FBNC Stock Overview Operates as the bank holding company for First Bank that provides banking products and services for individuals and small to medium-sized businesses. More details
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First Bancorp Competitors Price History & Performance
Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for First Bancorp Historical stock prices Current Share Price US$43.58 52 Week High US$50.34 52 Week Low US$29.53 Beta 1.07 1 Month Change -0.89% 3 Month Change 4.66% 1 Year Change 26.21% 3 Year Change 1.59% 5 Year Change 17.47% Change since IPO 1,370.55%
Recent News & Updates
Full year 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations Jan 30
First Bancorp Announces Net Charge Offs for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2024 Jan 30
Third quarter dividend of US$0.22 announced Dec 19
First Bancorp: Earnings To Grow But Stock Appears Overvalued Dec 19
First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend on Its Common Stock, Payable on January 25, 2025 Dec 13
Price target increased by 8.4% to US$51.63 Dec 04 See more updates
Full year 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations Jan 30
First Bancorp Announces Net Charge Offs for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2024 Jan 30
Third quarter dividend of US$0.22 announced Dec 19
First Bancorp: Earnings To Grow But Stock Appears Overvalued Dec 19
First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend on Its Common Stock, Payable on January 25, 2025 Dec 13
Price target increased by 8.4% to US$51.63 Dec 04
Lead Independent Director recently sold US$274k worth of stock Nov 29
Lead Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock Nov 27
Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations Oct 24
Price target increased by 9.5% to US$47.63 Oct 02
Price target increased by 13% to US$46.13 Sep 25
Independent Director recently sold US$869k worth of stock Sep 25
Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock Sep 23
Second quarter dividend of US$0.22 announced Sep 16
First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend on Its Common Stock, Payable on October 25, 2024 Sep 13
Consensus EPS estimates increase by 12% Jul 31
First Bancorp Announces Retirement of Mason Y. Garrett as Board of Directors Jul 31
Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations Jul 25
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19% Jul 16
First Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FBNC) Dividend Will Be $0.22 Jun 18
First quarter dividend of US$0.22 announced Jun 17
First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend on Its Common Stock, Payable on July 25, 2024 Jun 15
First Bancorp Announces Executive Changes May 15
Some Shareholders May Object To A Pay Rise For First Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FBNC) CEO This Year Apr 26
First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations Apr 25
First Bancorp, Annual General Meeting, May 02, 2024 Mar 21
Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share Mar 20
First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.22 Mar 18
Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.22 announced Mar 18
First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on April 25, 2024 Mar 15
Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations Mar 03
New minor risk - Profit margin trend Jan 26
Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations Jan 26
Price target increased by 7.6% to US$37.13 Dec 24
Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share at 2.4% yield Dec 21
First Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FBNC) Dividend Will Be $0.22 Dec 21
First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on January 25, 2024 Dec 15
Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations Oct 26
Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share at 3.2% yield Sep 21
First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.22 Sep 19
First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend on Its Common Stock, Payable on October 25, 2023 Sep 16
Insider recently sold US$1.8m worth of stock Aug 31
New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth Aug 07
Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations Jul 28
Price target decreased by 8.4% to US$36.65 Jul 17
Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share at 2.7% yield Jun 22
First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.22 Jun 20
First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on July 25, 2023 Jun 16
Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17% Jun 08
Consensus EPS estimates fall by 17% May 03
Price target decreased by 9.4% to US$40.55 May 03
First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations Apr 29
Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share at 2.5% yield Mar 23
First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.22 Mar 19
Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations Mar 06
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Passed With Ease Mar 01
Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues in line with analyst expectations Jan 26
Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share Dec 22
First Bancorp Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on January 25, 2023 Dec 16
Price target increased to US$50.00 Nov 16
Price target increased to US$50.00 Nov 03
Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations Oct 27
Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share Sep 22
First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on October 25, 2022 Sep 16
First Bancorp declares $0.22 dividend Sep 15
First Bancorp upgraded to Overweight at Piper after YTD underperformance Aug 18
Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations Jul 28 First Bancorp (NasdaqGS:FBNC) entered in a definitive merger agreement to acquire GrandSouth Bancorporation (OTCPK:GRRB) for approximately $160 million. Jun 22
Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share Jun 22
First Bancorp Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on July 25, 2022 Jun 16
Chairman & CEO recently bought US$100k worth of stock May 04
First quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analyst expectations Apr 28
Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share Mar 23
Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind Mar 05
First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.22 Feb 10 First Bancorp (NasdaqGS:FBNC) announces an Equity Buyback for $40 million worth of its shares.
Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind Jan 28
Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind Jan 28
Here's Why I Think First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Might Deserve Your Attention Today Dec 28
Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share Dec 23
Insider recently bought US$99k worth of stock Dec 01
Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.97 (vs US$0.81 in 3Q 2020) Oct 27
Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share Sep 22
I Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Passed With Ease Aug 11
Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.03 (vs US$0.56 in 2Q 2020) Jul 29
Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share Jun 22
CEO & Director recently bought US$102k worth of stock Jun 17
First Bancorp declares $0.20 dividend Jun 15
First Bancorp (NasdaqGS:FBNC) entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Select Bancorp, Inc. (NasdaqGM:SLCT) for approximately $310 million. Jun 02
Consensus forecasts updated May 04
Price target increased to US$49.20 May 02
First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.99 (vs US$0.62 in 1Q 2020) Apr 30
Price target increased to US$43.30 Mar 30
Upcoming Dividend of US$0.20 Per Share Mar 23 Shareholder Returns FBNC US Banks US Market 7D -0.5% 1.2% -0.8% 1Y 26.2% 39.2% 25.2%
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Return vs Industry: FBNC underperformed the US Banks industry which returned 39.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: FBNC exceeded the US Market which returned 25.2% over the past year.
Price Volatility Is FBNC's price volatile compared to industry and market? FBNC volatility FBNC Average Weekly Movement 5.4% Banks Industry Average Movement 5.1% Market Average Movement 6.5% 10% most volatile stocks in US Market 18.7% 10% least volatile stocks in US Market 3.3%
Stable Share Price: FBNC has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.
Volatility Over Time: FBNC's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company First Bancorp operates as the bank holding company for First Bank that provides banking products and services for individuals and small to medium-sized businesses. The company accepts deposit products, such as checking, savings, and money market accounts, as well as time deposits, including certificate of deposits and individual retirement accounts. It also offers loans for a range of consumer and commercial purposes comprising loans for business, real estate, personal, home improvement, and automobiles, as well as residential mortgages and small business administration loans; and accounts receivable financing and factoring, inventory financing, and purchase order financing services.
Show more First Bancorp Fundamentals Summary How do First Bancorp's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap? FBNC fundamental statistics Market cap US$1.82b Earnings (TTM ) US$76.22m Revenue (TTM ) US$333.72m
Earnings & Revenue Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM) FBNC income statement (TTM ) Revenue US$333.72m Cost of Revenue US$0 Gross Profit US$333.72m Other Expenses US$257.51m Earnings US$76.22m
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2024
Earnings per share (EPS) 1.84 Gross Margin 100.00% Net Profit Margin 22.84% Debt/Equity Ratio 6.4%
How did FBNC perform over the long term?
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2.0% Current Dividend Yield
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status Data Last Updated (UTC time) Company Analysis 2025/01/30 00:57 End of Day Share Price 2025/01/30 00:00 Earnings 2024/12/31 Annual Earnings 2024/12/31
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Analyst Sources First Bancorp is covered by 7 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
Analyst Institution Paul Miller FBR Capital Markets & Co. Christopher Marinac Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Christopher McGratty Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods
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