First Financial (THFF) Stock Forecast, Price & News

1 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for First Financial in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" THFF shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in THFF, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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1 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for First Financial's stock. Their THFF share price forecasts range from $50.00 to $50.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $50.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 51.3% from the stock's current price.
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First Financial's stock was trading at $46.08 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, THFF stock has decreased by 28.3% and is now trading at $33.05.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 25th 2023.
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First Financial Co. (NASDAQ:THFF) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October, 25th. The bank reported $1.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.17 by $0.07. The bank earned $47.12 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $46.35 million. First Financial had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 14.07% and a net margin of 27.49%.

First Financial announced a semi-annual dividend on Wednesday, May 17th. Investors of record on Friday, June 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.54 per share on Monday, July 3rd. This represents a yield of 3.2%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 15th.
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First Financial (NASDAQ:THFF) pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.22%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 34 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 19.74%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, THFF will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.59% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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2 employees have rated First Financial Chief Executive Officer Norman L. Lowery on Glassdoor.com. Norman L. Lowery has an approval rating of 46% among the company's employees. This puts Norman L. Lowery in the bottom 25% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other First Financial investors own include Medtronic (MDT), Southern (SO), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), Energy Transfer (ET), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), AbbVie (ABBV), ONEOK (OKE), Royal Bank of Canada (RY) and CenterPoint Energy (CNP).

First Financial trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "THFF."

First Financial's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (9.34%), First Financial Corp IN (6.00%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (5.02%), State Street Corp (3.69%), LSV Asset Management (3.46%) and rhino investment partners Inc (1.84%). Insiders that own company stock include Mark Jason Sr Blade Sr, Michael A Carty, Paul Joseph Pierson II, Susan M Jensen, Tina Jane Maher, William Curtis Brighton and William Randolph Krieble.
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Shares of THFF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of THFF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $33.05.

First Financial (NASDAQ:THFF) has a market capitalization of $398.91 million and generates $230.02 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $71.11 million in net income (profit) each year or $5.47 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 883 workers across the globe.

First Financial's mailing address is ONE FIRST FINANCIAL PLAZA, TERRE HAUTE IN, 47807. The official website for the company is www.first-online.com. The bank can be reached via phone at (812) 238-6000, via email at rmchargue@first-online.com, or via fax at 812-235-0555.