NASDAQ:FBNC - First Bancorp Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

First Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, June 18th. Shareholders of record on Saturday, June 30th will be given a dividend of $0.10 per share on Wednesday, July 25th. This represents a $0.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.97%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 28th. View First Bancorp's Dividend History.

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 25th. The financial services provider reported $0.77 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.60 by $0.17. The financial services provider earned $66.45 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $63.31 million. First Bancorp had a return on equity of 9.58% and a net margin of 23.54%. View First Bancorp's Earnings History.

First Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 24th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for First Bancorp.

5 brokerages have issued 12-month price targets for First Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $42.00. On average, they expect First Bancorp's stock price to reach $39.3333 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.6%. View Analyst Ratings for First Bancorp.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to First Bancorp include Popular (BPOP), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), First Citizens BancShares Inc. Class A (FCNCA), Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI), Associated Banc (ASB), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Hancock (HBHC), Home Bancshares (HOMB), Chemical Financial (CHFC), First Hawaiian Bank (FHB), Investors Bancorp (ISBC), United Bankshares (UBSI), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI) and Bank of Hawaii (BOH).

News stories about FBNC stock have trended somewhat positive on Sunday, Accern reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. First Bancorp earned a news impact score of 0.07 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the financial services provider an impact score of 47.13 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

First Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.48%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.34%), Ironsides Asset Advisors LLC (0.11%), DAVENPORT & Co LLC (0.06%), Franklin Street Advisors Inc. NC (0.03%) and First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. (0.02%). 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 Peregrine Capital Management LLC. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Franklin Street Advisors Inc. NC, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Pwmco LLC, DAVENPORT & Co LLC and Ironsides Asset 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, 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 $41.23.

First Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.22 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.