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The price of First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ: FFBC) closed at $26.11 in the last session, down -0.72% from day before closing price of $26.3. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.54 million shares were traded. FFBC stock price reached its highest trading level at $26.56 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $26.01.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at FFBC’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.33 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.10.
On August 19, 2025, Hovde Group started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $31.Hovde Group initiated its Outperform rating on August 19, 2025, with a $31 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 16 ’25 when Brown Archie M bought 11,500 shares for $26.87 per share.
Brown Archie M sold 11,500 shares of FFBC for $308,200 on Dec 16 ’25. The President & CEO now owns 229,391 shares after completing the transaction at $26.80 per share. On Sep 30 ’25, another insider, Arvia Anne L, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 618 shares for $25.25 each. As a result, the insider paid 15,604 and bolstered with 9,551 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FFBC now has a Market Capitalization of 2572610304 and an Enterprise Value of 2715680256. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.68, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.329.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FFBC is 0.98, which has changed by -0.040145993 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13153219 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FFBC has reached a high of $29.21, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $21.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.82%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, FFBC traded on average about 565.53K shares per day over the past 3-months and 976880 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 98.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 97.38M. Insiders hold about 1.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.01% stake in the company. Shares short for FFBC as of 1764288000 were 2637840 with a Short Ratio of 4.66, compared to 1761868800 on 2431043. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2637840 and a Short% of Float of 3.61.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for FFBC is 0.98, which was 0.97 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.036882132. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.02. The current Payout Ratio is 39.19% for FFBC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-12-01 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-01. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2001-03-07 when the company split stock in a 105:100 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 6.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.7, with high estimates of $0.73 and low estimates of $0.65.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.93 and $2.9 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.92. EPS for the following year is $3.15, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $3.25 and $3.1.
Revenue Estimates
According to 6 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $249M. It ranges from a high estimate of $251M to a low estimate of $243M. As of. The current estimate, First Financial Bancorp’s year-ago sales were $224.25MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $260.95M. There is a high estimate of $267M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $251M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FFBC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $925M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $909.9M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $917.58M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $835.58MBased on 6 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.09B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.1B and the low estimate is $1.06B.
