First Pacific (FPAFY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

First Pacific Company Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the consumer food products, telecommunications, infrastructure, and natural resources businesses in the Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, the Middle East, Africa, and internationally. The company offers a range of telecommunications and digital services, including fiber optic backbone, and fixed line and cellular networks. It also manufactures and distributes a range of food products, including noodles, dairy products, snack foods, food seasonings, nutrition and special foods, beverages, wheat flour, and pasta; breeds seeds; cultivates oil palm, rubber, sugar cane, and other crops; and offers cooking oils, margarines, and shortenings. In addition, the company explores for, mines, and produces gold, copper, and silver; and produces sugar and bioethanol. Further, it is involved in the operation of gas-fired power plant; provision of water distribution, sewerage, and sanitation services; and operation of toll roads and rails, as well as distribution of electricity. First Pacific Company Limited was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Central, Hong Kong.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.78 to $2.99
• 50-Day Range: $2.53 to $2.94
• 52-Week Range: $1.77 to $3.04
• Volume: 11,080 shs
• Average Volume: 19,835 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.51%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

First Pacific Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

First Pacific scored higher than 15% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for First Pacific.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

First Pacific has a P/B Ratio of 0.24. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the outstanding shares of First Pacific have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

First Pacific has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in First Pacific has recently increased by 2,266.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

First Pacific is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.75%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

First Pacific does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the outstanding shares of First Pacific have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

First Pacific has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in First Pacific has recently increased by 2,266.67%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.37

News Sentiment

First Pacific has a news sentiment score of 0.37. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Multi-Sector Conglomerates companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for First Pacific this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, First Pacific insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 0.01% of the stock of First Pacific is held by institutions.

FPAFY Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FPAFY shares performed this year?

First Pacific's stock was trading at $1.9501 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, FPAFY shares have increased by 47.7% and is now trading at $2.88.
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How do I buy shares of First Pacific?

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Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/7 Dividend: 9/06/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/07/2024
• Today: 11/15/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Multi-Sector Conglomerates
• Industry: Functions related to depository banking
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:FPAFY
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.firstpacific.com
• Phone: 852-2842-4388
• Fax: 852-2845-9243
• Employees: 101,469
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $10.51 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.23
• Cash Flow: $1.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.40
• Book Value: $12.22 per share
• Price / Book: 0.24

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 851,015,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $2.45 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.99