FRBA Stock — First Bank

First Bank (FRBA)

Updated October 16, 2026.

FRBA is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.02%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.85%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 97/100 (Safe). Total return is 94.8% over the past 19.6 years, 573.6 points behind SPY at 668.4%.

First Bank is a regional banking company providing commercial and consumer banking products and services, including deposits, loans, digital banking, and capital markets activities, with branch locations across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Florida. The company offers a modest current distribution rate paid quarterly. First Bank may appeal to income investors seeking exposure to regional banking businesses with regular dividend payments.

FRBA performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 94.8% over the past 19.6 years, 573.6 points behind SPY at 668.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 20.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 18.8%.

FRBA key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

97 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.96%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/28/2007

Distribution rate

2.02%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.85%

5-year average yield

1.61

Last close

$17.80 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$440,621,770

Average volume

108596.0

Dividend

$0.09

Ex-dividend date

08/07/2026

Payment date

08/21/2026

Beta

0.562

Payout ratio

19.5%

P/E ratio

10.41

Forward P/E

8.3403

EPS

$1.71

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.02%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.85%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

FRBA risks and drawbacks

FRBA's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 18.8%.

Who may consider FRBA — and who may not

FRBA may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FRBA pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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