Stock Research: First Bancorp

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First Bancorp

NasdaqGS:FBNC US3189101062
87
  • Value
    77
  • Growth
    83
  • Safety
    Safety
    11
  • Combined
    66
  • Sentiment
    76
  • 360° View
    360° View
    87
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Company Description

First Bancorp is a bank holding company providing commercial and retail lending services. The company operates in the banking industry, offering commercial business loans, and real estate construction loans. The Bank operates about 113 branches in Southern Pines, North Carolina, and throughout the southeastern United States. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $1,913 million and 1345 employees.

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Analysis

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 87 (better than 87% compared with alternatives) for 2025, overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock First Bancorp are very positive. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with all but one indicator above average for First Bancorp. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 83, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 83% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank at 77 means that the company has a financing structure that is safer than 77% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. Finally, the consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 76, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 76% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank is less desirable at 11, meaning that the share price of First Bancorp is on the higher side compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 89% of alternative stocks in the same industry. ...read more

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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 21-Aug-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
11 13 18 19
Growth
83 39 5 66
Safety
Safety
77 80 55 65
Sentiment
76 37 56 67
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87 31 12 63
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
34 35 85 37
Opinions Change
96 97 21 79
Pro Holdings
n/a 35 58 17
Market Pulse
72 50 53 84
Sentiment
76 37 56 67
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
11 13 18 19
Growth
83 39 5 66
Safety Safety
77 80 55 65
Combined
66 28 8 52
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
13 26 21 34
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
10 18 26 30
Price vs. Book (P/B)
16 43 45 35
Dividend Yield
22 25 32 27
Value
11 13 18 19
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
63 33 34 88
Profit Growth
79 63 19 42
Capital Growth
45 43 15 28
Stock Returns
79 41 15 69
Growth
83 39 5 66
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
68 56 26 60
Refinancing
38 45 45 12
Liquidity
85 100 99 87
Safety Safety
77 80 55 65

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