FBNCFirst Bancorp
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and insiders net selling (often routine).
Choppy, but holding above its 200-day average. Price is +0% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).
Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, more than a week of normal trading to cover, a crowded exit.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How FBNC is trading
First Bancorp is +12% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 6.3 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- +0.21%
vs 200-day average · close to trend
- RSI (14)
- 33
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 11%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $59.18
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −8.5%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +12%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +69%
- vs 50-day average$63.59
- −6.9%
- 52-week high
- $66.33
- 52-week low
- $45.91
- Annualised volatility
- 29%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$4.0M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +17% |
| 2025 | +18% |
| 2024 | +22% |
| 2023 | −11% |
| 2022 | −4.2% |
| 2021 | +38% |
| 2020 | −13% |
| 2019 | +24% |
| 2018 | −6.5% |
| 2017 | +31% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | +1.00% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.1% |
| Mar | 10 | 3 of 10 | −4.7% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.49% |
| May | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.08% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.6% |
| Jul | 11 | 9 of 11 | +5.1% |
| Aug | 11 | 5 of 11 | +0.05% |
| Sep | 11 | 5 of 11 | +0.52% |
| Oct | 11 | 7 of 11 | +4.0% |
| Nov | 10 | 9 of 10 | +9.9% |
| Dec | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.09% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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