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Analysts Have Conflicting Sentiments on These Financial Companies: First Bancorp (FBNC), Essa Bancorp (ESSA) and Rithm Capital (RITM)

Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Financial sector with new ratings on First Bancorp (FBNCResearch Report), Essa Bancorp (ESSAResearch Report) and Rithm Capital (RITMResearch Report).

First Bancorp (FBNC)

In a report released today, Casey Whitman from Piper Sandler maintained a Buy rating on First Bancorp, with a price target of $37.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $33.73.

According to TipRanks.com, Whitman is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 10.1% and a 58.2% success rate. Whitman covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Orrstown Financial Services, First Community Bancshares, and Southern First Bancshares.

Currently, the analyst consensus on First Bancorp is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $37.00.

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Essa Bancorp (ESSA)

Piper Sandler analyst Frank Schiraldi maintained a Hold rating on Essa Bancorp today and set a price target of $18.00. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $16.94.

According to TipRanks.com, Schiraldi is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 13.8% and a 57.7% success rate. Schiraldi covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Valley National Bancorp, Univest Of Pennsylvania, and Oceanfirst Financial.

Essa Bancorp has an analyst consensus of Hold, with a price target consensus of $18.00.

Rithm Capital (RITM)

Piper Sandler analyst Kevin Barker maintained a Hold rating on Rithm Capital today and set a price target of $10.50. The company’s shares closed last Friday at $10.16, close to its 52-week high of $10.33.

According to TipRanks.com, Barker is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 13.5% and a 61.9% success rate. Barker covers the Financial sector, focusing on stocks such as Discover Financial Services, Capital One Financial, and Synchrony Financial.

The word on The Street in general, suggests a Strong Buy analyst consensus rating for Rithm Capital with a $11.50 average price target.

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