First BanCorp (FBP) Stock AnalysisFBPStock AnalysisFirst BanCorp

First BanCorp. is a financial holding company. As of December 31, 2016, the Company controlled two subsidiaries: FirstBank Puerto Rico (the Bank or FirstBank) and FirstBank Insurance Agency, Inc. (FirstBank Insurance Agency). It operates in six segments: Commercial and Corporate Banking, which consists of lending and other services; Consumer (Retail) Banking, which consists of consumer lending and deposit-taking activities; Mortgage Banking, which consists of the origination, sale, and servicing of a range of residential mortgage loan products and related hedging activities; Treasury and Investments, which consists of treasury and investment management functions; United States Operations, which consists of all banking activities conducted by FirstBank on the United States mainland, and Virgin Islands Operations, which consists of banking activities conducted by FirstBank in the United States Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands, including retail and commercial banking services. It operates in the Financials sector (STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS industry).

First BanCorp appears to be a good buy right now due to its strong earnings growth and favorable analyst ratings. The company reported Q2 earnings of $96.154 million, or $0.62 per share, which is a significant increase from $80.180 million and $0.50 per share last year. Additionally, the forward P/E ratio is 20.7469, suggesting that the stock is reasonably valued given its growth potential. However, the RSI is currently at 38.47, indicating that the stock is nearing oversold territory, which could present a buying opportunity.

6 analysts cover FBP: 4 rate it Buy, 2 Hold and 0 Sell. The average price target is 24.25.