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The closing price of First Bancorp PR (NYSE: FBP) was $19.52 for the day, up 0.83% from the previous closing price of $19.36. In other words, the price has increased by $0.83 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.72 million shares were traded. FBP stock price reached its highest trading level at $19.61 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.305.
Ratios:
Our analysis of FBP’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.19 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.12.
On October 25, 2024, Hovde Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $25 to $24.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 11 ’25 when ALEMAN AURELIO sold 22,871 shares for $20.52 per share. The transaction valued at 469,352 led to the insider holds 1,109,547 shares of the business.
HERENCIA ROBERTO R sold 14,738 shares of FBP for $300,912 on Jun 11 ’25. The Director now owns 637,207 shares after completing the transaction at $20.42 per share. On Jun 11 ’25, another insider, ALEMAN AURELIO, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 50,000 shares for $20.50 each.
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 3153319680 and an Enterprise Value of 2134933504. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.07. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.79. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.413.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FBP is 0.93, which has changed by 0.10344827 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FBP has reached a high of $22.40, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $16.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.58%.
Shares Statistics:
FBP traded an average of 1.33M shares per day over the past three months and 897440 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 163.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 157.88M. Insiders hold about 2.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.00% stake in the company. Shares short for FBP as of 1748563200 were 3783908 with a Short Ratio of 2.85, compared to 1745971200 on 3337524. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3783908 and a Short% of Float of 3.42.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.66, FBP has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.68. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03409091The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.03. The current Payout Ratio is 35.41% for FBP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-21 with an ex-dividend date of 1748476800. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2011-01-07 when the company split stock in a 1:15 ratio.
