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The closing price of First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ: FFBC) was $25.51 for the day, up 0.35% from the previous closing price of $25.42. In other words, the price has increased by $0.35 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.63 million shares were traded. FFBC stock price reached its highest trading level at $25.635 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $25.25.
Ratios:
Our analysis of FFBC’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. 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, Hovde Group on August 19, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $31.
On May 13, 2025, Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and target price of $27.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 14 ’25 when Brown Archie M sold 12,500 shares for $24.79 per share. The transaction valued at 309,875 led to the insider holds 240,891 shares of the business.
Booth Cynthia O bought 2,283 shares of FFBC for $56,687 on Jul 16 ’25. On Jun 30 ’25, another insider, Booth Cynthia O, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 5,145 shares for $24.44 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 2416495872 and an Enterprise Value of 2762474496. As of this moment, First’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.22, 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 1.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.534.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FFBC is 1.00, which has changed by -0.047067642 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13054323 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 4.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.07%.
Shares Statistics:
FFBC traded an average of 392.90K shares per day over the past three months and 506030 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 95.76M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 94.51M. Insiders hold about 1.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 79.90% stake in the company. Shares short for FFBC as of 1753920000 were 1404157 with a Short Ratio of 3.57, 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 0.037765536The 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.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) is currently in progress, with 7.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.73, with high estimates of $0.77 and low estimates of $0.71.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.89 and $2.82 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.86. EPS for the following year is $3.16, with 6.0 analysts recommending between $3.22 and $3.1.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 6 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $231M to a low estimate of $227.7M. As of the current estimate, First Financial Bancorp’s year-ago sales were $201.26MFor the next quarter, 6 analysts are estimating revenue of $232.47M. There is a high estimate of $248.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $226.5M.
A total of 6 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FFBC’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $917.4M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $880.8M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $895.93M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $835.58MBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.08B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.1B and the low estimate is $1.07B.
