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, April 24th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.12 per share on Monday, July 1st. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.62%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, June 14th. View First Financial Bankshares' Dividend History.

First Financial Bankshares shares split on Monday, June 3rd 2019. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, April 23rd 2019. The newly issued shares were issued to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, May 31st 2019. 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 of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan 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. Stock buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

First Financial Bankshares Inc (NASDAQ:FFIN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 18th. The bank reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.00. The bank had revenue of $95.77 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $96.90 million. First Financial Bankshares had a net margin of 38.47% and a return on equity of 15.03%. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.26 earnings per share. View First Financial Bankshares' Earnings History.

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

2 brokerages have issued 1-year price objectives for First Financial Bankshares' stock. Their forecasts range from $28.50 to $30.00. On average, they expect First Financial Bankshares' share price to reach $29.25 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 1.1%. View Analyst Price Targets for First Financial Bankshares.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Financial Bankshares in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for First Financial Bankshares.

Media headlines about FFIN stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring 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 nearest to five being the most favorable. First Financial Bankshares earned a daily sentiment score of 1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for First Financial Bankshares.

First Financial Bankshares saw a increase in short interest in the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totalling 7,335,200 shares, an increase of 6.6% from the April 15th total of 6,883,900 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 506,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 14.5 days. Currently, 11.4% of the shares of the company are short sold. View First Financial Bankshares' Current Options Chain.

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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. (11.30%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (4.45%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (2.40%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (0.60%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.43%) and Rhumbline Advisers (0.31%). Company insiders that own First Financial Bankshares stock include David L Copeland, F Scott Dueser, Johnny Trotter, Kirk W Thaxton, Murray Hamilton Edwards, Robert Clark Nickles Jr, 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 BlackRock Inc., Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Arizona State Retirement System, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, New York State Teachers Retirement System, Comerica Bank, Piedmont Investment Advisors Inc. and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Financial Bankshares.

FFIN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., American International Group Inc., Ellis Investment Partners LLC, Retirement Systems of Alabama, PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC and MetLife Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have bought First Financial Bankshares stock in the last two years include F Scott Dueser, Johnny Trotter, Kirk W Thaxton, Murray Hamilton Edwards, Robert Clark Nickles Jr 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 $29.58.

First Financial Bankshares has a market capitalization of $8.03 billion and generates $393.45 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $150.64 million in net income (profit) each year or $1.09 on an earnings per share basis. First Financial Bankshares employs 1,350 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About First Financial Bankshares.

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 325-627-7167 or via email at [email protected]