First BanCorp
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First BanCorp (NYSE:FBP) is a publicly traded company in the Finance sector. Wiseek has independently scored 15 items for FBP at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-10-21, rated 7/10. Across its 15 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 6 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for FBP spans 10-Q, 144, 8-K, 8-K/A.
Recent high-impact activity:
- First BanCorp Authorizes $350M Buyback, Lifts Dividend 25%
- Q3 EPS Hits $1.24 as Net Interest Margin Climbs to 3.75%
- First BanCorp Q2 2026: Net income climbs 20% to $96M on wider margins, but a new Epstein-linked lawsuit clouds the outlook
- Officer Plans $3.5M Stock Sale Near 52-Week High
- First BanCorp Posts Record Pre-Provision Income and 24% YoY EPS Growth
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
5.71 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 7,712,419 shares in FBP as of the October 15, 2026 settlement, a 6.6% increase from the prior period — about 5.7 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 30, 2026, 45.2% of FBP volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.