The stock of First Bancorp PR (FBP) has seen a 2.55% increase in the past week, with a -1.30% drop in the past month, and a 16.97% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.00%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.10% for FBP. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.78% for FBP’s stock, with a simple moving average of 3.35% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in First Bancorp PR (NYSE: FBP) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for First Bancorp PR (NYSE: FBP) is above average at 11.16x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.92.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for FBP is 157.84M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.40% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of FBP on June 11, 2025 was 1.35M shares.
FBP) stock’s latest price update
First Bancorp PR (NYSE: FBP)’s stock price has gone rise by 0.83 in comparison to its previous close of 20.37, however, the company has experienced a 2.55% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2025-06-10 that SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico–(BUSINESS WIRE)–First BanCorp (the “Corporation”) (NYSE: FBP), the bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico, announced today that it expects to report its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025, before the market opens on July 22, 2025. First BanCorp will hold a conference call and live webcast to discuss the financial results at 10:00am Eastern Time on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. The call and webcast will be broadcast live over the internet and c.
Analysts’ Opinion of FBP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for FBP stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for FBP by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for FBP in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $20 based on the research report published on April 09, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Hovde Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see FBP reach a price target of $24, previously predicting the price at $25. The rating they have provided for FBP stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on October 25th, 2024.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Neutral” to FBP, setting the target price at $22 in the report published on August 26th of the previous year.
FBP Trading at 5.04% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought FBP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -8.28% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at FBP starting from RIVERA NAYDA, who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $20.20 back on May 02 ’25. After this action, RIVERA NAYDA now owns 240,211 shares of First Bancorp PR, valued at $202,000 using the latest closing price.
RIVERA NAYDA, the Officer of First Bancorp PR, proposed sale 10,000 shares at $20.00 during a trade that took place back on May 02 ’25, which means that RIVERA NAYDA is holding shares at $200,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for FBP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.4 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for First Bancorp PR stands at 0.5. The total capital return value is set at 0.01. Equity return is now at value 18.55, with 1.59 for asset returns.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 3.29. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.46for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.03. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.16.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, First Bancorp PR (FBP) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
