First Bancorp (FBNC)

First Bancorp Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 4 analysts polled by S&P Global, First Bancorp stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $66.5. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 13.19% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $64 (+8.94%) and the highest is $68 (+15.74%).

Price Target: $66.5 (+13.19%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$64	$66.5	$67	$68
Change	+8.94%	+13.19%	+14.04%	+15.74%

* Price targets were last updated on Apr 23, 2026.

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

Rating	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26	Apr '26	May '26
Strong Buy	1	1	2	2	2	2
Buy	2	2	2	1	1	1
Hold	2	2	0	1	1	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	5	5	4	4	4	4

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Stephen Scouten Piper Sandler	Piper Sandler	Hold Maintains $64	Hold	Maintains	$64	+8.94%	Apr 23, 2026
Wood Lay KBW	KBW	Buy Reiterates $65 → $66	Buy	Reiterates	$65 → $66	+12.34%	Apr 23, 2026
Daniel Tamayo Raymond James	Raymond James	Buy Reiterates $68	Buy	Reiterates	$68	+15.74%	Apr 8, 2026

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

520.62M

Increased by 37.44%

from 378.81M

Revenue Next Year

555.11M

Increased by 6.62%

from 520.62M

EPS This Year

4.80

Increased by 79.08%

from 2.68

EPS Next Year

5.18

Increased by 8.02%

from 4.80

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	304.98M	370.49M	386.34M	333.72M	378.81M	520.62M	555.11M
Revenue Growth	15.33%	21.48%	4.28%	-13.62%	13.51%	37.44%	6.62%
EPS	3.19	4.12	2.53	1.84	2.68	4.80	5.18
EPS Growth	13.30%	29.31%	-38.58%	-27.10%	45.26%	79.08%	8.02%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	12.25	11.34
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	6	6

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	540.8M	583.0M
Avg	520.6M	555.1M
Low	495.2M	523.3M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	42.7%	12.0%
Avg	37.4%	6.6%
Low	30.7%	0.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	4.99	5.46
Avg	4.80	5.18
Low	4.52	4.85

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	86.2%	13.8%
Avg	79.1%	8.0%
Low	68.6%	1.1%

Sources: Price targets and consensus ratings provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Historical ratings and analyst data provided by TipRanks. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data sources.