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 Tuesday, July 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 17th will be given a dividend of $0.21 per share on Monday, October 1st. This represents a $0.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.36%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 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 distributed 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 declared that its board has initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, July 26th 2017, which allows the company to buyback 2,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

First Financial Bankshares Inc (NASDAQ:FFIN) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 19th. The bank reported $0.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.03. The bank had revenue of $93.10 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $93.10 million. First Financial Bankshares had a return on equity of 13.29% and a net margin of 37.86%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 13.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.43 earnings per share. View First Financial Bankshares' Earnings History.

First Financial Bankshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October, 18th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for First Financial Bankshares.

4 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for First Financial Bankshares' stock. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $48.00. On average, they expect First Financial Bankshares' stock price to reach $45.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 26.5%. View Analyst Price Targets for First Financial Bankshares.

4 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 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for First Financial Bankshares.

Some companies that are related to First Financial Bankshares include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Signature Bank (SBNY), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), First Citizens BancShares Inc. Class A (FCNCA), Bank Of The Ozarks (OZRK), Popular (BPOP), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Bank Ozk (OZK), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Investors Bancorp (ISBC), Associated Banc (ASB), Hancock (HBHC) and Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI).

News stories about FFIN stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. First Financial Bankshares earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.18 on Accern's scale. They also gave media headlines about the bank an impact score of 46.57 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View Recent Headlines for First Financial Bankshares.

First Financial Bankshares' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (13.94%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.78%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.37%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.37%), Northern Trust Corp (1.27%) and Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. (0.59%). 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 America Corp DE, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Arizona State Retirement System, Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan and Citadel Advisors 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Commonwealth Equity Services LLC, Northern Trust Corp, First Trust Advisors LP, SG Americas Securities LLC, Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc., Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Public School Empls Retrmt SYS and Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL. 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 $61.55.

First Financial Bankshares has a market capitalization of $4.08 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.

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]