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After finishing at $21.24 in the prior trading day, First Bancorp PR (NYSE: FBP) closed at $21.48, up 1.13%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.1 million shares were traded. FBP stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.51 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.275.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FBP by taking a closer look at its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.17 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.11.
On October 25, 2024, Hovde Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $25 to $24.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 12 ’25 when Donald L. Kafka bought 40,000 shares for $21.24 per share.
PANCHAM CASSAN bought 99,000 shares of FBP for $2,082,960 on Jun 26 ’25. On Jun 11 ’25, another insider, ALEMAN AURELIO, who serves as the President and CEO of the company, sold 22,871 shares for $20.52 each. As a result, the insider received 469,352 and left with 1,109,547 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 3446895616 and an Enterprise Value of 2969197056. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 11.43, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 9.92. 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 2.77 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.88. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.332.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FBP is 0.96, which has changed by 0.07025409 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 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 2.90%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.69%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.14M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1347900 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 161.51M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 156.82M. Insiders hold about 2.27% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.31% stake in the company. Shares short for FBP as of 1753920000 were 2388021 with a Short Ratio of 2.09, compared to 1751241600 on 2851933. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2388021 and a Short% of Float of 2.16.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, FBP’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.68, compared to 0.68 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.032015067The 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 2025-05-29 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.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 5.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of First Bancorp PR (FBP) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.51, with high estimates of $0.52 and low estimates of $0.5.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.0 and $1.94 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.96. EPS for the following year is $2.17, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $2.2 and $2.14.
Revenue Estimates
4 analysts predict $256.31M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $259.1M to a low estimate of $251.31M. As of the current estimate, First Bancorp PR’s year-ago sales were $234.57MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $260.72M. There is a high estimate of $263.33M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $255.03M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FBP’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.03B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.02B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $938.2MBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.08B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.09B and the low estimate is $1.05B.
