First BanCorp Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

First BanCorp is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 3.45% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

3.5%

Dividend yield

5.9%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield	9.3%
Future Dividend Yield	3.6%
Dividend Growth	12.8%
Next dividend pay date	n/a
Ex dividend date	n/a
Dividend per share	US$0.640
Payout ratio	34%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of First BanCorp. (NYSE:FBP) After Its Annual Report

Jan 31

First BanCorp. Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Jan 26

Do First BanCorp's (NYSE:FBP) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Jan 07

First BanCorp. Q3 2022 Earnings Preview

Oct 24

If EPS Growth Is Important To You, First BanCorp (NYSE:FBP) Presents An Opportunity

Sep 03

First BanCorp. goes ex dividend tomorrow

Aug 23

First BanCorp: Stock Price Due For A Breather, Earnings Likely To Continue Full Steam Ahead

Aug 13

First BanCorp. Q2 2022 Earnings Preview

Jul 21

First BanCorp: Revising The Earnings Estimate Upwards Thanks To Better Provisioning Outlook

May 26

First BanCorp (NYSE:FBP) Is Increasing Its Dividend To US$0.12

May 02

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: Whilst dividend payments have been stable, FBP has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years.

Growing Dividend: FBP's dividend payments have increased, but the company has only paid a dividend for 6 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

First BanCorp Dividend Yield vs Market

How does FBP dividend yield compare to the market?
Segment	Dividend Yield
Company (FBP)	3.5%
Market Bottom 25% (US)	1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)	4.5%
Industry Average (Banks)	2.7%
Analyst forecast (FBP) (up to 3 years)	3.6%

Notable Dividend: FBP's dividend (3.45%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.44%).

High Dividend: FBP's dividend (3.45%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.52%).

Current Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonably low payout ratio (34.1%), FBP's dividend payments are well covered by earnings.

Future Payout to Shareholders

Future Dividend Coverage: FBP's dividends in 3 years are forecast to be well covered by earnings (33% payout ratio).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/30 12:11
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Company Financials	10 years	Income statement Cash flow statement Balance sheet	SEC Form 10-K SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates	+3 years	Forecast financials Analyst price targets	Analyst Research Reports Blue Matrix
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 BanCorp. is covered by 16 analysts. 5 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
Brandon Berman	BofA Global Research
Joseph Gladue	B. Riley Securities, Inc.
Michael Diana	Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.

First BanCorp Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

Key information

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

First BanCorp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common Stock, Payable on December 13, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

First BanCorp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common Stock, Payable on June 14, 2024

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share at 3.4% yield

Recent updates

Executive VP & COO recently sold US$1.8m worth of stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

Independent Chairman recently sold US$2.2m worth of stock

Independent Chairman notifies of intention to sell stock

Third quarter dividend of US$0.16 announced

First BanCorp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common Stock, Payable on December 13, 2024

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

First BanCorp. Announces Net Charge-Offs for the Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2024

Here's Why First BanCorp (NYSE:FBP) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

First BanCorp. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 23, 2024

First BanCorp.: Raising The Earnings Estimate And Upgrading To Buy

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

President notifies of intention to sell stock

Executive VP & COO recently sold US$1.1m worth of stock

Price target increased by 11% to US$23.00

Second quarter dividend of US$0.16 announced

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Should You Be Adding First BanCorp (NYSE:FBP) To Your Watchlist Today?

First BanCorp. Reports Net Charge Offs for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2024

First BanCorp. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 23, 2024

First BanCorp: A Call Option On Puerto Rico

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share

Executive VP & CFO recently sold US$1.3m worth of stock

First quarter dividend of US$0.16 announced

First BanCorp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common Stock, Payable on June 14, 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

First BanCorp. Announces Net Charge Offs for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2024

First BanCorp., Annual General Meeting, May 23, 2024

President exercised options and sold US$617k worth of stock

First BanCorp. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 23, 2024

Executive VP & CFO notifies of intention to sell stock

President recently sold US$858k worth of stock

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Upcoming dividend of US$0.16 per share at 3.4% yield

First BanCorp's (NYSE:FBP) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Fourth quarter dividend increased to US$0.16

First BanCorp. Increases Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common Stock, Payable on March 8, 2024

Price target increased by 7.4% to US$18.90

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

First BanCorp. Reports Net Charge-Off for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2023

First BanCorp. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Jan 24, 2024

First BanCorp: Fairly Priced With A Flattish Earnings Outlook

Executive VP & COO recently sold US$1.0m worth of stock

Executive VP & COO notifies of intention to sell stock

Upcoming dividend of US$0.14 per share at 3.7% yield

Insufficient new directors

First BanCorp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend on Common Stock, Payable on December 8, 2023

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

First BanCorp. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 20, 2023

First BanCorp: Worthy Of Consideration

Upcoming dividend of US$0.14 per share at 3.8% yield

Price target increased by 15% to US$16.20

First BanCorp. Reports Net Charge Off for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2023

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

First BanCorp. (NYSE:FBP) announces an Equity Buyback for $225 million worth of its shares.

First BanCorp. to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 27, 2023

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 17%

Upcoming dividend of US$0.14 per share at 5.1% yield

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

President exercised options and sold US$1.1m worth of stock

Price target decreased by 7.1% to US$15.60

Upcoming dividend of US$0.14 per share at 3.9% yield

First BanCorp. Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on March 10, 2023

First BanCorp Leveraged To Sustained Improvement In Puerto Rico's Economy

Analyst Estimates: Here's What Brokers Think Of First BanCorp. (NYSE:FBP) After Its Annual Report

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS in line with expectations, revenues disappoint

First BanCorp. Reports Net Charge-Off for the Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2022

First BanCorp. Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

First BanCorp. to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Jan 27, 2023