NASDAQ:FFIN - First Financial Bankshares Stock Price, News, & Analysis

First Financial Bankshares trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "FFIN."

First Financial Bankshares announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 14th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share on Wednesday, January 2nd. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.47%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 13th. View First Financial Bankshares' Dividend History.

First Financial Bankshares shares split on Tuesday, June 3rd 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, April 22nd 2014. The newly minted shares were issued to shareholders after the market closes on Monday, June 2nd 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of First Financial Bankshares stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

First Financial Bankshares declared that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, July 26th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback 2,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

First Financial Bankshares Inc (NASDAQ:FFIN) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 18th. The bank reported $0.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.02. The bank had revenue of $96.48 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $97.34 million. First Financial Bankshares had a net margin of 39.25% and a return on equity of 14.09%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.44 earnings per share. View First Financial Bankshares' Earnings History.

First Financial Bankshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Financial Bankshares.

6 equities research analysts have issued 1 year target prices for First Financial Bankshares' shares. Their predictions range from $40.00 to $60.00. On average, they anticipate First Financial Bankshares' share price to reach $48.8333 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 14.5%. View Analyst Price Targets for First Financial Bankshares.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Financial Bankshares in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 5 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for First Financial Bankshares.

News headlines about FFIN stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie reports. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. 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 Bankshares earned a media sentiment score of 1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the bank a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.

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First Financial Bankshares' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.43%), Vanguard Group Inc. (9.70%), Vanguard Group Inc (9.70%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (4.75%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.80%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.39%). Company insiders that own First Financial Bankshares stock include David L Copeland, F Scott Dueser, Johnny Trotter, Kade Matthews, Murray Hamilton Edwards, Ronald N Giddiens and Steven L Beal. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Financial Bankshares.

FFIN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Neuberger Berman Group LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Citadel Advisors LLC, Man Group plc, Morgan Stanley, SG Americas Securities LLC and TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold First Financial Bankshares company stock in the last year include David L Copeland, Ronald N Giddiens and Steven L Beal. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Financial Bankshares.

FFIN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Panagora Asset Management Inc., Vanguard Group Inc, Vanguard Group Inc., Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board, First Trust Advisors LP, Smart Money Group LLC and Federated Investors Inc. PA. Company insiders that have bought First Financial Bankshares stock in the last two years include F Scott Dueser, Johnny Trotter, Murray Hamilton Edwards and Ronald N Giddiens. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Financial Bankshares.

Shares of FFIN 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 FFIN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $57.11.

First Financial Bankshares has a market capitalization of $4.02 billion and generates $336.99 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $120.37 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.70 on an earnings per share basis. First Financial Bankshares employs 1,300 workers across the globe.

The official website for First Financial Bankshares is http://www.ffin.com.

First Financial Bankshares' mailing address is 400 PINE STREET, ABILENE TX, 79601. The bank can be reached via phone at 325-627-7155 or via email at [email protected]