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As of close of business last night, First Financial Bancorp’s stock clocked out at $25.19, up 2.77% from its previous closing price of $24.51. In other words, the price has increased by $2.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.62 million shares were traded. FFBC stock price reached its highest trading level at $25.25 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $24.48.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of FFBC’s stock, we examine its different ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.16.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Truist on May 13, 2025, initiated with a Hold rating and assigned the stock a target price of $27.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 16 ’25 when Booth Cynthia O bought 2,283 shares for $24.83 per share.
Booth Cynthia O bought 5,145 shares of FFBC for $125,742 on Jun 30 ’25. On Jun 20 ’25, another insider, Booth Cynthia O, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 8,210 shares for $23.32 each.
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 2386183168 and an Enterprise Value of 2731833088. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.14. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.94. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.495.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FFBC is 1.00, which has changed by 0.023567677 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16657472 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FFBC has reached a high of $31.18, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $21.10. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.37%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that FFBC traded 361.18K shares on average per day over the past three months and 338330 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 95.76M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 94.50M. Insiders hold about 1.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.36% stake in the company. Shares short for FFBC as of 1753920000 were 1404157 with a Short Ratio of 3.89, compared to 1751241600 on 1332185. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1404157 and a Short% of Float of 2.0.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.96, FFBC has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.96. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.039167684The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 4.2. The current Payout Ratio is 39.19% for FFBC, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-02 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-02. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2001-03-07 when the company split stock in a 105:100 ratio.
