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

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

First Financial Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, December 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Monday, December 17th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.09%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 30th. View First Financial Bancorp's Dividend History.

First Financial Bancorp declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Monday, January 14th 2019, which allows the company to repurchase 0 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are typically a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 18th. The bank reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.01. The bank earned $152.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $151.74 million. First Financial Bancorp had a return on equity of 11.70% and a net margin of 25.08%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 63.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.39 EPS. View First Financial Bancorp's Earnings History.

First Financial Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 23rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Financial Bancorp.

8 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for First Financial Bancorp's shares. Their predictions range from $26.00 to $33.00. On average, they expect First Financial Bancorp's stock price to reach $30.2857 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 17.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets 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, 4 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings 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 Sentiment reports. The research group rates the sentiment of 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 five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Financial Bancorp earned a coverage optimism score of -1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the bank a news buzz of 5.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term.

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

First Financial Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.69%), Kavar Capital Partners LLC (0.07%), Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO (0.06%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.04%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%). Company insiders that own First Financial Bancorp stock include Anthony M Stollings, Bradley J Ringwald, C Douglas Lefferson, Claude E Davis, David S Barker, J Wickliffe Ach, John T Neighbours, Matthew B Burgess, Paul C Silva, Richard E Olszewski 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 First Financial Bank Trust Division, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and Kavar Capital Partners LLC. Company insiders that have sold First Financial Bancorp company stock in the last year include Anthony M Stollings, Bradley J Ringwald, Claude E Davis and John T Neighbours. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Financial Bancorp.

FFBC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO 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, 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 $25.87.

First Financial Bancorp has a market capitalization of $2.39 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.

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

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]