. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 1.32%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 27th. View First Bancorp's Dividend History.

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July, 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.03. The financial services provider had revenue of $70.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 targets for First Bancorp's shares. 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 10.1% 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 headlines about FBNC stock have trended negative this week, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of -2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the financial services provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for First Bancorp.

Some companies that are related to First Bancorp include First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), IBERIABANK (IBKC), United Bankshares (UBSI), 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), Chemical Financial (CHFC), Bancorpsouth Bank (BXS) and Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI).

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. (7.22%), 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 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FBNC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $36.32.

First Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.08 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.