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First Bancorp Puerto Rico
(NYSE:FBP)
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Rating:80Outperform
Price Target:
$34.00
▲(17.97% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/18/26
The score is driven primarily by strong financial performance (high profitability, strong ROE, and sharply improved leverage) and a constructive earnings-call outlook supporting continued NIM and loan growth. Technicals are supportive but somewhat stretched (overbought signals), while valuation is reasonable with a moderate dividend yield, adding stability but not a major uplift.
Positive Factors
Strong Profitability and Earnings Growth
High profitability and strong year-over-year earnings growth indicate a resilient core banking franchise. Continued revenue increases and healthy margins provide internal capital generation, although margins have moderated from earlier peaks.
Negative Factors
Limited Balance Sheet Expansion
Flat assets suggest that balance sheet expansion has not consistently translated into larger earning-asset capacity. If loan growth remains constrained, FBP may face limits on sustained revenue growth despite strong current profitability.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong Profitability and Earnings Growth
High profitability and strong year-over-year earnings growth indicate a resilient core banking franchise. Continued revenue increases and healthy margins provide internal capital generation, although margins have moderated from earlier peaks.
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First Bancorp Puerto Rico (FBP) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$4.35B
Dividend Yield2.66%
Average Volume (3M)1.49M
Price to Earnings (P/E)11.9
Beta (1Y)0.85
Revenue Growth2.45%
EPS Growth26.38%
CountryUS
Employees3,218
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryBanks - Regional
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)2.39
Shares Outstanding152,668,270
10 Day Avg. Volume1,322,961
30 Day Avg. Volume1,488,170
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.51
Price to Book (P/B)1.69
Price to Sales (P/S)2.64
P/FCF Ratio7.64
Enterprise Value/Market Cap<0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue<0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$30.86Price Target Upside7.07% Upside
Rating ConsensusModerate Buy
Number of Analyst Covering7
EPS Forecast (FY)2.4
Revenue Forecast (FY)$1.09B
First Bancorp Puerto Rico Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
First BanCorp., operating as the holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico, delivers a broad spectrum of financial services to retail, commercial, and institutional clients. The company's operations are structured into six key segments: Commercial...
How the Company Makes Money
FBP primarily earns money through (1) net interest income and (2) non-interest income. Net interest income is generated by taking deposits and other funding sources and deploying those funds into interest-earning assets—mainly consumer loans (e.g....
First Bancorp Puerto Rico Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Jul 22, 2026
(Q2-2026)
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Next Earnings Date:Oct 28, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call highlighted multiple strong operating and financial trends: record pretax pre-provision income, meaningful NIM expansion, robust loan originations (up 21% YoY) and accelerating loan growth, improved net charge-offs, solid capital (CET1 17%), and continued shareholder returns via buybacks and dividends. There are manageable credit and revenue seasonality items to monitor — notably an uptick in early delinquency in the auto/finance lease portfolio, modest NPA inflows tied to a single C&I relationship, and a quarter-over-quarter decline in non-interest income due to seasonality. Deposit growth was positive but skewed toward government balances, and some deposit product costs rose. Overall, the positives (profitability, margin expansion, loan growth, capital strength) outweigh the limited and largely explainable headwinds.Positive Updates
Strong Net Income and EPS Growth
Net income of $96.1 million (reported $0.63 diluted EPS) for Q2 2026, up 24% year-over-year and approximately 9% quarter-over-quarter (from $88 million prior quarter). Excluding one-time fee acceleration items, adjusted net income ~ $93 million (~$0.60 per diluted share).
Negative Updates
Increase in Early Delinquency (Auto & Finance Lease)
Early-stage delinquency rose by approximately $32.9 million QoQ, driven mainly by a $20.7 million increase in the auto and finance lease portfolio. Management views much of this as seasonal/normalized versus the unusually low Q1 levels, but it requires monitoring.
