First Bancorp Dividends and Buybacks
Dividend criteria checks 5/6
First Bancorp is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 5.65% that is well covered by earnings.
Key information
5.7%
Dividend yield
-0.2%
Buyback Yield
| Total Shareholder Yield | 5.4% |
| Future Dividend Yield | n/a |
| Dividend Growth | 2.5% |
| Next dividend pay date | n/a |
| Ex dividend date | n/a |
| Dividend per share | US$1.440 |
| Payout ratio | 58% |
Recent dividend and buyback updates
Recent updates
First Bancorp: Not Cheap But An Exceptionally Robust Loan Book
Dec 11The First Bancorp: Not The First On My List
Aug 05First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNLC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.36
Jul 02
First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNLC) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.35
Dec 26First Bancorp's (NASDAQ:FNLC) Dividend Will Be Increased To $0.35
Jul 04First Bancorp GAAP EPS of $0.91, revenue of $24.35M
Oct 19First Bancorp declares $0.34 dividend
Sep 21First Bancorp: A Strong-Performing Bank With A 4%+ Dividend Yield
Aug 16The First Bancorp: Collect A Paycheck, Get Raises
Jul 13First Bancorp declares $0.34 dividend
Jul 07First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNLC) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.34
Jul 05First Bancorp rises dividend 6.3% to 0.34/share
Jun 30First Bancorp: Wait For Better Performance
Feb 02The First Bancorp: A High Quality Bank With Decent Upside Potential
Sep 02Most Shareholders Will Probably Agree With The First Bancorp, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:FNLC) CEO Compensation
Apr 23Should You Take Comfort From Insider Transactions At The First Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FNLC)?
Mar 15Is The First Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FNLC) A Smart Choice For Dividend Investors?
Feb 22What Is The Ownership Structure Like For The First Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FNLC)?
Jan 27Why You Might Be Interested In The First Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FNLC) For Its Upcoming Dividend
Jan 01
First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNLC) Has Compensated Shareholders With A Respectable 50% Return On Their Investment
Dec 25First Bancorp declares $0.31 dividend
Dec 17Are Insiders Buying The First Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FNLC) Stock?
Dec 04The First Bancorp: Pricey After A Major Move
Nov 10Stability and Growth of Payments
Fetching dividends data
Stable Dividend: FNLC's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.
Growing Dividend: FNLC's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.
Dividend Yield vs Market
| First Bancorp Dividend Yield vs Market |
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| Segment | Dividend Yield |
|---|---|
| Company (FNLC) | 5.7% |
| Market Bottom 25% (US) | 1.4% |
| Market Top 25% (US) | 4.5% |
| Industry Average (Banks) | 2.5% |
| Analyst forecast (FNLC) (up to 3 years) | n/a |
Notable Dividend: FNLC's dividend (5.65%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.42%).
High Dividend: FNLC's dividend (5.65%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.48%)
Current Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (58.4%), FNLC's dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to determine if a dividend will be paid in 3 years or that it will be covered by earnings.
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/01/23 00:12 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/01/23 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
The First Bancorp, Inc. is covered by 1 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Ganesh D.N. | Virtua Research Inc. |