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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.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-15 | 5 | $56 | $50 | $53 | $40.94 | 29.46% |
| 2022-01-03 | 5 | $56 | $52 | $53.5 | $40.94 | 30.68% |
| 2022-02-08 | 4 | $56 | $52 | $53.5 | $40.94 | 30.68% |
| 2022-03-30 | 5 | $54 | $49 | $51.4 | $40.94 | 25.55% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 47 weeks, FBNC's average price target has gone up $2.8.
Over the past 51 weeks, FBNC's average upside potential has been 18.37%.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-05 | 5 | 52 | 46.0 | 49.5 | 42.92 | 15.33% |
| 2021-08-07 | 5 | 52 | 48.5 | 50.4 | 42.02 | 19.94% |
| 2021-09-19 | 5 | 52 | 48.5 | 50.1 | 41.05 | 22.05% |
| 2022-02-08 | 4 | 54 | 52.0 | 52.5 | 46.22 | 13.59% |
| 2022-03-30 | 5 | 54 | 49.0 | 51.4 | 42.37 | 21.31% |
FBNC Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 21 months, FBNC's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.43.
The points below can provide you with additional insight regarding what the price target and recommendations metrics in the table above mean for investors.
- In terms of how First Bancorp fares relative to all US stocks, note that its variance in analysts' estimates is lower than 34.6% of that group.
- To contextualize these metrics, consider that out of stocks in the small market cap category, First Bancorp's average analyst price target is greater than 627.31% of them.
- First Bancorp's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is greater than 186.71% of stocks in the small market cap category.
- First Bancorp's number of analysts covering the stock is greater than 238.9% of Financial Services stocks.
In the Banking industry, EQBK, EFSC, and EBTC are the three stocks most similar to First Bancorp regarding the price target and analyst recommendation information presented here.
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