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 (NYSE:FBP) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 25th. The bank reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.01. The bank had revenue of $150.94 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $150.60 million. First Bancorp had a return on equity of 6.36% and a net margin of 11.06%. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.13 earnings per share. View First Bancorp's Earnings History.

First Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, November, 5th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for First Bancorp.

5 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for First Bancorp's shares. Their predictions range from $6.00 to $10.00. On average, they anticipate First Bancorp's share price to reach $8.50 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 3.3%. View Analyst Price Targets for First Bancorp.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for First Bancorp.

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Media headlines about FBP stock have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. First Bancorp earned a coverage optimism score of 0.10 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the bank an impact score of 46.46 out of 100, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View Recent Headlines for First Bancorp.

First Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (12.34%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (7.84%), Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC (5.23%), FMR LLC (3.63%), Point72 Asset Management L.P. (2.96%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.65%). 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 Point72 Asset Management L.P., Voya Investment Management LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Hartford Investment Management Co., Rock Point Advisors LLC, Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc., Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC and California Public Employees Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Bancorp.

FBP stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including EJF Capital LLC, BlackRock Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Algebris UK Ltd, James Investment Research Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, Zacks Investment Management and Dupont Capital Management Corp. 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 $8.79.

First Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.83 billion and generates $650.81 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $66.95 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.50 on an earnings per share basis. First Bancorp employs 2,553 workers across the globe.

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]