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First Bancorp (NASDAQ: FBNC - Get Free Report) shares crossed above its 200-day moving average during trading on Friday. The stock has a 200-day moving average of $53.60 and traded as high as $58.96. First Bancorp shares last traded at $56.79, with a volume of 264,224 shares changing hands. Analysts Set New Price Targets A

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C., Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 27, 2026, First Bancorp (NASDAQ: FBNC) (the "Company"), the parent company of First Bank, announced the retirement of Mary Clara Capel from the First Bancorp and First Bank Board of Directors effective immediately.

The headline numbers for First Bancorp (FBNC) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

First Bancorp (FBNC) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.19 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.03 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.76 per share a year ago.

Fourth Quarter 2025 Financial Data (Dollars in 000s, except per share data) Q4-2025 Q3-2025 Q4-2024 Summary Income Statement Total interest income $  143,634 $  144,200 $  132,395 Total interest expense 37,435 41,711 43,554 Net interest income 106,199 102,489 88,841 Provision for credit losses 4,732 3,442 507 Noninterest income (22,299) (12,879) (23,177) Noninterest expenses 62,223 60,211 58,279 Income tax expense…