First BnCp Puerto Rico had its Relative Strength (RS) Rating upgraded from 64 to 73 Tuesday — a welcome improvement, but still short of the 80 or better score you look for.
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IBD's unique rating measures market leadership with a 1 (worst) to 99 (best) score. The grade shows how a stock's price performance over the trailing 52 weeks stacks up against all the other stocks in our database.
Decades of market research reveals that the best stocks tend to have an RS Rating north of 80 in the early stages of their moves. See if First BnCp Puerto Rico can continue to show renewed price strength and clear that threshold.
First BnCp Puerto Rico is building a consolidation with a 22.39 entry. See if the stock can clear the breakout price in heavy trade.
First BnCp Puerto Rico saw both earnings and sales growth rise last quarter. Earnings-per-share increased from -6% to 7%. Revenue rose from 5% to 8%. Look for the next report on or around Jul. 22.
The company holds the No. 20 rank among its peers in the Banks-Southeast industry group. Southern States Bcshs, Popular Inc. and Old Point Financial are among the top 5 highly rated stocks within the group.
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