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The price of First Bancorp PR (NYSE: FBP) closed at $21.2 in the last session, down -0.52% from day before closing price of $21.31. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.52 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.6 million shares were traded. FBP stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.33 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.13.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at FBP’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.15 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.10.
On October 09, 2025, Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $25. Wells Fargo Upgraded its Equal Weight to Overweight on April 09, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $20.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 03 ’25 when Donald L. Kafka bought 15,000 shares for $20.25 per share.
Donald L. Kafka bought 1,000 shares of FBP for $21,970 on Oct 06 ’25. On Aug 22 ’25, another insider, ALEMAN AURELIO, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 50,000 shares for $22.30 each. As a result, the insider received 1,114,925 and left with 1,059,547 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FBP now has a Market Capitalization of 3401956608 and an Enterprise Value of 2716722944. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.31, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.08. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.22. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.68 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.009.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FBP is 0.88, which has changed by 0.1428572 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17318606 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FBP has reached a high of $22.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 4.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.32%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, FBP traded on average about 1.25M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1419040 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 159.13M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 154.28M. Insiders hold about 2.32% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.67% stake in the company. Shares short for FBP as of 1765756800 were 6822762 with a Short Ratio of 5.46, compared to 1763078400 on 4845943. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6822762 and a Short% of Float of 6.38.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for FBP is 0.72, which was 0.7 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03284843. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.04. The current Payout Ratio is 35.41% for FBP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-28 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-28. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2011-01-07 when the company split stock in a 1:15 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of First Bancorp PR (FBP) is currently in progress, with 6.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.49, with high estimates of $0.52 and low estimates of $0.47.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.1 and $1.96 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.0. EPS for the following year is $2.1, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $2.15 and $2.05.
Revenue Estimates
According to 5 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $256.18M. It ranges from a high estimate of $260.4M to a low estimate of $252.28M. As of. The current estimate, First Bancorp PR’s year-ago sales were $241.47MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $255.2M. There is a high estimate of $260.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $250.53M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FBP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.03B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $995.93M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.01B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $938.2MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.05B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.08B and the low estimate is $1.04B.
