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 Monday, January 28th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share on Monday, April 1st. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.34%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 14th. View First Financial Bankshares' Dividend History.

Shares of First Financial Bankshares split before market open on Tuesday, June 3rd 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, April 22nd 2014. The newly created shares were payable 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 authorized a share buyback program on Wednesday, July 26th 2017, which permits the company to buyback 2,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

First Financial Bankshares Inc (NASDAQ:FFIN) announced its earnings results on Thursday, January, 24th. The bank reported $0.58 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.58 by $0.01. The bank earned $97.07 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $97.87 million. First Financial Bankshares had a return on equity of 14.74% and a net margin of 38.29%. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.55 earnings per share. View First Financial Bankshares' Earnings History.

First Financial Bankshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, April 18th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for First Financial Bankshares.

3 analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for First Financial Bankshares' stock. Their forecasts range from $47.00 to $60.00. On average, they anticipate First Financial Bankshares' stock price to reach $54.6667 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 13.0%. View Analyst Price Targets for First Financial Bankshares.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Financial Bankshares in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for First Financial Bankshares.

News articles about FFIN stock have trended somewhat positive on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Financial Bankshares earned a news sentiment score of 1.4 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 impact on the company's share price in the near term.

Some companies that are related to First Financial Bankshares include SVB Financial Group (SIVB), East West Bancorp (EWBC), Signature Bank (SBNY), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Popular (BPOP), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Investors Bancorp (ISBC), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Bank Ozk (OZK), United Bankshares (UBSI), Associated Banc (ASB) and First Hawaiian (FHB).

First Financial Bankshares' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.40%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (2.31%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (2.19%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.82%), Northern Trust Corp (1.29%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.26%). 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 Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Barclays PLC, BlackRock Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Principal Financial Group Inc., MetLife Investment Advisors LLC, Northern Trust Corp and New York State Common Retirement Fund. Company insiders that have sold First Financial Bankshares company stock in the last year include David L Copeland and Ronald N Giddiens. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Financial Bankshares.

FFIN stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Geode Capital Management LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, 361 Capital LLC, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Rhumbline Advisers and Citigroup Inc.. 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 $62.85.

First Financial Bankshares has a market capitalization of $4.26 billion and generates $393.45 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $150.63 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.18 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]