First Bancorp (North Carolina) reports results for the quarter ended December 31 - Earnings Summary

• First Bancorp (North Carolina) FBNC.OQ reported quarterly adjusted earnings of 76 cents​​ per share for the quarter ended December 31, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of 72 cents. The mean expectation of three analysts for the quarter was for earnings of 72 cents per share. Wall Street expected results to range from 69 cents to 75 cents per share.

• Revenue fell 33.7% to $64.33 million from a year ago; analysts expected $101.11 million.

• First Bancorp (North Carolina)'s reported EPS for the quarter was 8 cents​.

• The company reported quarterly net income of $3.55 million.

• First Bancorp (North Carolina) shares had fallen by 0.1% this quarter.

FORECAST CHANGES

• The mean earnings estimate of analysts was unchanged in the last three months.​

• In the last 30 days, there have been no earnings estimate revisions by analysts covering the company.

RECOMMENDATIONS

• The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy," 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell."

• The average consensus recommendation for the banks peer group is also "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for First Bancorp (North Carolina) is $51.63

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