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After finishing at $25.44 in the prior trading day, First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ: FFBC) closed at $25.25, down -0.75%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.75 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.67 million shares were traded. FFBC stock price reached its highest trading level at $25.47 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.25.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FFBC by taking a closer look at its different ratios. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 2487874816 and an Enterprise Value of 2630944768. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.36, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.36. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.225.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FFBC is 0.99, which has changed by -0.038548768 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17673707 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 1.40%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.22%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 572.61K shares per day over the past 3-months and 793410 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 98.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 97.38M. Insiders hold about 1.16% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.03% stake in the company. Shares short for FFBC as of 1765756800 were 2829149 with a Short Ratio of 4.94, compared to 1763078400 on 2428964. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2829149 and a Short% of Float of 3.88.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, FFBC’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.97, compared to 0.98 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.038136426. 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
First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) is currently under the scrutiny of 6.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.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
6 analysts predict $249M in revenue for. The current quarter. 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.
