First Bancorp (FBP) Tops Q3 Earnings Estimates

First Bancorp (FBP) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.45 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.43 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.46 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 4.65%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this holding company for FirstBank Puerto Rico would post earnings of $0.43 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.46, delivering a surprise of 6.98%.Over the las ...