NYSE:FBP - First Bancorp Stock Price, News, & Analysis

First Bancorp trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "FBP."

First Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 28th will be given a dividend of $0.03 per share on Friday, March 15th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.11%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 27th. View First Bancorp's Dividend History.

First Bancorp (NYSE:FBP) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, January, 29th. The bank reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.04. The bank earned $158.23 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $158.30 million. First Bancorp had a return on equity of 7.36% and a net margin of 28.13%. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.11 earnings per share. View First Bancorp's Earnings History.

First Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, April 26th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Bancorp.

4 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for First Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $9.00 to $12.00. On average, they anticipate First Bancorp's stock price to reach $10.1250 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 6.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for First Bancorp.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for First Bancorp.

News coverage about FBP stock has trended somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Bancorp earned a news sentiment score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

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First Bancorp's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.55%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (8.45%), Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC (5.19%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (4.17%), Norges Bank (2.17%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.33%). Company insiders that own First Bancorp stock include Gonzalez Orlando Berges, Lawrence Odell, Nayda Rivera and Oaktree Fund Gp, Llc. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Bancorp.

FBP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, Two Sigma Investments LP, GSA Capital Partners LLP, Mackay Shields LLC, Barclays PLC, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC and FMR LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Bancorp.

FBP stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Norges Bank, Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Millennium Management LLC, BlackRock Inc. and Hsbc Holdings PLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Bancorp.

Shares of FBP can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FBP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $10.80.

First Bancorp has a market capitalization of $2.35 billion and generates $707.28 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $201.61 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.62 on an earnings per share basis. First Bancorp employs 2,643 workers across the globe.

The official website for First Bancorp is http://www.1firstbank.com.

First Bancorp's mailing address is 1519 PONCE DE LEON AVE STOP 23, SAN JUAN PR, 00908. The bank can be reached via phone at 787-729-8200 or via email at [email protected]