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, October 22nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 2nd will be paid a dividend of $0.23 per share on Monday, December 16th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, November 29th. View First Financial Bancorp's Dividend History.

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

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) announced its earnings results on Thursday, January, 23rd. The bank reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.02. The bank had revenue of $155.67 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $155.33 million. First Financial Bancorp had a net margin of 26.81% and a return on equity of 9.56%. The firm's revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $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 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for First Financial Bancorp's stock. Their forecasts range from $24.00 to $30.00. On average, they anticipate First Financial Bancorp's share price to reach $28.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.5% 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 been trending very negative on Tuesday, according to InfoTrie. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Financial Bancorp earned a news impact score of -3.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the bank a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for First Financial Bancorp.

First Financial Bancorp saw a increase in short interest during 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 daily trading volume, of 364,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 11.9 days. Approximately 4.5% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View First Financial Bancorp's Current Options Chain.

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First Financial Bancorp's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.66%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.23%), Anchor Capital Advisors LLC (0.08%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%), Arizona State Retirement System (0.07%) and Kavar Capital Partners LLC (0.07%). 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, Town & Country Bank & Trust CO dba First Bankers Trust CO, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, Cadinha & Co. LLC, Kirr Marbach & Co. LLC IN, Anchor Capital Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC. 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 Assenagon Asset Management S.A., California Public Employees Retirement System, First Financial Bank Trust Division, Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co., SG Americas Securities LLC and Kavar Capital Partners LLC. 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 $24.90.

First Financial Bancorp has a market capitalization of $2.47 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 2,131 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]