What is the best trade option for First Bancorp PR (FBP) stock?

First Bancorp PR [FBP] stock is trading at $21.08, up 1.39%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The FBP shares have gain 0.72% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 14.25%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

First Bancorp PR [NYSE: FBP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 25, 2024, when Hovde Group reiterated its Outperform rating and also revised its price target to $24 from $25. On July 24, 2024, Hovde Group reiterated its Outperform rating and revised its price target to $25 on the stock. Raymond James started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $21 on July 09, 2024. Wells Fargo downgraded its rating to a Equal Weight and reduced its price target to $14 on December 15, 2022. In a note dated December 20, 2021, Hovde Group initiated an Outperform rating and provided a target price of $17 on this stock.

First Bancorp PR [FBP] stock has fluctuated between $16.08 and $22.40 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $21 within the next 12 months. First Bancorp PR [NYSE: FBP] shares were valued at $21.08 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -0.38% based on the average FBP price forecast.

Analyzing the FBP fundamentals

First Bancorp PR [NYSE:FBP] reported sales of 1.23B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 4.43%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.15% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.36%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.45%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.34%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.19 and Total Capital is 0.02.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 20.81 points at the first support level, and at 20.53 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 21.23, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 21.37.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, First Bancorp PR’s Current Ratio is 0.23. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.81, the price to book ratio is 2.07 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 11.67.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Heffern John A., Director, that happened on Nov 29 ’24 when 15000.0 shares were sold. EVP and COO, Kafka Donald completed a deal on Nov 25 ’24 to sell 80000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Donald L. Kafka bought 80000.0 shares on Nov 25 ’24.

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