First BanCorp. (FBP) Competitors $17.99 +0.10 (+0.54%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.02 +0.03 (+0.16%) As of 04/15/2025 04:14 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock FBP vs. EWBC, FHN, SSB, CBSH, WBS, WAL, CFR, PNFP, WTFC, and ZIONShould you be buying First BanCorp. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First BanCorp. include East West Bancorp (EWBC), First Horizon (FHN), SouthState (SSB), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Webster Financial (WBS), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), and Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION). These companies are all part of the "regional banks" industry. First BanCorp. vs. East West Bancorp First Horizon SouthState Commerce Bancshares Webster Financial Western Alliance Bancorporation Cullen/Frost Bankers Pinnacle Financial Partners Wintrust Financial Zions Bancorporation, National Association East West Bancorp (NASDAQ:EWBC) and First BanCorp. (NYSE:FBP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations and dividends. Do analysts rate EWBC or FBP? East West Bancorp presently has a consensus target price of $106.46, indicating a potential upside of 40.43%. First BanCorp. has a consensus target price of $22.40, indicating a potential upside of 24.54%. Given East West Bancorp's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe East West Bancorp is more favorable than First BanCorp..Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score East West Bancorp 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69First BanCorp. 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EWBC or FBP? 89.5% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of First BanCorp. shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of East West Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of First BanCorp. shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is EWBC or FBP a better dividend stock? East West Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. First BanCorp. pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. East West Bancorp pays out 28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First BanCorp. pays out 39.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Is EWBC or FBP more profitable? East West Bancorp has a net margin of 25.73% compared to First BanCorp.'s net margin of 24.37%. First BanCorp.'s return on equity of 18.89% beat East West Bancorp's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets East West Bancorp25.73% 15.71% 1.58% First BanCorp. 24.37%18.89%1.58% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EWBC or FBP? East West Bancorp received 274 more outperform votes than First BanCorp. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.64% of users gave East West Bancorp an outperform vote while only 60.71% of users gave First BanCorp. an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformEast West BancorpOutperform Votes56364.64% Underperform Votes30835.36% First BanCorp.Outperform Votes28960.71% Underperform Votes18739.29% Which has more risk and volatility, EWBC or FBP? East West Bancorp has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First BanCorp. has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor EWBC or FBP? In the previous week, East West Bancorp had 19 more articles in the media than First BanCorp.. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for East West Bancorp and 15 mentions for First BanCorp.. First BanCorp.'s average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat East West Bancorp's score of 0.58 indicating that First BanCorp. is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment East West Bancorp 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive First BanCorp. 8 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher earnings and valuation, EWBC or FBP? East West Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than First BanCorp.. East West Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First BanCorp., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEast West Bancorp$2.57B4.09$1.17B$8.339.10First BanCorp.$905.08M3.26$298.72M$1.819.94 SummaryEast West Bancorp beats First BanCorp. on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get First BanCorp. News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FBP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FBP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFirst BanCorp.State commercial banks IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.95B$2.85B$10.85B$18.52BDividend Yield3.92%4.09%6.00%4.22%P/E Ratio9.9421.4221.5831.15Price / Sales3.262.8625.4325.69Price / Cash10.2810.6317.6117.53Price / Book1.771.092.574.29Net Income$298.72M$372.21M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.36%-2.31%0.14%-0.79%1 Month Performance-1.42%-6.74%-3.46%-6.88%1 Year Performance10.38%14.77%534.69%1.74% First BanCorp. Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FBPFirst BanCorp.4.1512 of 5 stars$17.99+0.5%$22.40+24.5%+8.4%$2.95B$905.08M9.943,130Short Interest ↓Positive NewsEWBCEast West Bancorp4.5251 of 5 stars$72.32-2.3%$109.15+50.9%+4.7%$10.01B$2.57B8.683,160Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeFHNFirst Horizon4.9786 of 5 stars$16.51+1.9%$22.57+36.7%+25.3%$8.49B$3.10B12.147,540Upcoming EarningsSSBSouthState4.4291 of 5 stars$82.02+0.7%$118.40+44.4%+7.5%$8.31B$1.67B11.785,030High Trading VolumeCBSHCommerce Bancshares4.395 of 5 stars$55.85+0.8%$66.83+19.7%+14.7%$7.49B$1.66B13.934,590WBSWebster Financial4.9907 of 5 stars$42.37+1.4%$62.92+48.5%-3.2%$7.26B$2.58B9.693,240Upcoming EarningsGap DownWALWestern Alliance Bancorporation4.9936 of 5 stars$61.94-0.3%$98.07+58.3%+17.7%$6.84B$3.16B8.723,360Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓High Trading VolumeCFRCullen/Frost Bankers4.6588 of 5 stars$105.99-0.9%$132.57+25.1%+3.6%$6.81B$2.06B11.954,980Positive NewsPNFPPinnacle Financial Partners4.5971 of 5 stars$87.46+0.3%$123.82+41.6%+18.3%$6.77B$1.52B14.633,240Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeWTFCWintrust Financial4.8175 of 5 stars$95.89-0.4%$133.69+39.4%+7.0%$6.40B$2.45B9.305,280Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsZIONZions Bancorporation, National Association4.9508 of 5 stars$42.65+3.0%$60.94+42.9%+8.4%$6.29B$3.13B8.629,990Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies EWBC Competitors FHN Competitors SSB Competitors CBSH Competitors WBS Competitors WAL Competitors CFR Competitors PNFP Competitors WTFC Competitors ZION Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:FBP) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto Market is About to Change LivesI've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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