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

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

First Financial Bankshares declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 31st. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share on Wednesday, January 2nd. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.41%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 13th. View First Financial Bankshares' Dividend History.

First Financial Bankshares shares split on the morning of Tuesday, June 3rd 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, April 22nd 2014. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell 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 announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, July 26th 2017, which allows the company to repurchase 2,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

First Financial Bankshares Inc (NASDAQ:FFIN) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October, 18th. The bank reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.02. The bank earned $96.48 million during 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%. First Financial Bankshares's revenue for the quarter was up 14.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $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 12 month price targets for First Financial Bankshares' shares. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $60.00. On average, they anticipate First Financial Bankshares' share price to reach $48.8333 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 17.8%. 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.

Media stories about FFIN stock have been trending somewhat positive on Sunday, according to InfoTrie. The research group ranks the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Financial Bankshares earned a media sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the bank a news buzz of 4.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

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First Financial Bankshares' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional 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 acquired 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 $59.42.

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]