NASDAQ:FFBCFirst Financial Bancorp Stock Price, Forecast & News

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. Since then, FFBC stock has decreased by 11.7% and is now trading at $13.21. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

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

First Financial Bancorp is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July 16th 2020. View our earnings forecast for First Financial Bancorp.

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, April, 20th. The bank reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.08. The bank earned $149.67 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $153.27 million. First Financial Bancorp had a net margin of 24.60% and a return on equity of 8.82%. View First Financial Bancorp's earnings history.

First Financial Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, April 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 1st will be given a dividend of $0.23 per share on Monday, June 15th. This represents a $0.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.96%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 29th. View First Financial Bancorp's dividend history.

First Financial Bancorp announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Monday, January 14th 2019, which permits the company to repurchase 0 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price targets for First Financial Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $24.00 to $29.00. On average, they anticipate First Financial Bancorp's stock price to reach $26.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 100.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for First Financial Bancorp.

Press coverage about FFBC stock has trended very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Financial Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of -3.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutFirst Financial Bancorp.

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

First Financial Bancorp's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.70%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (4.14%), State Street Corp (3.89%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (1.69%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.52%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.49%). Company insiders that own First Financial Bancorp stock include Anthony M Stollings, 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 Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., Neumeier Poma Investment Counsel LLC, BlackRock Inc., The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Natixis Advisors L.P., and Morgan Stanley. 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 activity for First Financial Bancorp.

FFBC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Zurich Insurance Group Ltd FI, Geode Capital Management LLC, State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Chartwell Investment Partners LLC, Capital One Financial Corp, and Fifth Third Bancorp. 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 activity for First Financial Bancorp.

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One share of FFBC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $13.21.

First Financial Bancorp has a market capitalization of $1.29 billion and generates $738.95 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $198.07 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.14 on an earnings per share basis. First Financial Bancorp employs 2,123 workers across the globe.

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

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]