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

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

First Financial Bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 18th. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 3.85%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, August 29th. This is an increase from First Financial Bancorp's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22. View First Financial Bancorp's Dividend History.

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

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 17th. The bank reported $0.56 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.02. The bank had revenue of $154.68 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $150.98 million. First Financial Bancorp had a net margin of 27.72% and a return on equity of 10.13%. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.58 EPS. View First Financial Bancorp's Earnings History.

First Financial Bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, January 22nd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for First Financial Bancorp.

5 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for First Financial Bancorp's stock. Their predictions range from $26.00 to $30.00. On average, they anticipate First Financial Bancorp's share price to reach $29.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 21.2% 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.

Media coverage about FFBC stock has trended somewhat positive on Wednesday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Financial Bancorp earned a news sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for First Financial Bancorp.

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First Financial Bancorp's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.64%), Osborn Williams & Donohoe LLC (0.09%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.07%), Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL (0.03%) and Meeder Asset Management Inc. (0.02%). 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 Osborn Williams & Donohoe 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 State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Meeder Asset Management Inc., First Financial Bank Trust Division, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL and Versant Capital Management Inc. 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 $23.92.

First Financial Bancorp has a market capitalization of $2.40 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]