First Financial Bancorp Stock Today
| FFBC Stock | USD 26.98 0.08 0.30% |
PerformanceVery Weak
| Odds Of DistressLow
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First Financial is trading at 26.98 as of the 26th of February 2025, a 0.30% increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's open price was 26.9. First Financial has less than a 9 % chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years, but has generated negative returns over the last 90 days. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 28th of November 2024 and ending today, the 26th of February 2025. Click here to learn more.
Business Domain Banks | IPO Date 26th of March 1990 | Category Financial Services | Classification Financials |
First Financial Bancorp. operates as the bank holding company for First Financial Bank that provides commercial banking and related services to individuals and businesses in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, and Illinois. First Financial Bancorp. was founded in 1863 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. The company has 95.42 M outstanding shares of which 1.22 M shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 2.64 trading days to cover. More on First Financial Bancorp
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| President CEO, Director | Archie Brown | ||||
| Business Concentration | Regional Banks, Banks - Regional, Financial Services, SP Small-Cap 600, NASDAQ Composite, NASDAQ Financial 100, NASDAQ Composite Total, Financials, Banks, Banks—Regional, Financial Services (View all Sectors) | ||||
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Debt LevelsFirst Financial can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand First Financial's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of First Financial's total assets is financed by creditors.
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First Financial Bancorp (FFBC) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA. It is located in 255 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, OH, United States, 45202 and employs 2,090 people. First Financial is listed under Regional Banks category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mid-Cap' category with a current market capitalization of 2.57 B. First Financial Bancorp conducts business under Banks sector and is part of Financials industry. The entity has 95.42 M outstanding shares of which 1.22 M shares are currently shorted by private and institutional investors with about 2.64 trading days to cover.
First Financial Bancorp currently holds about 584 M in cash with 262.16 M of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 6.16.
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Ownership AllocationFirst Financial holds a total of 95.42 Million outstanding shares. The majority of First Financial Bancorp outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to obtain positions in First Financial Bancorp to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in First Financial. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of First Financial Bancorp as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that no matter how many assets the company secures, if the real value of the firm is less than the current market value, you may not be able to make money on it.
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First Stock Institutional Holders
| Instituion | Recorded On | Shares | |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 2024-12-31 | 1.3 M | |
| First Trust Advisors L.p. | 2024-12-31 | 1.2 M | |
| Bank Of New York Mellon Corp | 2024-12-31 | 1.1 M | |
| Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts | 2024-12-31 | 1 M | |
| First Financial Bank, N.a. -tr Division | 2024-12-31 | 869 K | |
| Fisher Asset Management, Llc | 2024-12-31 | 849.7 K | |
| Bank Of America Corp | 2024-12-31 | 830.3 K | |
| Manufacturers Life Insurance Co | 2024-12-31 | 741.5 K | |
| Bridgeway Capital Management, Llc | 2024-12-31 | 677.3 K | |
| Blackrock Inc | 2024-12-31 | 13.7 M | |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 2024-12-31 | 10.9 M |
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Elected by the shareholders, the First Financial's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: First Financial inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of First. The board's role is to monitor First Financial's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. First Financial's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, First Financial's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
| James Anderson | Ex CFO | Profile | |
| John Gavigan | CFO, Sr. VP and CFO of First Financial Bank | Profile |
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Is Regional Banks space expected to grow? Or is there an opportunity to expand the business' product line in the future? Factors like these will boost the valuation of First Financial. If investors know First will grow in the future, the company's valuation will be higher. The financial industry is built on trying to define current growth potential and future valuation accurately. All the valuation information about First Financial listed above have to be considered, but the key to understanding future value is determining which factors weigh more heavily than others.
Quarterly Earnings Growth 0.133 | Dividend Share 0.94 | Earnings Share 2.4 | Revenue Per Share | Quarterly Revenue Growth (0.03) |
The market value of First Financial Bancorp is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of First that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of First Financial's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is First Financial's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because First Financial's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect First Financial's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.
Please note, there is a significant difference between First Financial's value and its price as these two are different measures arrived at by different means. Investors typically determine if First Financial is a good investment by looking at such factors as earnings, sales, fundamental and technical indicators, competition as well as analyst projections. However, First Financial's price is the amount at which it trades on the open market and represents the number that a seller and buyer find agreeable to each party.