At the time of writing, First Financial Bancorp [FFBC] stock is trading at $25.62, up 2.07%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The FFBC shares have gain 6.44% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 8.28%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
First Financial Bancorp [NASDAQ: FFBC] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 13, 2025, when Truist initiated its Hold rating and assigned the stock a price target of $27. Previously, Stephens upgraded its rating to Overweight on December 09, 2024. Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to a Overweight and increased its price target to $24 on July 10, 2023. Piper Sandler downgraded its rating to a Neutral and raised its price target to $23 on March 03, 2021. Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to Overweight for this stock on February 01, 2021, and upped its price target to $22. In a note dated June 20, 2019, Piper Jaffray upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of First Financial Bancorp fluctuated between $21.10 and $31.18. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $25 within the next 12 months. First Financial Bancorp [NASDAQ: FFBC] shares were valued at $25.62 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -2.42% based on the average FFBC price forecast.
Analyzing the FFBC fundamentals
According to First Financial Bancorp [NASDAQ:FFBC], the company’s sales were 1.23B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 1.53% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.65% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.22%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.22%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.19%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.01, Equity is 0.09 and Total Capital is 0.08. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.46.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 25.26 points at the first support level, and at 24.91 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 25.80, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 25.98.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that First Financial Bancorp [NASDAQ:FFBC] has a current ratio of 0.13. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.99, the price to book ratio is 0.98 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 10.66.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Booth Cynthia O, Director, that happened on Jun 30 ’25 when 5145.0 shares were purchased. Director, Booth Cynthia O completed a deal on Jun 20 ’25 to buy 8210.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director MORRIS DAWN C sold 787.0 shares on May 30 ’25.
