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 3.79%. The ex-dividend date 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 has authorized a share repurchase program on Monday, January 14th 2019, which permits the company to repurchase 0 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ:FFBC) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 18th. The bank reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.01. The bank earned $156.94 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $153.34 million. First Financial Bancorp had a net margin of 28.03% and a return on equity of 10.45%. During the same period last year, the company earned $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.

First Financial Bancorp will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 17th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

5 analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for First Financial Bancorp's stock. Their predictions range from $26.00 to $30.00. On average, they anticipate First Financial Bancorp's stock price to reach $29.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 19.5% 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.

Headlines about FFBC stock have trended neutral this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news 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 negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. First Financial Bancorp earned a media sentiment score of 0.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the bank a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near 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), Cullen/Frost Bankers (CFR), BOK Financial (BOKF), Synovus Financial (SNV), First Horizon National (FHN), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), Webster Financial (WBS), CIT Group (CIT), 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 a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include First Financial Bank Trust Division (0.64%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.08%). 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue and First Financial Bank Trust Division. 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 $24.26.

First Financial Bancorp has a market capitalization of $2.43 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]