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Q2-2026 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Net Income and EPS Growth
Net income of $96.1 million (reported $0.63 diluted EPS) for Q2 2026, up 24% year-over-year and approximately 9% quarter-over-quarter (from $88 million prior quarter). Excluding one-time fee acceleration items, adjusted net income ~ $93 million (~$0.60 per diluted share).
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Company Guidance
Management reiterated 2026 targets and expectations: they maintained loan growth guidance of 3–5% for the year (after $1.7B of originations this quarter and $13.3B total loans), and expect net interest margin to expand 3–5 basis points per quarter for the remainder of 2026 off a ~4.80% adjusted base (GAAP NIM this quarter 4.87%), assuming no further rate hikes; quarterly expense run‑rate (ex‑OREO) is guided to $128–$130M with an efficiency ratio nearer the low end of a 50–52% range, CET1 capital remains strong at ~17% (tangible common equity 10.08%, book value/share $12.68, intangible BV/share $2.36), they completed $50M of buybacks and paid $0.20/share in dividends while targeting roughly 100% payout of earnings, and they highlighted ~$400M of securities repricing in H2 (~1.92% yield), ~$100M in 2027 (~1.73%) and about $1.2B of repricing over the next 18 months.First Bancorp Puerto Rico Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
84
Very Positive
Balance Sheet
86
Very Positive
Cash Flow
72
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 1.27B | 1.26B | 1.19B | 1.12B | 953.89M | 882.02M |
| Gross Profit | 947.91M | 916.38M | 843.72M | 830.16M | 858.16M | 882.53M |
| EBITDA | 461.81M | 437.49M | 416.20M | 425.67M | 478.69M | 464.19M |
| Net Income | 372.56M | 344.87M | 298.72M | 302.86M | 305.07M | 281.02M |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 19.24B | 19.13B | 19.29B | 18.91B | 18.63B | 20.79B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 559.63M | 657.15M | 5.72B | 5.89B | 6.00B | 8.68B |
| Total Debt | 200.00M | 364.37M | 561.70M | 661.70M | 933.89M | 683.76M |
| Total Liabilities | 17.26B | 17.17B | 17.62B | 17.41B | 17.31B | 18.68B |
| Stockholders Equity | 1.98B | 1.97B | 1.67B | 1.50B | 1.33B | 2.10B |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 438.41M | 434.03M | 394.14M | 340.36M | 420.03M | 386.37M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 455.56M | 445.07M | 404.15M | 362.96M | 440.49M | 399.72M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -465.89M | -166.90M | 136.23M | -78.45M | -681.46M | -1.26B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -165.06M | -778.98M | -44.13M | -101.85M | -1.82B | 1.91B |
First Bancorp Puerto Rico Technical Analysis
Positive
28.82
Price Trends
27.54
Positive
25.48
Positive
23.12
Positive
Market Momentum
0.34
Positive
50.47
Neutral
8.89
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For FBP, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 28.82 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 29.00, above the 50-day MA of 27.54, and above the 200-day MA of 23.12, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of 0.34 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 50.47 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 8.89 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for FBP.
First Bancorp Puerto Rico Risk Analysis
First Bancorp Puerto Rico disclosed 64 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. First Bancorp Puerto Rico reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
First Bancorp Puerto Rico Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
81 Outperform | $4.16B | 12.10 | 11.71% | 2.30% | 0.26% | 23.49% | |
80 Outperform | $4.35B | 11.93 | 19.03% | 2.64% | 2.45% | 26.38% | |
80 Outperform | $5.20B | 12.92 | 9.00% | 2.36% | 56.05% | ― | |
78 Outperform | $2.21B | 10.40 | 15.92% | 2.48% | 4.56% | 19.51% | |
75 Outperform | $3.96B | 15.11 | 7.66% | 2.89% | 34.13% | 25.12% | |
73 Outperform | $4.51B | 11.31 | 11.15% | 3.05% | 0.30% | 22.36% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% |
* Financial Sector Average
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