First Financial Bankshares Company Profile (NASDAQ:FFIN)

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

First Financial Bankshares announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, July 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.19 per share on Monday, October 2nd. This represents a $0.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 14th. View First Financial Bankshares' Dividend History.

First Financial Bankshares's stock split on Tuesday, June 3rd 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, April 22nd 2014. The newly minted 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 of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program 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 buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

First Financial Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:FFIN) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 20th. The company reported $0.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.42 by $0.01. The business earned $82.25 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $87.11 million. First Financial Bankshares had a return on equity of 12.41% and a net margin of 33.03%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 5.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.41 EPS. View First Financial Bankshares' Earnings History.

First Financial Bankshares is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October, 18th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for First Financial Bankshares.

4 brokers have issued 1 year price objectives for First Financial Bankshares' shares. Their predictions range from $38.00 to $43.00. On average, they anticipate First Financial Bankshares' stock price to reach $40.25 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for First Financial Bankshares.

First Financial Bankshares saw a decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 7,079,168 shares, a decrease of 13.3% from the August 15th total of 8,169,197 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 115,436 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 61.3 days. Approximately 13.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short.

Some companies that are related to First Financial Bankshares include BOK Financial Corporation (BOKF), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), Pinnacle Financial Partners (PNFP), F.N.B. Corporation (FNB), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), IBERIABANK Corporation (IBKC), First Hawaiian (FHB), Texas Capital Bancshares (TCBI), Hancock Holding Company (HBHC), MB Financial (MBFI), Associated Banc Corp (ASB), Chemical Financial Corporation (CHFC), UMB Financial Corporation (UMBF), Bank of Hawaii Corporation (BOH), Home BancShares (HOMB), Sterling Bancorp (STL), Fulton Financial Corporation (FULT) and Columbia Banking System (COLB).

First Financial Bankshares' management team includes the folowing people:

• F. Scott Dueser, Non-Independent Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer
• J. Bruce Hildebrand CPA, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
• Kirk W. Thaxton, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, First Financial Trust & Asset Management Company
• Ronald D. Butler II, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer
• Gary S. Gragg, Executive Vice President
• Tucker S. Bridwell, Lead Independent Director
• April Anthony, Independent Director
• Steven L. Beal, Independent Director
• David L. Copeland, Independent Director
• Murray Hamilton Edwards, Independent Director

First Financial Bankshares' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (12.00%), Vanguard Group Inc. (8.87%), Neuberger Berman Group LLC (5.93%), State Street Corp (3.11%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (2.22%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.77%). Company insiders that own First Financial Bankshares stock include David L Copeland, F Scott Dueser, Ivan Tim Lancaster, Johnny Trotter, Kade Matthews, Murray Hamilton Edwards, Randall Allen Roewe, Ronald N Giddiens and Ross Henry Smith Jr. View Institutional Ownership Trends for First Financial Bankshares.

First Financial Bankshares' stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Neuberger Berman Group LLC, BlackRock Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., State Street Corp, Citigroup Inc. and Public Sector Pension investment Board. Company insiders that have sold First Financial Bankshares stock in the last year include David L Copeland, Kade Matthews and Ronald N Giddiens. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Financial Bankshares.

First Financial Bankshares' stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC, American Century Companies Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Citadel Advisors LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Bridge City Capital LLC and Northern Trust Corp. Company insiders that have bought First Financial Bankshares stock in the last two years include F Scott Dueser, Ivan Tim Lancaster, Johnny Trotter, Murray Hamilton Edwards, Randall Allen Roewe and Ross Henry Smith Jr. View Insider Buying and Selling for First Financial Bankshares.

Shares of First Financial Bankshares can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of First Financial Bankshares stock can currently be purchased for approximately $43.00.