First Bancorp Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:FBP)

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

First Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, August 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.03 per share on Friday, September 13th. This represents a $0.12 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.14%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, August 28th. View First Bancorp's Dividend History.

First Bancorp (NYSE:FBP) issued its earnings results on Thursday, October, 25th. The bank reported $0.16 EPS for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.15 by $0.01. The bank had revenue of $151.04 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $161.70 million. First Bancorp had a net margin of 29.83% and a return on equity of 7.73%. View First Bancorp's Earnings History.

First Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 22nd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Bancorp.

News stories about FBP stock have been trending very negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. 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 coverage optimism score of -3.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines 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 stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for First Bancorp.

First Bancorp saw a drop in short interest during the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 2,410,000 shares, a drop of 26.3% from the August 30th total of 3,270,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 1,240,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.9 days. Currently, 1.1% of the shares of the company are sold short. View First Bancorp's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to First Bancorp include PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), BB&T (BBT), SunTrust Banks (STI), M&T Bank (MTB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), KeyCorp (KEY), First Republic Bank (FRC), Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Zions Bancorporation NA (ZION), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Signature Bank (SBNY), East West Bancorp (EWBC) and Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR).

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First Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Hennessy Advisors Inc. (0.27%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%), Bowling Portfolio Management LLC (0.05%), Penbrook Management LLC (0.04%), Meeder Asset Management Inc. (0.03%) and Bailard Inc. (0.02%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Bancorp.

FBP stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Hennessy Advisors Inc. and Penbrook Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Bancorp.

FBP stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, 6 Meridian, Navellier & Associates Inc, Meeder Asset Management Inc., Bailard Inc., Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC and North Star Investment 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FBP stock can currently be purchased for approximately $10.56.

First Bancorp has a market capitalization of $2.29 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.View Additional Information About First Bancorp.

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]