First Financial Bancorp. Stock Forecast, Price & News

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Financial Bancorp. in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "hold" First Financial Bancorp. stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in FFBC, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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First Financial Bancorp. is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 28th 2021.
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First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ:FFBC) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 21st. The bank reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.06. First Financial Bancorp. had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.82% and a net margin of 27.05%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.40 EPS.
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First Financial Bancorp.'s stock was trading at $14.96 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FFBC shares have increased by 49.5% and is now trading at $22.36.
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First Financial Bancorp. announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, June 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.23 per share on Tuesday, June 15th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.11%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 28th.
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First Financial Bancorp. pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.13%. FFBC has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. First Financial Bancorp. does not yet have a strong track record of dividend growth. The dividend payout ratio of First Financial Bancorp. is 55.09%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, First Financial Bancorp. will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.98% next year. This indicates that First Financial Bancorp. will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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2 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for First Financial Bancorp.'s shares. Their forecasts range from $22.44 to $23.00. On average, they anticipate First Financial Bancorp.'s share price to reach $22.72 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.6% from the stock's current price.
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7 employees have rated First Financial Bancorp. CEO Archie Brown on Glassdoor.com. Archie Brown has an approval rating of 100% among First Financial Bancorp.'s employees. This puts Archie Brown in the top 10% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Some companies that are related to First Financial Bancorp. include The PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Truist Financial (TFC), First Republic Bank (FRC), SVB Financial Group (SIVB), Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB), KeyCorp (KEY), Regions Financial (RF), M&T Bank (MTB), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), Signature Bank (SBNY), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), First Horizon (FHN), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH) and Zions Bancorporation, National Association (ZION).
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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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.07%) and Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (0.04%). Company insiders that own First Financial Bancorp. stock include Claude E Davis, J Wickliffe Ach, Maribeth S Rahe, 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 Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund. Company insiders that have sold First Financial Bancorp. company stock in the last year include Claude E Davis, Richard S Dennen, and Thomas Murray Obrien.
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FFBC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have bought First Financial Bancorp. stock in the last two years include J Wickliffe Ach, Maribeth S Rahe, 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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of FFBC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.36.

First Financial Bancorp. has a market capitalization of $2.18 billion and generates $714.09 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $155.81 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.67 on an earnings per share basis.

First Financial Bancorp. employs 2,107 workers across the globe.

First Financial Bancorp. was founded in 1863.

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

First Financial Bancorp. is headquartered at 255 EAST FIFTH STREET SUITE 800, CINCINNATI OH, 45202.

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]