First Financial Bancorp
FFBC

$25.45

2.53%

Market Cap: $2.43B

About: First Financial Bancorp is a mid-sized, regional bank holding company. It operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary, First Financial Bank, and provides banking and financial services products through its six lines of business Commercial, Retail Banking, Mortgage Banking, Wealth Management, Investment Commercial Real Estate, and Commercial Finance. First Financial utilizes a community banking business model and serves a combination of metropolitan and non-metropolitan markets through full-service banking centers around Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. The primary component of its loan portfolio is commercial real estate loans, followed by commercial and industrial loans. A majority of First Financial's net revenue is net interest income.

Employees: 2,165

Financials National Commercial Banks

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Funds holding %

of 6,728 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

1,583% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $1.31M | Put options by funds: $78K

100% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q1] → 2 (+1) [Q2]

48% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 31 | Existing positions closed: 21

4% more funds holding

Funds holding: 229 [Q1] → 239 (+10) [Q2]

0.26% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.96% [Q1] → 77.7% (-0.26%) [Q2]

1% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.66B [Q1] → $1.65B (-$13.4M) [Q2]

6% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 77 | Existing positions reduced: 82

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Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$27

6%

upside

Avg. target

$28

10%

upside

High target

$29

14%

upside

2 analyst ratings

0 positive

0%

2 neutral

100%

0 negative

0%

RBC Capital Jon Arfstrom 79% 1-year accuracy 41 / 52 met price target	14%upside $29	Sector Perform Maintained	29 Jul 2024
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Christopher Mcgratty 73% 1-year accuracy 11 / 15 met price target	6%upside $27	Market Perform Maintained	29 Jul 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

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All You Need to Know About First Financial (FFBC) Rating Upgrade to Strong Buy

First Financial (FFBC) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.

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First Financial (FFBC) May Find a Bottom Soon, Here's Why You Should Buy the Stock Now

First Financial (FFBC) appears to have found support after losing some value lately, as indicated by the formation of a hammer chart. In addition to this technical chart pattern, strong agreement among Wall Street analysts in revising earnings estimates higher enhances the stock's potential for a turnaround in the near term.

First Financial (FFBC) May Find a Bottom Soon, Here's Why You Should Buy the Stock Now

First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ:FFBC ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call July 26, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Scott Crawley - Corporate Controller Archie Brown - President and Chief Executive Officer Jamie Anderson - Chief Financial Officer Bill Harrod - Chief Credit Officer Conference Call Participants Chris McGrady - KBW Terry McEvoy - Stephens Inc Daniel Tamayo - Raymond James Jon Arfstrom - RBC Operator Thank you for standing by.

First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC) Q2 2024 Earnings Call Transcript

Zacks Investment Research

First Financial (FFBC) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

The headline numbers for First Financial (FFBC) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended June 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

First Financial (FFBC) Reports Q2 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.65 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.59 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.72 per share a year ago.

First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

First Financial Bancorp Announces Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Quarterly Dividend Increase

Earnings per diluted share of $0.64; $0.65 on an adjusted(1) basis Return on average assets of 1.38%; 1.40% on an adjusted(1) basis Net interest margin on FTE basis(1) of 4.10% Record fee income of $61.5 million Loan growth of $316.1 million; 11.3% on an annualized basis Average deposit growth of $351.1 million; 10.6% on an annualized basis Net charge-offs 0.15% of total loans; 23 bp decline from linked quarter Board of Directors approved quarterly dividend increase to $0.24 CINCINNATI , July 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- First Financial Bancorp. (Nasdaq: FFBC) ("First Financial" or the "Company") announced financial results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024.

First Financial Bancorp Announces Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Quarterly Dividend Increase

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Should Value Investors Buy First Financial Ban (FFBC) Stock?

Here at Zacks, our focus is on the proven Zacks Rank system, which emphasizes earnings estimates and estimate revisions to find great stocks. Nevertheless, we are always paying attention to the latest value, growth, and momentum trends to underscore strong picks.

Should Value Investors Buy First Financial Ban (FFBC) Stock?

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