First Bancorp’s recently made public that its Director Donnelly Abby Jill acquired Company’s shares for reported $2280.0 on Jul 24 ’25. In the deal valued at $49.42 per share,46 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Donnelly Abby Jill now holds 10,567 shares worth roughly $0.54 million.
Then, Capel Mary Clara bought 1,189 shares, generating $49,938 in total proceeds.
Before that, Capel Mary Clara bought 568 shares. First Bancorp shares valued at $23,731 were divested by the Director at a price of $41.78 per share.
A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Stephens’s analysts, who began to cover the stock in late March with a ‘”an Overweight”‘ rating. Janney also remained covering FBNC and has decreased its forecast on February 07, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “Buy” rating. DA Davidson revised its rating on September 14, 2023. It rated FBNC as “a Buy” which previously was an “a Neutral”.
Price Performance Review of FBNC
On Tuesday, First Bancorp [NASDAQ:FBNC] saw its stock fall -1.18% to $51.04. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 8.90%. First Bancorp shares have risen nearly 15.61% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have risen 16.08% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $52.00 was reached on 07/28/25, a 52-week low of $34.50 was recorded on 04/04/25.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For FBNC Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 49.98, which if violated will result in even more drops to 48.93. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 52.00. A further resistance level may holdings at 52.97.
How much short interest is there in First Bancorp?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in First Bancorp stocks on 2025-07-15, growing by 30731.0 shares to a total of 1.0 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-06-13 was 0.97 million shares. There was a rise of 3.06%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
