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First Bancorp, Inc.FNLCCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

United States · USD·Financials›Major Banks
Momentum leader 81
Mkt cap
$411M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
87%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$1.41M
20-day average traded
P/B
1.43×
price to book
ROE
14.0%
delivered
Implied ROE
9.0%
what the price asks
Close · USD$36.41
1D-0.5%
1W+0.2%
1M+8.9%
3M+4.6%
6M+25.4%
YTD+37.7%
1Y+43.0%
ATR %2.9%
Beta0.19
52w lowhigh3.2% off high

What First Bancorp does

Employees: 278

First Bancorp at a glance

Size First Bancorp (FNLC) is a United States Financials company (Major Banks) with a market value of $411M, the 2838th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $36.41 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 25.4%, against +6.9% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 5th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 2.1% over the last twelve months (peer median -4.1%); the operating margin is 45.8% (peer median 24.7%).

Valuation It trades at 1.43× book value against a peer median of 1.01× (6th most expensive of 20).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 9.0%; First Bancorp delivers 14.0%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.

Short interest Short interest is 1.3% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).

Relative performance

10011012013011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026FNLC 128Peer median 109
Six months, rebased to 100: First Bancorp against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

First Bancorp financials

Reported figures in USD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue$180M$178M$164M$142M$108M
Revenue growth—+8%+15%+32%—
Net income$39.4M$34.4M$27.0M$29.5M$39.0M
Free cash flown/a$34.6M$24.6M$33.9M$38.8M
Capital expendituren/a$3.22M$1.48M$2.63M$1.40M
Total debt$145M$188M$147M$70.3M$104M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

First Bancorp competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-20%0%+20%-20%-10%0%+10%NECB61381916SNBNPBBBRBSCBNASTBSKJESUPVPCZ2836CBNKVPBNLASPAROWALBAVALRS8337FNLC6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. First Bancorp is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

0%10%20%00×10×20×NECB61381916PBBBRBSCBNASTBCSBBANKSKJESUPVPCZ2836CBNKVPBNLASPAROWALBAVALRS8337FNLCReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. First Bancorp is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

0%10%20%0%10%20%NECB61381916PBBBRBSCBNASTBCSBBANKSKJESUPVPCZ2836CBNKLASPAROWALBAVALRSFNLCROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. First Bancorp is the large dot.

First Bancorp competitors and peer comparison

How First Bancorp compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

First Bancorp against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureFNLCPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+8.9%+0.7%highest of 21
6-month return+25.4%+6.9%5th highest of 21
Return on equity14.0%6.8%4th highest of 21
Price / book1.43×1.01×6th most expensive of 20
Trailing P/E10.4×11.5×7th cheapest of 17
ROE the price implies9.0%8.2%8th most demanding of 19
ROE delivered14.0%6.8%4th highest of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
First Bancorp FNLCUnited States$411M+25%+2%14%1.43×9.0%14.0%
NorthEast Community Bancorp NECBUnited States$399M+19%-4%12%1.08×7.0%11.5%
Harbin Bank 6138.HKHong Kong$428M-19%-2%2%0.06×3.3%2.5%
Jiangxi Bank 1916.HKHong Kong$430M-18%-9%2%0.07×3.3%1.6%
Schweizerische Nationalbank SNBN.SWSwitzerland$382M-10%+537%32%n/an/a32.1%
Deutsche Pfandbriefbank PBB.DEGermany$444M-19%-21%-2%0.14×3.5%-1.8%
Blue Ridge Bankshares BRBSUnited States$358M+16%-17%0%1.34×9.2%-0.1%
Chain Bridge Bancorp CBNAUnited States$334M+36%+38%19%1.96×9.6%18.5%
Secure Trust Bank STB.LUnited Kingdom$330M+4%-8%6%0.65×8.2%6.4%
CSB Bank CSBBANK.NSIndia$548M-16%+16%14%1.00×13.9%13.9%
Skjern Bank A/S SKJE.CODenmark$567M+27%+2%13%1.83×6.4%13.1%
Grupo Supervielle SA Sponsored ADR SUPVUnited States$567M-29%-5%-7%0.62×9.2%-6.9%
ProCredit PCZ.DEGermany$580M+9%+6%7%0.48×7.0%7.1%
Bank of Kaohsiung 2836.TWTaiwan$652M-1%-5%5%0.78×3.0%5.3%
Capital Bancorp CBNKUnited States$692M+34%+10%13%1.60×10.0%13.2%
VP Bank VPBN.SWSwitzerland$706M+14%-10%4%0.49×n/a4.3%
Laan & Spar Bank A/S LASP.CODenmark$711M+11%-7%12%1.26×5.2%11.7%
Arrow Financial AROWUnited States$713M+4%+14%9%1.38×10.6%9.4%
Alandsbanken Abp ALBAV.HEFinland$724M-5%-4%16%2.30×8.3%16.3%
Alerus Financial ALRSUnited States$837M+26%-15%5%1.45×10.7%5.3%
Chiba Kogyo Bank 8337.TJapan$845M+10%+28%5%1.01×8.4%4.9%

Questions

Which companies are First Bancorp's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: NorthEast Community Bancorp (NECB), Harbin Bank (6138.HK), Jiangxi Bank (1916.HK), Schweizerische Nationalbank (SNBN.SW), Deutsche Pfandbriefbank (PBB.DE), Blue Ridge Bankshares (BRBS), Chain Bridge Bancorp (CBNA), Secure Trust Bank (STB.L).
Is First Bancorp expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 1.43× against a peer median of 1.01×, 6th most expensive of 20 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 9.0%; First Bancorp delivers 14.0%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.
How has First Bancorp stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +25.4% against +6.9% for the median peer; over one year +43.0%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.