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 Wednesday, November 14th. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.03 per share on Friday, December 14th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.28%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 29th. View First Bancorp's Dividend History.

First Bancorp (NYSE:FBP) announced its earnings results on Thursday, October, 25th. The bank reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.01. The bank had revenue of $151.04 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $161.70 million. First Bancorp had a net margin of 17.75% and a return on equity of 6.69%. View First Bancorp's Earnings History.

First Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, January 29th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Bancorp.

First Bancorp will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, January 29th at 10:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8775066537.

5 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for First Bancorp's shares. Their predictions range from $8.00 to $12.00. On average, they expect First Bancorp's stock price to reach $9.70 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.5% from the stock's current price. 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 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for First Bancorp.

Headlines about FBP stock have trended somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the bank a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news 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 shareholders include Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.25%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%) 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 Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Bancorp.

FBP stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Hennessy Advisors Inc. and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 $9.37.

First Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.95 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.

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]