First Bancorp (FBNC) Price Targets From Analysts
Use the tables below to see what analysts covering First Bancorp think about its future price and what recommendations they have for investors and traders.
| Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | $52 | $48.5 | $50.8 | $39.41 | 28.9% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 35 weeks, FBNC's average price target has gone up $20.25.
Over the past 14 months, FBNC's average upside potential has been 7.77%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-17 | 5 | 52.0 | 48.50 | 50.80 | 39.41 | 28.9% |
| 2021-07-10 | 5 | 52.0 | 48.50 | 50.80 | 39.54 | 28.48% |
| 2021-07-03 | 5 | 52.0 | 48.50 | 50.80 | 40.77 | 24.6% |
| 2021-06-26 | 5 | 52.0 | 48.50 | 50.80 | 43.53 | 16.7% |
| 2021-06-13 | 5 | 52.0 | 46.00 | 49.80 | 42.36 | 17.56% |
| 2021-06-05 | 5 | 52.0 | 46.00 | 49.50 | 42.92 | 15.33% |
| 2021-05-22 | 5 | 51.5 | 46.00 | 49.00 | 45.39 | 7.95% |
| 2021-05-15 | 5 | 51.5 | 46.00 | 49.00 | 44.98 | 8.94% |
| 2021-05-08 | 5 | 51.5 | 46.00 | 49.00 | 45.45 | 7.81% |
| 2021-04-25 | 5 | 51.5 | 44.00 | 47.80 | 42.98 | 11.21% |
| 2021-04-17 | 5 | 51.5 | 44.00 | 47.80 | 43.20 | 10.65% |
| 2021-04-10 | 5 | 51.5 | 37.00 | 46.40 | 43.44 | 6.81% |
| 2021-04-03 | 5 | 51.5 | 37.00 | 44.70 | 43.75 | 2.17% |
| 2021-03-20 | 5 | 51.5 | 37.00 | 41.00 | 46.48 | -11.79% |
| 2021-03-13 | 5 | 44.0 | 37.00 | 39.50 | 48.07 | -17.83% |
| 2021-03-06 | 5 | 44.0 | 37.00 | 39.50 | 42.73 | -7.56% |
| 2021-02-27 | 5 | 44.0 | 37.00 | 39.50 | 40.27 | -1.91% |
| 2021-02-20 | 5 | 44.0 | 37.00 | 39.50 | 39.09 | 1.05% |
| 2021-02-13 | 5 | 40.0 | 37.00 | 38.20 | 37.19 | 2.72% |
| 2021-02-06 | 5 | 40.0 | 37.00 | 38.20 | 36.47 | 4.74% |
| 2021-01-30 | 5 | 39.0 | 37.00 | 38.00 | 34.06 | 11.57% |
| 2021-01-23 | 5 | 39.0 | 34.00 | 36.10 | 36.54 | -1.2% |
| 2021-01-16 | 5 | 39.0 | 34.00 | 36.10 | 36.53 | -1.18% |
| 2021-01-09 | 5 | 39.0 | 34.00 | 36.10 | 36.19 | -0.25% |
| 2021-01-02 | 5 | 39.0 | 34.00 | 36.10 | 33.83 | 6.71% |
| 2020-12-26 | 5 | 39.0 | 34.00 | 36.10 | 33.51 | 7.73% |
| 2020-12-19 | 5 | 37.5 | 27.00 | 33.70 | 33.29 | 1.23% |
| 2020-12-09 | 5 | 37.5 | 27.00 | 32.70 | 34.02 | -3.88% |
| 2020-12-07 | 5 | 37.5 | 27.00 | 32.70 | 33.40 | -2.1% |
| 2020-11-28 | 5 | 36.0 | 26.75 | 30.55 | 32.97 | -7.34% |
| 2020-11-16 | 5 | 36.0 | 26.75 | 30.55 | 33.51 | -8.83% |
| 2020-11-05 | 5 | 32.0 | 26.75 | 28.45 | 24.42 | 16.5% |
| 2020-10-30 | 5 | 32.0 | 25.00 | 27.65 | 24.09 | 14.78% |
| 2020-10-05 | 4 | 32.0 | 24.00 | 26.75 | 22.15 | 20.77% |
| 2020-09-02 | 4 | 32.0 | 24.00 | 26.75 | 20.82 | 28.48% |
| 2020-07-28 | 4 | 32.0 | 24.00 | 27.00 | 21.62 | 24.88% |
| 2020-07-22 | 4 | 32.0 | 25.00 | 27.50 | 22.32 | 23.21% |
| 2020-07-13 | 4 | 32.0 | 26.00 | 27.75 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-07-09 | 4 | 32.0 | 26.00 | 27.75 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-06-18 | 5 | 42.5 | 26.00 | 30.50 | NA | NA% |
| 2020-05-27 | 5 | 42.5 | 26.00 | 32.20 | NA | NA% |
FBNC Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.64 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
FBNC's average broker recommendation rating improved by 0.14 over the prior 30 days.
The bullet points below may help you gain a better understanding of what the metrics in the price target and recommendations tables above mean for FBNC as an investment opportunity.
- FBNC has a less variance in analysts' estimates than 77.57% of all US stocks.
- First Bancorp's average analyst price target is higher than 86.12% of stocks in the small market cap category.
- First Bancorp's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is greater than 83.17% of Banking stocks.
- First Bancorp's number of analysts covering the stock is greater than 69.16% of stocks in the small market cap category.
In terms of price targets and recommendations offered by analysts, the stocks in the Banking industry with the ratings most similar to First Bancorp are FRME, BSRR and ECPG.
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