NASDAQ:FFBC - First Financial Bancorp Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

First Financial Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 24th. Investors of record on Friday, June 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.19 per share on Friday, June 15th. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.41%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 31st. View First Financial Bancorp's Dividend History.

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) issued its earnings results on Thursday, July, 19th. The bank reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.05. The bank earned $152.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $147.77 million. First Financial Bancorp had a net margin of 25.41% and a return on equity of 12.17%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 77.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.37 earnings per share. View First Financial Bancorp's Earnings History.

First Financial Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October, 18th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for First Financial Bancorp.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for First Financial Bancorp's stock. Their predictions range from $28.00 to $35.00. On average, they anticipate First Financial Bancorp's share price to reach $30.8750 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.1%. View Analyst Ratings for First Financial Bancorp.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Financial Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 5 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to First Financial Bancorp include Zions Bancorp (ZION), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), CIT Group (CIT), Synovus Financial (SNV), BOK Financial (BOKF), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), Webster Financial (WBS), First Horizon National (FHN), Akbank T.A.S. (AKBTY), Sterling Bancorp (STL), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), F.N.B. (FNB), TCF Financial (TCF), Valley National Bancorp (VLY) and UMB Financial (UMBF).

News coverage about FFBC stock has trended somewhat positive on Monday, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. First Financial Bancorp earned a news impact score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the bank an impact score of 45.86 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

First Financial Bancorp's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.63%), Creative Planning (0.23%), Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan (0.03%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), Capital One National Association (0.02%) and Bedel Financial Consulting Inc. (0.02%). Company insiders that own First Financial Bancorp stock include Anthony M Stollings, Bradley J Ringwald, C Douglas Lefferson, Claude E Davis, David S Barker, Holly M Foster, J Wickliffe Ach, Jeffrey D Meyer, John T Neighbours, Knapke Murph, Maribeth S Rahe, Matthew B Burgess, Paul C Silva, Peter E Geier, Richard E Olszewski, Shannon M Kuhl, Vince Berta and William J Kramer. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Financial Bancorp.

FFBC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital One National Association. Company insiders that have sold First Financial Bancorp company stock in the last year include Bradley J Ringwald, C Douglas Lefferson, Claude E Davis and John T Neighbours. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Financial Bancorp.

FFBC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Creative Planning, First Financial Bank Trust Division, Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN, Foundry Partners LLC, Bedel Financial Consulting Inc., Fox Run Management L.L.C., Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have bought First Financial Bancorp stock in the last two years include David S Barker, J Wickliffe Ach, Jeffrey D Meyer, Maribeth S Rahe, Matthew B Burgess, 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FFBC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $31.55.

First Financial Bancorp has a market capitalization of $3.06 billion and generates $409.21 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $96.78 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.61 on an earnings per share basis. First Financial Bancorp employs 1,366 workers across the globe.

First Financial Bancorp's mailing address is 255 EAST FIFTH STREET SUITE 700, CINCINNATI OH, 45202. The bank can be reached via phone at 877-322-9530 or via email at [email protected]