First Bancorp (FBNC)
NASDAQ: FBNC · Real-Time Price · USD
57.77
-3.18 (-5.22%)
Jan 23, 2026, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed

First Bancorp Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 4 analysts that cover First Bancorp stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $58, which forecasts a 0.40% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $51 and the highest is $62.

Price Target: $58 (+0.40%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$51$58$62$62
Change-11.72%+0.40%+7.32%+7.32%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for First Bancorp stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

RatingAug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26
Strong Buy000001
Buy222222
Hold222222
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total444445

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Raymond James
Raymond James
Strong Buy
Upgrades
$62
Strong BuyUpgrades$62+7.32%Jan 7, 2026
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Buy
Maintains
$53$62
BuyMaintains$53$62+7.32%Sep 2, 2025
Piper Sandler
Piper Sandler
Hold
Maintains
$48$51
HoldMaintains$48$51-11.72%Aug 1, 2025
Stephens & Co.
Stephens & Co.
Buy
Maintains
$53$57
BuyMaintains$53$57-1.33%Jul 28, 2025
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods
Buy
Maintains
$50$53
BuyMaintains$50$53-8.26%Jul 24, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
519.85M
from 378.81M
Increased by 37.23%
Revenue Next Year
554.27M
from 519.85M
Increased by 6.62%
EPS This Year
4.59
from 2.68
Increased by 71.27%
EPS Next Year
4.98
from 4.59
Increased by 8.42%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026FY 2027
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
304.98M370.49M386.34M333.72M378.81M519.85M554.27M
Revenue Growth
15.33%21.48%4.28%-13.62%13.51%37.23%6.62%
EPS
3.194.122.531.842.684.594.98
EPS Growth
13.30%29.31%-38.58%-27.10%45.32%71.27%8.42%
Forward PE
-----12.5911.61
No. Analysts
-----76
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20262027
High543.9M574.4M
Avg519.9M554.3M
Low491.0M526.8M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20262027
High
43.6%
10.5%
Avg
37.2%
6.6%
Low
29.6%
1.3%

EPS Forecast

EPS20262027
High4.885.30
Avg4.594.98
Low4.264.70

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20262027
High
82.2%
15.5%
Avg
71.3%
8.4%
Low
59.1%
2.5%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.