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, January 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.23 per share on Monday, March 16th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 28th. View First Financial Bancorp's Dividend History.

First Financial Bancorp announced that its board has approved a share buyback program on Monday, January 14th 2019, which permits the company to buyback 0 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January, 23rd. The bank reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.02. The bank earned $155.67 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $155.33 million. First Financial Bancorp's revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.61 EPS. 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 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price targets for First Financial Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $24.00 to $30.00. On average, they expect First Financial Bancorp's share price to reach $28.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 14.2% 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 headlines about FFBC stock have trended neutral recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Financial Bancorp earned a news impact score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning 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 in 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 trading volume of 364,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 11.9 days. Approximately 4.5% of the company's stock are short sold. View First Financial Bancorp's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to First Financial Bancorp include SunTrust Banks (STI), TCF Financial (TCF), Valley National Bancorp (VLY), Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), Park National (PRK), Tompkins Financial (TMP), Arrow Financial (AROW), American National BankShares (AMNB), Bar Harbor Bankshares (BHB), Ames National (ATLO), MidSouth Bancorp (MSL), First Trust California Municipal High Income ETF (FCAL), 1st Source (SRCE), BancFirst (BANF) and Bancorp (TBBK).

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First Financial Bancorp's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (3.58%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (2.39%), Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC (1.70%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.55%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.03%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.95%). 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 Arizona State Retirement System, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, Bank of America Corp DE, Advisor Group Inc., Citigroup Inc. and Public Sector Pension Investment Board. 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., State Street Corp, First Trust Advisors LP, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Victory Capital Management Inc. and Nicholas Company Inc.. 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 $24.74.