First Bank Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

First Bank is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 4.5% and 9.1% per annum respectively while EPS is expected to grow by 4.6% per annum.

Key information

4.5%

Earnings growth rate

4.60%

EPS growth rate

Banks earnings growth	8.2%
Revenue growth rate	9.1%
Future return on equity	n/a
Analyst coverage	Low
Last updated	01 May 2026

Recent future growth updates

Analysis Article • Apr 24

Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) After Its First-Quarter Report

It's been a good week for First Bank ( NASDAQ:FRBA ) shareholders, because the company has just released its latest...

Analysis Article • Apr 30

Earnings Miss: First Bank Missed EPS By 5.3% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

The analyst might have been a bit too bullish on First Bank ( NASDAQ:FRBA ), given that the company fell short of...

Recent updates

Analysis Article • Jan 30

First Bank's (NASDAQ:FRBA) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

The board of First Bank ( NASDAQ:FRBA ) has announced that it will be paying its dividend of $0.09 on the 20th of...

Analysis Article • Jul 26

First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.06

The board of First Bank ( NASDAQ:FRBA ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 22nd of August, with investors...

Analysis Article • Apr 24

Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) After Its First-Quarter Report

It's been a good week for First Bank ( NASDAQ:FRBA ) shareholders, because the company has just released its latest...

Analysis Article • Oct 27

First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.06

First Bank ( NASDAQ:FRBA ) will pay a dividend of $0.06 on the 22nd of November. This means the annual payment will be...

New Narrative • Sep 24

Diversifying Loan Portfolio And Optimizing Deposit Costs Set To Drive Bank's Profitability Surge

Diversifying loan portfolios with a focus on specialized lending and relationship-based banking enhances revenue and reduces risk.

Analysis Article • May 01

Earnings Miss: First Bank Missed EPS By 5.3% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

The analyst might have been a bit too bullish on First Bank ( NASDAQ:FRBA ), given that the company fell short of...

Analysis Article • Jan 29

First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.06

First Bank ( NASDAQ:FRBA ) will pay a dividend of $0.06 on the 24th of February. This payment means the dividend yield...

Seeking Alpha • Aug 10

First Bank goes ex dividend tomorrow

First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) has declared $0.06/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Payable Aug. 26; for shareholders of record Aug. 12; ex-div Aug. 11. See FRBA Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 26

First Bank GAAP EPS of $0.45 beats by $0.02, revenue of $24.37M beats by $0.64M

First Bank press release (NASDAQ:FRBA): Q2 GAAP EPS of $0.45 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $24.37M (+11.8% Y/Y) beats by $0.64M. Total loans of $2.22 billion on June 30, 2022, reflected growth of $68.5 million, or 3.2%, from the end of the first quarter of 2022 and were up $108.2 million, or 5.1%, from December 31, 2021. Loan growth, excluding the decline in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, totaled $84.0 million in the second quarter of 2022, representing a 15.8% annualized increase. Total deposits of $2.17 billion on June 30, 2022, were down $12.7 million, or 0.6%, from the end of the linked first quarter and up $50.6 million, or 2.4%, from December 31, 2021. Asset quality metrics remained solid during the quarter, with annualized net charge offs to average loans of 0.07% and nonperforming loans to total loans of 0.57% as of June 30, 2022, compared to 0.62% on December 31, 2021, and 0.59% on March 31, 2022.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 06

First Bank: Strong Earnings And Cheap Valuation, The Perfect Investment Combination

Solid expense management is the driving force behind the recent profitability improvement. The steeply discounted price, relative to peers, sets the stage for noteworthy outperformance. Good core loan growth likely results in sustainable market share gains.

Analysis Article • Jul 30

First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) Will Pay A Dividend Of US$0.03

The board of First Bank ( NASDAQ:FRBA ) has announced that it will pay a dividend on the 20th of August, with investors...

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGM:FRBA - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2027	158	45	N/A	N/A	3
12/31/2026	150	39	N/A	N/A	3
3/31/2026	134	42	N/A	N/A	N/A
12/31/2025	135	44	63	66	N/A
9/30/2025	135	42	55	59	N/A
6/30/2025	131	38	37	41	N/A
3/31/2025	128	39	35	38	N/A
12/31/2024	129	42	25	28	N/A
9/30/2024	123	40	55	57	N/A
6/30/2024	115	31	144	146	N/A
3/31/2024	106	26	143	145	N/A
12/31/2023	96	21	141	144	N/A
9/30/2023	92	22	107	110	N/A
6/30/2023	95	33	34	37	N/A
3/31/2023	96	35	36	39	N/A
12/31/2022	95	36	35	37	N/A
9/30/2022	92	35	37	38	N/A
6/30/2022	89	34	26	27	N/A
3/31/2022	88	34	25	25	N/A
12/31/2021	90	35	28	28	N/A
9/30/2021	87	34	31	31	N/A
6/30/2021	82	31	33	33	N/A
3/31/2021	76	26	29	29	N/A
12/31/2020	66	19	24	25	N/A
9/30/2020	64	18	17	17	N/A
6/30/2020	60	14	15	16	N/A
3/31/2020	58	12	17	18	N/A
12/31/2019	58	13	N/A	16	N/A
9/30/2019	55	12	N/A	22	N/A
6/30/2019	57	17	N/A	37	N/A
3/31/2019	57	18	N/A	37	N/A
12/31/2018	55	18	N/A	37	N/A
9/30/2018	53	14	N/A	34	N/A
6/30/2018	49	11	N/A	19	N/A
3/31/2018	43	9	N/A	16	N/A
12/31/2017	39	7	N/A	17	N/A
9/30/2017	34	8	N/A	14	N/A
6/30/2017	31	8	N/A	10	N/A
3/31/2017	30	7	N/A	12	N/A
12/31/2016	28	6	N/A	9	N/A
9/30/2016	26	5	N/A	8	N/A
6/30/2016	23	4	N/A	7	N/A
3/31/2016	22	4	N/A	5	N/A
12/31/2015	23	4	N/A	5	N/A
9/30/2015	23	4	N/A	5	N/A
6/30/2015	24	5	N/A	6	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: FRBA's forecast earnings growth (4.5% per year) is above the savings rate (3.5%).

