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

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

First Financial Bancorp declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 18th. Investors of record on Monday, September 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.23 per share on Monday, September 16th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.72%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 29th. This is a boost from First Financial Bancorp's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. View First Financial Bancorp's Dividend History.

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

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) released its earnings results on Thursday, July, 18th. The bank reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.57 by $0.01. The bank had revenue of $156.94 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $153.34 million. First Financial Bancorp had a return on equity of 10.45% and a net margin of 28.03%. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.57 EPS. View First Financial Bancorp's Earnings History.

First Financial Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 17th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Financial Bancorp.

5 analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for First Financial Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $26.00 to $30.00. On average, they expect First Financial Bancorp's share price to reach $29.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 17.4% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First Financial Bancorp.

5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Financial Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for First Financial Bancorp.

News stories about FFBC stock have been trending somewhat negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. 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 news sentiment score of -1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for First Financial Bancorp.

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

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First Financial Bancorp's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.74%), BlackRock Inc. (14.74%), Vanguard Group Inc. (10.35%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.60%), Northern Trust Corp (2.51%) and Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (2.28%). 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, Matthew B Burgess, 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 Victory Capital Management Inc., Jacobs Asset Management LLC, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Panagora Asset Management Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Eagle Boston Investment Management Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC and Wells Fargo & Company MN. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Fidelity National Financial Inc., BlackRock Inc., BlackRock Inc., Morgan Stanley, Northern Trust Corp, Citadel Advisors LLC and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. 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, 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of FFBC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $24.71.

First Financial Bancorp has a market capitalization of $2.48 billion and generates $643.76 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $172.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.28 on an earnings per share basis. First Financial Bancorp employs 2,131 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About First Financial Bancorp.

The official website for First Financial Bancorp is http://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]