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 announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 1st will be given 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) announced its earnings results on Thursday, April, 19th. The bank reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.47 by $0.05. The bank earned $92.75 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $93.03 million. First Financial Bancorp had a net margin of 26.91% and a return on equity of 12.18%. The company's revenue was up 7.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.17) EPS. View First Financial Bancorp's Earnings History.

First Financial Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 19th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for First Financial Bancorp.

8 brokerages have issued 12 month target prices for First Financial Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $28.00 to $34.00. On average, they expect First Financial Bancorp's stock price to reach $30.8750 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.3%. 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 MB Financial (MBFI).

Media coverage about FFBC stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. First Financial Bancorp earned a news sentiment score of 0.20 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the bank an impact score of 46.01 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

First Financial Bancorp's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.63%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), Capital One National Association (0.02%), Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.02%), Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN (0.02%) and Fox Run Management L.L.C. (0.01%). 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 First Financial Bank Trust Division, Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN, Fox Run Management L.L.C., Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Park National Corp OH and Bank of Montreal Can. 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 $31.60.

First Financial Bancorp has a market capitalization of $3.09 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]