First Bancorp (FBNC) News & Sentiment

First Bancorp (FBNC) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

First Bancorp (FBNC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.76 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.72 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.72 per share a year ago.

First Bancorp (FBNC) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

First Bancorp (FBNC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.70 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.69 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.73 per share a year ago.

ATLANTA, Oct. 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) today announced the results of the 2024 director election. The Bank conducted an election to fill the member directorships for North Carolina and Virginia, an independent directorship and a public interest independent directorship. Each director-elect will serve a four-year term commencing on January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2028.

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C., July 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of First Bancorp (NASDAQ: FBNC) (the "Company") announces the retirement of Mason Y.

While the revenue and EPS of First Bancorp (FBNC) provide insight into its performance in the first quarter of 2024, it is important to also analyze how certain important metrics stack up against Wall Street forecasts and the figures from the same period last year.

First Bancorp (FBNC) reported earnings of $0.61 per share for the quarter, falling short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.64 per share. This is higher than the earnings of $0.37 per share reported in the same quarter last year.

The headline numbers for First Bancorp (FBNC) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2023, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.