First Financial Bancorp Stock Forecast, Price & News

First Financial Bancorp's stock was trading at $14.96 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FFBC stock has decreased by 19.3% and is now trading at $12.08.
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1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Financial Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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First Financial Bancorp is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 15th 2020.
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First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 23rd. The bank reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.15. The bank earned $154.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $147.50 million. First Financial Bancorp had a return on equity of 7.97% and a net margin of 23.05%.
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First Financial Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 28th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 1st will be given a dividend of $0.23 per share on Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 31st.
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First Financial Bancorp declared that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback program on Monday, January 14th 2019, which permits the company to repurchase 0 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

1 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for First Financial Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $24.00 to $24.00. On average, they expect First Financial Bancorp's share price to reach $24.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 98.7% from the stock's current price.
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Some companies that are related to First Financial Bancorp include Truist Financial (TFC), PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), First Republic Bank (FRC), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), M&T Bank (MTB), KeyCorp (KEY), Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Zions Bancorporation NA (ZION), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Signature Bank (SBNY) and Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR).
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First Financial Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FFBC."

First Financial Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.36%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (6.78%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.55%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.81%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.76%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.76%). Company insiders that own First Financial Bancorp stock include Claude E Davis, J Wickliffe Ach, Knust Susan L Purkrabek, Maribeth S Rahe, Richard E Olszewski, Richard S Dennen, Thomas Murray Obrien and Vince Berta.
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FFBC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Prudential Financial Inc., State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., and Sei Investments Co..
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FFBC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nordea Investment Management AB, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Man Group plc, First Trust Advisors LP, EJF Capital LLC, Denali Advisors LLC, Aigen Investment Management LP, and Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC. Company insiders that have bought First Financial Bancorp stock in the last two years include J Wickliffe Ach, Knust Susan L Purkrabek, Maribeth S Rahe, Richard E Olszewski, Thomas Murray Obrien, and Vince Berta.
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Shares of FFBC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of FFBC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $12.08.

First Financial Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.18 billion and generates $738.95 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $198.07 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.14 on an earnings per share basis. First Financial Bancorp employs 2,123 workers across the globe.

The official website for First Financial Bancorp is www.bankatfirst.com.

First Financial Bancorp's mailing address is 255 EAST FIFTH STREET SUITE 800, CINCINNATI OH, 45202. The bank can be reached via phone at 877-322-9530 or via email at [email protected]