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After finishing at $54.94 in the prior trading day, First Bancorp (NASDAQ: FBNC) closed at $53.53, down -2.57%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.65 million shares were traded. FBNC stock price reached its highest trading level at $54.8 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $53.5.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FBNC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.07 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.07.
On March 26, 2025, Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $48.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 15 ’25 when CRAWFORD JAMES C III sold 3,475 shares for $53.10 per share. The transaction valued at 184,522 led to the insider holds 65,200 shares of the business.
JAMES C CRAWFORD III bought 3,475 shares of FBNC for $184,522 on Aug 15 ’25. On Jul 24 ’25, another insider, Donnelly Abby Jill, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 46 shares for $49.42 each. As a result, the insider paid 2,280 and bolstered with 10,567 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FBNC now has a Market Capitalization of 2219483136 and an Enterprise Value of 1615316224. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 22.81, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.38. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.474.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FBNC is 1.03, which has changed by 0.23797405 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1653893 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FBNC has reached a high of $56.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $34.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.68%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 19.97%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 276.21K shares per day over the past 3-months and 255530 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 41.47M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 40.04M. Insiders hold about 3.44% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 70.57% stake in the company. Shares short for FBNC as of 1756425600 were 1695670 with a Short Ratio of 6.14, compared to 1753920000 on 1434684. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1695670 and a Short% of Float of 4.8499998.
Earnings Estimates
A comprehensive evaluation of First Bancorp (FBNC) is underway, with the input of 5.0 analysts contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.94, with high estimates of $0.99 and low estimates of $0.91.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $3.55 and $3.53 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $3.54. EPS for the following year is $4.0, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $4.19 and $3.77.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $113.47M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $114.54M to a low estimate of $112.1M. As of. The current estimate, First Bancorp’s year-ago sales were $97.34MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $115.41M. There is a high estimate of $117M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $113.1M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FBNC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $449M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $440.6M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $445.96M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $353.15MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $482.49M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $488M and the low estimate is $473.2M.
