First BanCorp Future Growth

Future criteria checks 0/6

First BanCorp is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 1.5% and 8% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 5.4% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 16.9% in 3 years.

Key information

1.5%

Earnings growth rate

5.4%

EPS growth rate

Banks earnings growth	10.7%
Revenue growth rate	8.0%
Future return on equity	16.9%
Analyst coverage	Low
Last updated	18 Dec 2024

Recent future growth updates

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

Jan 31

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

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:FBP - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026	1,063	313	N/A	N/A	5
12/31/2025	991	283	N/A	N/A	5
12/31/2024	940	290	N/A	N/A	5
9/30/2024	869	303	376	387	N/A
6/30/2024	875	311	374	386	N/A
3/31/2024	864	306	341	366	N/A
12/31/2023	863	303	340	363	N/A
9/30/2023	872	297	365	389	N/A
6/30/2023	868	289	363	387	N/A
3/31/2023	876	293	426	441	N/A
12/31/2022	891	305	420	440	N/A
9/30/2022	897	304	413	431	N/A
6/30/2022	902	304	378	395	N/A
3/31/2022	926	299	385	402	N/A
12/31/2021	916	277	386	400	N/A
9/30/2021	891	255	415	431	N/A
6/30/2021	795	208	383	400	N/A
3/31/2021	667	158	304	319	N/A
12/31/2020	536	100	282	298	N/A
9/30/2020	490	86	213	229	N/A
6/30/2020	517	104	240	260	N/A
3/31/2020	557	124	280	303	N/A
12/31/2019	611	165	272	294	N/A
9/30/2019	601	229	289	310	N/A
6/30/2019	578	219	267	287	N/A
3/31/2019	555	209	257	276	N/A
12/31/2018	529	199	268	288	N/A
9/30/2018	501	122	237	255	N/A
6/30/2018	496	75	N/A	263	N/A
3/31/2018	493	72	N/A	247	N/A
12/31/2017	481	64	N/A	236	N/A
9/30/2017	486	64	N/A	275	N/A
6/30/2017	477	100	N/A	249	N/A
3/31/2017	470	95	N/A	230	N/A
12/31/2016	480	93	N/A	199	N/A
9/30/2016	514	84	N/A	182	N/A
6/30/2016	504	75	N/A	211	N/A
3/31/2016	444	19	N/A	241	N/A
12/31/2015	438	21	N/A	262	N/A
9/30/2015	405	337	N/A	227	N/A
6/30/2015	409	346	N/A	247	N/A
3/31/2015	471	402	N/A	266	N/A
12/31/2014	471	394	N/A	264	N/A
9/30/2014	467	78	N/A	316	N/A
6/30/2014	469	71	N/A	405	N/A
3/31/2014	474	-74	N/A	384	N/A
12/31/2013	454	-164	N/A	342	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: FBP's forecast earnings growth (1.5% per year) is below the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: FBP's earnings (1.5% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (15.2% per year).

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

Revenue vs Market: FBP's revenue (8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (9.1% per year).

High Growth Revenue: FBP's revenue (8% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: FBP's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (16.9%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2024/12/22 08:49
End of Day Share Price	2024/12/20 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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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 Future Growth

Future criteria checks 0/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Price target increased by 11% to US$23.00

Price target increased by 7.4% to US$18.90

Price target increased by 15% to US$16.20

Price target decreased by 7.1% to US$15.60

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

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

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