First Financial Bancorp [FFBC] stock prices are up 2.68% to $26.09 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The FFBC shares have gain 4.28% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -0.11%, and not 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 October 07, 2025, when Raymond James upgraded its rating to an Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $30 for it. On August 19, 2025, Hovde Group initiated with an Outperform rating and assigned a price target of $31 on the stock. Truist started tracking the stock assigning a Hold rating and suggested a price target of $27 on May 13, 2025. Stephens upgraded its rating to an Overweight. In a note dated July 10, 2023, Piper Sandler upgraded an Overweight rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $23 to $24.
The stock price of First Financial Bancorp [FFBC] has been fluctuating between $21.10 and $29.21 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $28.5 within the next 12 months. First Financial Bancorp [NASDAQ: FFBC] shares were valued at $26.09 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 9.24% based on the average FFBC price forecast.
Analyzing the FFBC fundamentals
The First Financial Bancorp [NASDAQ:FFBC] reported sales of 1.25B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 6.92%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.66% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.23%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.23%, 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 0.1 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 0.31.
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 25.48 points at the first support level, and at 24.87 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 26.49, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 26.89.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that First Financial Bancorp [NASDAQ:FFBC]’s Current Ratio is 0.12. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.18, the price to book ratio is 0.95 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 9.67.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Brown Archie M, Officer, that happened on Dec 16 ’25 when 11500.0 shares were purchased. President & CEO, Brown Archie M completed a deal on Dec 16 ’25 to sell 11500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Arvia Anne L bought 618.0 shares on Sep 30 ’25.
