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 announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 15th. Stockholders 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.05%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, February 27th. View First Bancorp's Dividend History.

First Bancorp (NYSE:FBP) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January, 29th. The bank reported $0.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.04. The bank earned $158.23 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $158.30 million. First Bancorp had a net margin of 28.13% and a return on equity of 7.36%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.11 EPS. View First Bancorp's Earnings History.

First Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, April 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Bancorp.

First Bancorp will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, April 24th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8775066537.

4 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for First Bancorp's stock. Their predictions range from $9.00 to $12.00. On average, they expect First Bancorp's share price to reach $10.1250 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 11.4%. 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.

Headlines about FBP stock have trended positive on Saturday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of 2.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the bank a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

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First Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.27%), Strs Ohio (0.05%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.03%), Meeder Asset Management Inc. (0.02%) and First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. (0.01%). 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 Strs Ohio. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Bancorp.

FBP stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Calamos Advisors LLC, Hennessy Advisors Inc., Meeder Asset Management Inc. and First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.. 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 $11.43.

First Bancorp has a market capitalization of $2.48 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]