The First Bancorp, Inc. (FNLC) To Go Ex-Dividend on April 8th

The First Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:FNLC) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 27th, Wall Street Journal reports. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 8th will be given a dividend of 0.36 per share by the bank on Friday, April 18th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.89%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, April 8th.

First Bancorp has raised its dividend payment by an average of 4.0% per year over the last three years.

First Bancorp Stock Up 3.1 %

First Bancorp stock opened at $24.44 on Friday. First Bancorp has a one year low of $21.77 and a one year high of $31.05. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $25.38 and a 200 day moving average of $26.51. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.37, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.85. The stock has a market cap of $273.63 million, a PE ratio of 10.10 and a beta of 0.48.

First Bancorp (NASDAQ:FNLC) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 22nd. The bank reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter. First Bancorp had a net margin of 16.37% and a return on equity of 10.90%.

About First Bancorp

The First Bancorp, Inc operates as the holding company for First National Bank that provides a range of banking products and services to individuals and businesses. It offers various deposit products, including demand, NOW, time, savings, money market, and certificates of deposit accounts. The company also provides commercial loans comprising commercial real estate owner occupied, such as mortgage loans to finance investments in real property such as retail space, offices, industrial buildings, hotels, educational facilities, and other specific or mixed use properties; commercial real estate non-owner occupied loans; commercial construction to finance construction in a mix of owner- and nonowner occupied commercial real estate properties; and commercial and industrial loans, including revolving and term loan for financing working capital and/or capital investment.