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In the latest session, First Bancorp PR (NYSE: FBP) closed at $21.29 down -0.19% from its previous closing price of $21.33. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.19 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.28 million shares were traded. FBP stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.5 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.17.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of First Bancorp PR’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.17 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.17.
On October 25, 2024, Hovde Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $25 to $24.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 26 ’25 when PANCHAM CASSAN bought 99,000 shares for $21.04 per share.
ALEMAN AURELIO sold 22,871 shares of FBP for $469,352 on Jun 11 ’25. The President and CEO now owns 1,109,547 shares after completing the transaction at $20.52 per share. On Jun 11 ’25, another insider, HERENCIA ROBERTO R, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 14,738 shares for $20.42 each. As a result, the insider received 300,912 and left with 637,207 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 3438505472 and an Enterprise Value of 3022616832. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.33, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.84. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.76 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.88. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.392.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FBP is 0.95, which has changed by -0.022946298 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17774606 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 2.44%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.85%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, FBP has traded an average of 1.14M shares per day and 1270470 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 97.15% stake in the company. Shares short for FBP as of 1751241600 were 2851933 with a Short Ratio of 2.50, compared to 1748563200 on 3783908. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2851933 and a Short% of Float of 2.5799999000000002.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for FBP is 0.68, from 0.32 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.015002344The 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 2025-08-28. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2011-01-07 when the company split stock in a 1:15 ratio.
