First Bancorp Ownership

FBP Stock  USD 20.68  0.27  1.29%   
First Bancorp holds a total of 163.87 Million outstanding shares. The majority of First Bancorp outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to obtain positions in First Bancorp to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in First Bancorp. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of First Bancorp as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company secures, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
2009-03-31
Previous Quarter
166 M
Current Value
164 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
171.3 M
Quarterly Volatility
74.5 M
 
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Some institutional investors establish a significant position in stocks such as First Bancorp in order to find ways to drive up its value. Retail investors, on the other hand, need to know that institutional holders can own millions of shares of First Bancorp, and when they decide to sell, the stock will often sell-off, which may instantly impact shareholders' value. So, traders who get in early or near the beginning of the institutional investor's buying cycle could potentially generate profits.
At this time, First Bancorp's Dividends Paid is relatively stable compared to the past year. As of 12/01/2024, Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage Ratio is likely to grow to 5.31, while Dividend Yield is likely to drop 0.03. As of 12/01/2024, Common Stock Shares Outstanding is likely to grow to about 186 M. Also, Net Income Applicable To Common Shares is likely to grow to about 368.4 M.
Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
Check out Investing Opportunities to better understand how to build diversified portfolios, which includes a position in First Bancorp. Also, note that the market value of any company could be closely tied with the direction of predictive economic indicators such as signals in bureau of labor statistics.
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First Stock Ownership Analysis

About 97.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 1.99. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. First Bancorp has Price/Earnings To Growth (PEG) ratio of 0.86. The entity last dividend was issued on the 29th of November 2024. The firm had 1:15 split on the 7th of January 2011. First BanCorp. operates as a bank holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico that provides various financial services for retail, commercial, and institutional clients. First BanCorp. was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico. First Bancorp operates under BanksRegional classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. It employs 3075 people. To learn more about First Bancorp call Aurelio AlemnBermudez at 787 729 8200 or check out https://www.1firstbank.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, First Bancorp also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different First Bancorp's stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align First Bancorp's strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

First Bancorp Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

18.86 Billion

First Bancorp Insider Trades History

Only 1.77% of First Bancorp are currently held by insiders. Unlike First Bancorp's institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against First Bancorp's private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of First Bancorp's insider trades
 
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First Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as First Bancorp is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading First Bancorp backward and forwards among themselves. First Bancorp's institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase First Bancorp's securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
First Trust Advisors L.p.2024-06-30
M
Northern Trust Corp2024-09-30
2.4 M
Jpmorgan Chase & Co2024-06-30
2.3 M
Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership2024-06-30
2.1 M
Schroder Investment Management Group2024-06-30
1.8 M
Bank Of America Corp2024-06-30
1.8 M
Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc2024-09-30
1.8 M
Norges Bank2024-06-30
1.7 M
Lsv Asset Management2024-09-30
1.6 M
Blackrock Inc2024-06-30
24.1 M
Vanguard Group Inc2024-09-30
21.4 M
Note, although First Bancorp's institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

First Bancorp Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific First Bancorp insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on First Bancorp's material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases First Bancorp insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.
 
Donald Kafka few days ago
Disposition of 80000 shares by Donald Kafka of First Bancorp at 21.8935 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Aleman Aurelio over two weeks ago
Disposition of 50000 shares by Aleman Aurelio of First Bancorp at 21.6392 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Lopez-lay Ginoris over three weeks ago
Disposition of 64000 shares by Lopez-lay Ginoris of First Bancorp at 21.7524 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Daniel Frye over three weeks ago
Disposition of 7662 shares by Daniel Frye of First Bancorp at 21.262 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Felix Villamil over a month ago
Disposition of 301 shares by Felix Villamil of First Bancorp at 19.4 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Tracey Dedrick over two months ago
Acquisition by Tracey Dedrick of tradable shares of First Bancorp at 19.9791 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Mcdonald Michael over two months ago
Disposition of 1944 shares by Mcdonald Michael of First Bancorp at 21.51 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Mcdonald Michael over two months ago
Disposition of 1944 shares by Mcdonald Michael of First Bancorp at 21.51 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Mcdonald Michael over three months ago
Disposition of 9048 shares by Mcdonald Michael of First Bancorp at 20.5253 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Mcdonald Michael over three months ago
Disposition of 3201 shares by Mcdonald Michael of First Bancorp at 20.37 subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Cassan Pancham over six months ago
Acquisition by Cassan Pancham of 10990 shares of First Bancorp subject to Rule 16b-3
 
Berges Gonzalez Orlando over six months ago
Disposition of 75000 shares by Berges Gonzalez Orlando of First Bancorp at 17.9187 subject to Rule 16b-3

First Bancorp Outstanding Bonds

First Bancorp issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. First Bancorp uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most First bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when First Bancorp has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

First Bancorp Corporate Filings

F4
26th of November 2024
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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10Q
8th of November 2024
Quarterly performance report mandated by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to be filed by publicly traded corporations
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8K
23rd of October 2024
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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8K
3rd of July 2024
An amendment to a previously filed Form 8-K
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Pair Trading with First Bancorp

One of the main advantages of trading using pair correlations is that every trade hedges away some risk. Because there are two separate transactions required, even if First Bancorp position performs unexpectedly, the other equity can make up some of the losses. Pair trading also minimizes risk from directional movements in the market. For example, if an entire industry or sector drops because of unexpected headlines, the short position in First Bancorp will appreciate offsetting losses from the drop in the long position's value.
The ability to find closely correlated positions to First Bancorp could be a great tool in your tax-loss harvesting strategies, allowing investors a quick way to find a similar-enough asset to replace First Bancorp when you sell it. If you don't do this, your portfolio allocation will be skewed against your target asset allocation. So, investors can't just sell and buy back First Bancorp - that would be a violation of the tax code under the "wash sale" rule, and this is why you need to find a similar enough asset and use the proceeds from selling First Bancorp to buy it.
The correlation of First Bancorp is a statistical measure of how it moves in relation to other instruments. This measure is expressed in what is known as the correlation coefficient, which ranges between -1 and +1. A perfect positive correlation (i.e., a correlation coefficient of +1) implies that as First Bancorp moves, either up or down, the other security will move in the same direction. Alternatively, perfect negative correlation means that if First Bancorp moves in either direction, the perfectly negatively correlated security will move in the opposite direction. If the correlation is 0, the equities are not correlated; they are entirely random. A correlation greater than 0.8 is generally described as strong, whereas a correlation less than 0.5 is generally considered weak.
Correlation analysis and pair trading evaluation for First Bancorp can also be used as hedging techniques within a particular sector or industry or even over random equities to generate a better risk-adjusted return on your portfolios.
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