First Bancorp Dividend

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

First Bancorp is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 2.84% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

2.8%

Dividend yield

35%

Payout ratio

Industry average yield	3.2%
Next dividend pay date	n/a
Ex dividend date	n/a
Dividend per share	n/a
Earnings per share	US$2.51
Dividend yield forecast in 3Y	2.9%

Recent dividend updates

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.22

Mar 18

First Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FBNC) Dividend Will Be $0.22

Dec 21

Recent updates

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Passed With Ease

Mar 01

First Bancorp declares $0.22 dividend

Sep 15

First Bancorp upgraded to Overweight at Piper after YTD underperformance

Aug 18

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.22

Feb 10

Here's Why I Think First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Dec 28

I Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Passed With Ease

Aug 11

First Bancorp declares $0.20 dividend

Jun 15

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Has Gifted Shareholders With A Fantastic 172% Total Return On Their Investment

Mar 11

Don't Ignore The Fact That This Insider Just Sold Some Shares In First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC)

Feb 13

Should First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Be Part Of Your Dividend Portfolio?

Feb 05

Here's What First Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FBNC) Shareholder Ownership Structure Looks Like

Jan 08

First Bancorp declares $0.18 dividend

Dec 15

The Director of First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC), Suzanne DeFerie, Just Sold 25% Of Their Holding

Dec 13

How Much Is First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) CEO Getting Paid?

Dec 10

Does First Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FBNC) Share Price Gain of 72% Match Its Business Performance?

Nov 19

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: FBNC's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: FBNC's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

First Bancorp Dividend Yield vs Market

How does FBNC dividend yield compare to the market?
Segment	Dividend Yield
Company (FBNC)	2.8%
Market Bottom 25% (US)	1.6%
Market Top 25% (US)	4.9%
Industry Average (Banks)	3.2%
Analyst forecast in 3 Years (FBNC)	2.9%

Notable Dividend: FBNC's dividend (2.84%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.58%).

High Dividend: FBNC's dividend (2.84%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.88%).

Current Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (34.7%), FBNC's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.

Future Payout to Shareholders

Future Dividend Coverage: FBNC's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (30.6% payout ratio).

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First Bancorp Dividend

Dividend criteria checks 5/6

Key information

Recent dividend updates

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.22

First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on April 25, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share at 2.4% yield

First Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FBNC) Dividend Will Be $0.22

First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on January 25, 2024

Recent updates

First Bancorp, Annual General Meeting, May 02, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.22

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.22 announced

First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on April 25, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

New minor risk - Profit margin trend

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Price target increased by 7.6% to US$37.13

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share at 2.4% yield

First Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FBNC) Dividend Will Be $0.22

First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on January 25, 2024

Third quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share at 3.2% yield

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.22

First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend on Its Common Stock, Payable on October 25, 2023

Insider recently sold US$1.8m worth of stock

New major risk - Revenue and earnings growth

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Price target decreased by 8.4% to US$36.65

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share at 2.7% yield

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.22

First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on July 25, 2023

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 17%

Price target decreased by 9.4% to US$40.55

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share at 2.5% yield

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.22

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues and EPS in line with analyst expectations

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Passed With Ease

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues in line with analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share

First Bancorp Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on January 25, 2023

Price target increased to US$50.00

Price target increased to US$50.00

Third quarter 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share

First Bancorp Declares Cash Dividend, Payable on October 25, 2022

First Bancorp declares $0.22 dividend

First Bancorp upgraded to Overweight at Piper after YTD underperformance

Second quarter 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

First Bancorp (NasdaqGS:FBNC) entered in a definitive merger agreement to acquire GrandSouth Bancorporation (OTCPK:GRRB) for approximately $160 million.

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share

First Bancorp Announces Cash Dividend, Payable on July 25, 2022

Chairman & CEO recently bought US$100k worth of stock

First quarter 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.22 per share

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.22

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

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Here's Why I Think First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share

Insider recently bought US$99k worth of stock

Third quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.97 (vs US$0.81 in 3Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share

I Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FBNC) Passed With Ease

Second quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$1.03 (vs US$0.56 in 2Q 2020)

Upcoming dividend of US$0.20 per share

CEO & Director recently bought US$102k worth of stock

First Bancorp declares $0.20 dividend

First Bancorp (NasdaqGS:FBNC) entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Select Bancorp, Inc. (NasdaqGM:SLCT) for approximately $310 million.

Consensus forecasts updated

Price target increased to US$49.20

First quarter 2021 earnings released: EPS US$0.99 (vs US$0.62 in 1Q 2020)

Price target increased to US$43.30

Upcoming Dividend of US$0.20 Per Share