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FBNC

FIRST BANCORP
Nasdaq· State Commercial Banks· Inc. NC· CIK 0000811589 Traditional Finance
$65.11 +0.67 (+1.04%)
Oct 26 4:00 PM ET · prev $64.44
Market cap
$2.6B
Mid cap
Consensus
Buy
73% Buy or better · 11 analysts
Median target
$69.00
+6% · range $66.00–74.00
Next earnings
Oct 28
in 2 days · EPS est. $1.21
1 year
+31.0%
from $49.70 · Oct 27
30 days
+3.2%
from $63.07
52-week range
$48.19–66.34
−2% from high · low Nov 17
Avg volume 20D
196.5K
shares / day
Short interest
2.29M
≈5.5% of shares · +4.0%
Days to cover
7.9
at average volume
Insider net
−$4.8M
1 buyer · 4 sellers · 12 mo
New fund stakes
2
Q2 2026 13F · 0 exits
SecBot read MIXED 5 reports · 90 days
Balance 0 bearish · 0 bullish · 5 neutral oldest → newest, height = score
Avg score ·High conf. 3/5 ·Next Earnings date, Oct 28, 2026
Strongest NEUTRAL First Bancorp (FBNC) reported Q3 2026 diluted EPS of $1.24, a 1.6% beat vs consensus of $1.22, and net…
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Price

Daily candles with volume. Pins mark insider trades, rating changes, 13F stakes, reports, catalysts and short-interest jumps.

Signal stack

Where each data set points today.

  • InsidersBEARISH

    1 insider bought $14.8K at an average $64.23. 4 insiders sold $4.8M.

  • InstitutionsMIXED

    Q2 2026: 15 added (2 new), 11 trimmed or exited. Largest new: Loomis Sayles & L P $18.3M, Wellington Management Group $11.0M.

  • AnalystsBULLISH

    8 of 11 rate it Buy or better. Every target is above the price.

  • EstimatesRISING

    Current-quarter EPS estimate $1.183 → $1.212 over 90 days. 1 up, 0 down in 30 days.

  • Short sellersSTEADY

    Short interest +4.0% to 2.29M shares. 7.9 days to cover, ≈5.5% of shares.

  • TrendRANGE

    4% above its 50-day average.

Who's buying

13F· Q2 2026
2
new positions
0
exits
$29.4M
in new stakes
FundMoveSharesValue
LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L PNEW286,798$18.3M
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLPNEW172,829$11.0M
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INCTRIM129,851$8.3M
Nuveen, LLCTRIM95,355$6.1M
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCDOUBLED80,642$5.2M
Universal- Beteiligungs- und Servicegesellschaft mbHADD79,902$5.1M
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INCADD73,560$4.7M
PANAGORA ASSET MANAGEMENT INCTRIM65,119$4.2M

Quarterly 13F filings are due 45 days after each quarter ends.

The Street

11 analysts
Buy 73% rate it Buy or better
Strong Buy4Buy4Hold3Sell0Strong Sell0
12-month targets · 5 analysts

Price is below the lowest target. Median implies +6%.Targets as of Oct 26, 2026.

Recent actions
DateFirmActionRating
Oct 22, 2026Piper Sandler
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINNeutral
Oct 6, 2026Raymond James
DOWNGRADE
DOWNGRADEOutperform
Aug 4, 2026Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINOutperform
Jul 29, 2026Piper Sandler
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINNeutral
Jul 16, 2026Raymond James
MAINTAIN
MAINTAINStrong Buy

Insider ledger

Form 4
$14.8K
bought · 1 insider
$4.8M
sold · 4 insiders
+1.4%
vs their $64.23 cost
DateInsiderTypeValue
Sep 29, 2026
MOORE RICHARD H
Chief Executive Officer
SELL$456.5K
Sep 28, 2026
MOORE RICHARD H
Chief Executive Officer
SELL$1.0M
Sep 11, 2026
Nevin Katharine Caldwell
Director
BUY$14.8K
Jun 29, 2026
MOORE RICHARD H
Chief Executive Officer
TAX W/H$437.0K
Jun 29, 2026
MOORE RICHARD H
Chief Executive Officer
TAX W/H$133.2K
Jun 29, 2026
Bostian Elizabeth B
Chief Financial Officer
TAX W/H$119.9K
Jun 29, 2026
CURRIE GREGORY A
Chief Exec. Officer-First Bank
TAX W/H$133.2K
Jun 23, 2026
MOORE RICHARD H
Chief Executive Officer
AWARD$600.0K

Earnings setup

Estimates
Oct 28
reports in 2 days
$1.21
EPS estimate, this quarter
+3%
estimate change, 90 days
1↑ 0↓
revisions, 30 days
Current-quarter EPS estimate
PeriodEPS est.Range30D rev.Revenue
Current Q$1.21$1.20–$1.22+2.1%$132.4M
Next Q🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Current FY🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only
Next FY🔒 Fresh data, subscribers only

Short side

FINRA· Sep 30, 2026
2,290,031
shares short
+4.0%
vs prior settlement
7.9
days to cover
≈5.5%
of shares outstanding
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 21, 2026 SEC
First Bancorp (FBNC) reported Q3 2026 diluted EPS of $1.24, a 1.6% beat vs consensus of $1.22, and net income of…
8-K — Impact 5/10
Oct 21, 2026 Earnings result
FBNC Q3 2026 Earnings: EPS $1.24 (+2.9% vs est)
Oct 13, 2026 SEC
First Bancorp's S-4 registration statement (File No. 333-299108) became effective on October 9, 2026. This allows the…
EFFECT — Impact 3/10
Oct 7, 2026 SEC
First Bancorp (FBNC) filed Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to its S-4 registration statement, which serves as the proxy…
S-4/A — Impact 5/10
Sep 29, 2026 Insider
MOORE RICHARD H sold 7,343 shares
Chief Executive Officer @ $62.17 ($456.5K)
Sep 28, 2026 Insider
MOORE RICHARD H sold 16,000 shares
Chief Executive Officer @ $63.17 ($1.0M)
Sep 11, 2026 Insider
Nevin Katharine Caldwell bought 231 shares
Director @ $64.23 ($14.8K)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
LOOMIS SAYLES & CO — NEW
286,798 shares ($18.3M)
Catalysts
Scheduled dates and disclosed events: earnings, FDA and trial readouts, halts, press releases. Colored dot = impact.
Upcoming
Oct 28, 2026
Earnings date
FBNC Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-10-28
Recent
Oct 21, 2026
Earnings result
FBNC Q3 2026 Earnings: EPS $1.24 (+2.9% vs est)
Oct 20, 2026
Earnings date
FBNC Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-10-20
Sep 15, 2026
Dividend
First Bancorp Announces Cash Dividend
SOUTHERN PINES, N.C., Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of First Bancorp (NASDAQ: FBNC) (the "Company"), the parent company of…
Jul 22, 2026
Earnings date
FBNC Q2 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-07-22
Apr 29, 2026
Earnings date
FBNC Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-04-29

SecBot reports

8 filings · 2 bullish · 0 bearish · 6 neutral
All FBNC filing & press-release reports (8)