Earnings vs Market: FRBA's earnings (4.5% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (16.7% per year).

High Growth Earnings: FRBA's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: FRBA's revenue (9.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (11.6% per year).

High Growth Revenue: FRBA's revenue (9.1% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if FRBA's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2026/05/14 14:34
End of Day Share Price	2026/05/14 00:00
Earnings	2026/03/31
Annual Earnings	2025/12/31

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Market Prices	30 years	Stock prices Dividends, Splits and Actions	ICE Market Data SEC Form S-1
Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
Management	10 years	Leadership team Board of directors	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments	10 years	Company announcements	SEC Form 8-K

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Analyst Sources

First Bank is covered by 6 analysts. 3 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
Bryce Rowe	Baird
null null	D.A. Davidson & Co.
Jacob Civiello	D.A. Davidson & Co.

First Bank Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) After Its First-Quarter Report

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 14%

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 17%

Earnings Miss: First Bank Missed EPS By 5.3% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

Price target decreased by 15% to US$15.00

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 14%

Recent updates

First Bank announces Quarterly dividend, payable on May 22, 2026

First Bank to Report Q1, 2026 Results on Apr 27, 2026

First Bank, Annual General Meeting, Apr 29, 2026

First Bank's (NASDAQ:FRBA) Shareholders Will Receive A Bigger Dividend Than Last Year

First Bancorp and First Bank Announces Retirement of Mary Clara Capel from Board of Directors, Effective January 27, 2026

First Bank Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on February 20, 2026

First Bank to Report Q4, 2025 Results on Jan 26, 2026

First Bank Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2025

First Bank to Report Q3, 2025 Results on Oct 22, 2025

First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.06

First Bank Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 22, 2025

First Bank to Report Q2, 2025 Results on Jul 22, 2025

First Bank announced that it has received $35 million in funding

Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) After Its First-Quarter Report

First Bank announces Quarterly dividend, payable on May 23, 2025

First Bank to Report Q1, 2025 Results on Apr 22, 2025

First Bank Announces Quarterly Dividend Payable on February 21, 2025

First Bank to Report Q4, 2024 Results on Jan 23, 2025

First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.06

First Bank Announces Third Quarter Dividend Payable on November 22, 2024

First Bank (NasdaqGM:FRBA) announces an Equity Buyback for 1,000,000 shares, for $16 million.

First Bank to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 23, 2024

Diversifying Loan Portfolio And Optimizing Deposit Costs Set To Drive Bank's Profitability Surge

First Bank Declares a Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 23, 2024

First Bank to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 24, 2024

First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.06

President recently bought US$90k worth of stock

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

First Bank Declares A Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on May 24, 2024

New minor risk - Insider selling

First Bank, Annual General Meeting, Apr 24, 2024

Executive VP & Chief Lending Officer exercised options to buy US$52k worth of stock.

Director recently sold US$98k worth of stock

Director recently sold US$117k worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share at 1.7% yield

First Bank's (NASDAQ:FRBA) Dividend Will Be $0.06

Fourth quarter dividend of US$0.06 announced

First Bank Reports Net Charge-Offs for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2023

President recently bought US$91k worth of stock

New minor risk - Earnings quality

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share at 2.0% yield

First Bank's (NASDAQ:FRBA) Dividend Will Be $0.06

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 14%

First Bank Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on November 24, 2023

First Bank to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 25, 2023

New minor risk - Shareholder dilution

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share at 1.9% yield

First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.06

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations while revenues lag behind

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 17%

First Bank Announces Net Charge-Offs for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2023

First Bank to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 26, 2023

Independent Director recently bought US$90k worth of stock

First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.06

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share at 2.6% yield

Earnings Miss: First Bank Missed EPS By 5.3% And Analysts Are Revising Their Forecasts

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

Price target decreased by 15% to US$15.00

Investor sentiment deteriorates as stock falls 18%

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share at 1.7% yield

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 14%

First Bank (NASDAQ:FRBA) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.06

First Bank Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on February 24, 2023

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS and revenues miss analyst expectations

First Bank to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Jan 25, 2023

Insufficient new directors

Upcoming dividend of US$0.06 per share

Independent Director exercised options to buy US$82k worth of stock.

First Bank goes ex dividend tomorrow