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. Investors of record on Friday, March 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.21 per share on Monday, April 1st. This represents a $0.84 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.54%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 14th. View First Financial Bankshares' Dividend History.

First Financial Bankshares shares split before market open on Tuesday, June 3rd 2014. The 2-1 split was announced on Tuesday, April 22nd 2014. The newly minted 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 announced that its board has initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, July 26th 2017, which authorizes the company to buyback 2,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

First Financial Bankshares Inc (NASDAQ:FFIN) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January, 24th. The bank reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.58 by $0.01. The bank had revenue of $97.07 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 quarter in the prior year, the company posted $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.

2 analysts have issued 12-month target prices for First Financial Bankshares' stock. Their predictions range from $57.00 to $60.00. On average, they anticipate First Financial Bankshares' share price to reach $58.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.0% from the stock's current price. 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.

News coverage about FFIN stock has trended neutral recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. First Financial Bankshares earned a daily sentiment score of 0.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the bank a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

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First Financial Bankshares' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (14.40%), Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC (2.31%), Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund (2.19%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.81%), 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, 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, Norges Bank, Geode Capital Management LLC, Geode Capital Management LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, 361 Capital LLC, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC and Hsbc Holdings PLC. 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 $54.68.

First Financial Bankshares has a market capitalization of $3.71 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 1,350 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]