NASDAQ:FFBC - First Financial Bancorp Stock Price, Forecast & News

First Financial Bancorp trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FFBC."

First Financial Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.23 per share on Monday, December 16th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.71%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 29th. View First Financial Bancorp's Dividend History.

First Financial Bancorp declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Monday, January 14th 2019, which allows the company to buyback 0 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 23rd. The bank reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.02. The bank earned $155.67 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $155.33 million. First Financial Bancorp had a net margin of 26.81% and a return on equity of 9.56%. The business's quarterly revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.61 earnings per share. View First Financial Bancorp's Earnings History.

First Financial Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 23rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for First Financial Bancorp.

4 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for First Financial Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $24.00 to $30.00. On average, they anticipate First Financial Bancorp's share price to reach $28.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First Financial Bancorp.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Financial Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for First Financial Bancorp.

Media stories about FFBC stock have trended somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Financial Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for First Financial Bancorp.

First Financial Bancorp saw a increase in short interest during the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 4,350,000 shares, an increase of 11.5% from the December 31st total of 3,900,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 364,900 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 11.9 days. Currently, 4.5% of the shares of the company are sold short. View First Financial Bancorp's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to First Financial Bancorp include PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Truist Financial (TFC), SunTrust Banks (STI), M&T Bank (MTB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), First Republic Bank (FRC), KeyCorp (KEY), Regions Financial (RF), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Zions Bancorporation NA (ZION), Signature Bank (SBNY), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), East West Bancorp (EWBC) and TCF Financial (TCF).

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First Financial Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.66%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.04%), Cadinha & Co. LLC (0.04%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%) and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.01%). Company insiders that own First Financial Bancorp stock include Anthony M Stollings, Bradley J Ringwald, Claude E Davis, J Wickliffe Ach, John T Neighbours, Knust Susan L Purkrabek, Maribeth S Rahe, Richard E Olszewski, Richard S Dennen and Vince Berta. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Financial Bancorp.

FFBC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Cadinha & Co. LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC. Company insiders that have sold First Financial Bancorp company stock in the last year include Claude E Davis and Richard S Dennen. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Financial Bancorp.

FFBC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., First Financial Bank Trust Division and Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.. 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 and Vince Berta. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Financial Bancorp.

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 $24.77.

First Financial Bancorp has a market capitalization of $2.46 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 2,131 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About First Financial Bancorp.

The official website for First Financial Bancorp is http://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]