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 Tuesday, July 24th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.20 per share on Monday, September 17th. This represents a $0.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.63%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, August 30th. This is a boost from First Financial Bancorp's previous quarterly dividend of $0.19. View First Financial Bancorp's Dividend History.

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 19th. The bank reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.05. The bank had revenue of $152.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $147.77 million. First Financial Bancorp had a net margin of 25.41% and a return on equity of 12.13%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 77.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.37 EPS. View First Financial Bancorp's Earnings History.

First Financial Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October, 18th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for First Financial Bancorp.

7 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for First Financial Bancorp's shares. Their forecasts range from $28.00 to $35.00. On average, they expect First Financial Bancorp's share price to reach $31.3750 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for First Financial Bancorp.

7 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Financial Bancorp in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for First Financial Bancorp.

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

News articles about FFBC stock have been trending somewhat positive on Saturday, Accern Sentiment reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. First Financial Bancorp earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the bank an impact score of 46.57 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next several days. View Recent Headlines for First Financial Bancorp.

First Financial Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (13.83%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.88%), Macquarie Group Ltd. (4.14%), Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (2.90%), Northern Trust Corp (2.40%) and Victory Capital Management Inc. (1.46%). 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, Jeffrey D Meyer, John T Neighbours, 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 Aristotle Capital Boston LLC, Millennium Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P., Dean Capital Management, Dean Investment Associates LLC, GSA Capital Partners LLP and Chartwell Investment Partners LLC. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Macquarie Group Ltd., Northern Trust Corp, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Provident Investment Management Inc., Maltese Capital Management LLC and LSV Asset Management. 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 $30.40.

First Financial Bancorp has a market capitalization of $2.99 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]