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FIRST BANCORP (FBNC) Price Targets From Analysts
The tables below show price targets and recommendations from analysts covering FIRST BANCORP.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Current Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-15 | 5 | $56 | $50 | $53 | $27.99 | 89.35% |
| 2022-01-03 | 5 | $56 | $52 | $53.5 | $27.99 | 91.14% |
| 2022-02-08 | 4 | $54 | $52 | $52.5 | $27.99 | 87.57% |
| 2022-03-30 | 5 | $54 | $49 | $51.8 | $27.99 | 85.07% |
| 2022-04-27 | 5 | $54 | $49 | $50.8 | $27.99 | 81.49% |
| 2022-05-02 | 5 | $54 | $44 | $49.8 | $27.99 | 77.92% |
| 2022-05-16 | 5 | $54 | $44 | $48.6 | $27.99 | 73.63% |
| 2022-06-22 | 5 | $54 | $44 | $47.4 | $27.99 | 69.35% |
| 2022-07-28 | 4 | $50 | $40 | $45.5 | $27.99 | 62.56% |
| 2022-08-01 | 4 | $50 | $42 | $46 | $27.99 | 64.34% |
| 2022-09-28 | 4 | $50 | $42 | $45.5 | $27.99 | 62.56% |
| 2022-10-06 | 4 | $50 | $41 | $45 | $27.99 | 60.77% |
| 2022-10-07 | 4 | $50 | $41 | $45.125 | $27.99 | 61.22% |
| 2022-10-27 | 4 | $50 | $41 | $45.625 | $27.99 | 63% |
| 2022-10-31 | 4 | $50 | $42.5 | $47.625 | $27.99 | 70.15% |
| 2022-11-03 | 4 | $50 | $49 | $49.25 | $27.99 | 75.96% |
| 2022-12-28 | 4 | $51.25 | $49 | $49.562 | $27.99 | 77.07% |
| 2023-01-26 | 4 | $51.25 | $45 | $48.562 | $27.99 | 73.5% |
| 2023-01-30 | 4 | $51.25 | $45 | $47.562 | $27.99 | 69.92% |
| 2023-02-21 | 4 | $51.25 | $45 | $46.687 | $27.99 | 66.8% |
| 2023-03-29 | 4 | $51.25 | $44 | $46.437 | $27.99 | 65.91% |
| 2023-04-05 | 4 | $51.25 | $39.5 | $44.937 | $27.99 | 60.55% |
| 2023-04-06 | 4 | $51.25 | $39.5 | $44.437 | $27.99 | 58.76% |
| 2023-04-27 | 5 | $51.25 | $39 | $42.95 | $27.99 | 53.45% |
| 2023-05-02 | 5 | $51.25 | $34.5 | $40.55 | $27.99 | 44.87% |
| 2023-06-28 | 4 | $51.25 | $33.75 | $40 | $27.99 | 42.91% |
| 2023-07-17 | 5 | $42 | $33.75 | $37.05 | $27.99 | 32.37% |
| 2023-07-27 | 5 | $37 | $33.75 | $36.062 | $27.99 | 28.84% |
| 2023-08-15 | 5 | $37 | $36.5 | $36.75 | $27.99 | 31.3% |
| 2023-09-15 | 5 | $37 | $34 | $36.125 | $27.99 | 29.06% |
| 2023-09-27 | 5 | $37 | $34 | $35.375 | $27.99 | 26.38% |
The Trend in the Analyst Price Target
Over the past 22 months, FBNC's average price target has gone down $17.62.
FBNC reports an average of 21.79% for its upside potential over the past 51 weeks.
| Date | Number of Analysts | Highest Target Price | Lowest Target Price | Average Target Price | Share Price | Upside Potential |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-31 | 4 | 50.00 | 42.50 | 47.625 | 44.57 | 6.85% |
| 2023-03-29 | 4 | 51.25 | 44.00 | 46.437 | 36.13 | 28.53% |
| 2023-04-06 | 4 | 51.25 | 39.50 | 44.437 | 34.70 | 28.06% |
| 2023-05-02 | 4 | 51.25 | 34.50 | 40.550 | 28.90 | 40.31% |
| 2023-07-27 | 5 | 37.00 | 33.75 | 36.062 | 34.19 | 5.48% |
FBNC Broker Recommendations Summary
| Average Broker Rating | Strong Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Strong Sell | Analysts Issuing Recs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
The Trend in the Broker Recommendations
Over the past 40 months, FBNC's average broker recommendation rating worsened by 0.03.
The points below can provide you with additional insight regarding what the price target and recommendations metrics in the table above mean for investors.
- FBNC has a lower variance in analysts' estimates than -436.89% of all US stocks.
- In terms of how FIRST BANCORP fares relative to all US stocks, note that its number of analysts covering the stock is greater than 615.49% 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 higher than 3079.92% of them.
- FIRST BANCORP's upside potential (average analyst target price relative to current price) is greater than 2602.74% of Financial Services stocks.
In the Banking industry, CZNC, BHB, and WASH are the three stocks most similar to FIRST BANCORP regarding the price target and analyst recommendation information presented here.
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