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In the latest session, First Financial Bankshares, Inc (NASDAQ: FFIN) closed at $36.73 down -6.30% from its previous closing price of $39.20. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.78 million shares were traded. FFIN stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.66 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $36.43.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of First Financial Bankshares, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.05 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.01.
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, Hovde Group on October 21, 2024, Reiterated its Market Perform rating but revised its target price to $40 from $34.50 previously.
On August 31, 2021, Janney started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $50.
On October 16, 2018, Robert W. Baird started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $60.Robert W. Baird initiated its Neutral rating on October 16, 2018, with a $60 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 12 ’24 when DUESER F SCOTT sold 25,000 shares for $40.73 per share. The transaction valued at 1,018,250 led to the insider holds 471,004 shares of the business.
DUESER F SCOTT bought 36,000 shares of FFIN for $1,482,480 on Dec 12 ’24. On Nov 19 ’24, another insider, Edwards Murray Hamilton, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 250 shares for $40.80 each. As a result, the insider paid 10,200 and bolstered with 41,834 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, FFIN now has a Market Capitalization of 5214888960 and an Enterprise Value of 4987979264. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 25.36, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.57. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.54. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 7.29 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.14. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.775.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, FFIN has reached a high of $44.66, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.96%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, FFIN has traded an average of 471.72K shares per day and 433710 over the past ten days. A total of 141.97M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 137.35M. Insiders hold about 3.89% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 70.72% stake in the company. Shares short for FFIN as of 1732838400 were 7571546 with a Short Ratio of 16.05, compared to 1730332800 on 7543643. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7571546 and a Short% of Float of 7.1499999999999995.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for FFIN is 0.72, from 0.72 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.018367348The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.74.
