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 Thursday, January 24th. Investors of record on Friday, March 1st will be paid a dividend of $0.22 per share on Friday, March 15th. This represents a $0.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.15%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, February 28th. This is a positive change from First Financial Bancorp's previous quarterly dividend of $0.20. View First Financial Bancorp's Dividend History.

First Financial Bancorp announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock buyback plan on Monday, January 14th 2019, which allows the company to repurchase 0 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January, 23rd. The bank reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.03. The bank earned $155.46 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $152.75 million. First Financial Bancorp had a net margin of 26.81% and a return on equity of 11.63%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.45 EPS. View First Financial Bancorp's Earnings History.

First Financial Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 18th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Financial Bancorp.

8 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for First Financial Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $26.00 to $33.00. On average, they expect First Financial Bancorp's share price to reach $30.1667 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.8% 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 headlines about FFBC stock have trended somewhat positive on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring 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 nearest to five being the most favorable. First Financial Bancorp earned a daily sentiment score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the bank a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

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

First Financial Bancorp's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (13.87%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.61%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (4.92%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (2.48%), Northern Trust Corp (2.33%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.43%). 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 BlackRock Inc., Barclays PLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Millennium Management LLC, First Financial Bank Trust Division, Prudential Financial Inc., Natixis Advisors L.P. and Victory Capital Management Inc.. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Macquarie Group Ltd., Rafferty Asset Management LLC, Dean Investment Associates LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Bahl & Gaynor Inc. and Assenagon Asset Management S.A.. 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 $27.98.

First Financial Bancorp has a market capitalization of $2.74 billion and generates $643.76 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $172.59 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.28 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]