FFBC

FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP /OH/

Nasdaq · National Commercial Banks · Inc. OH · CIK 0000708955
$30.49 +0.10% $3.2B
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)
Vol
Market Cap$3.2B
Cap SizeMid Cap
Analyst ConsensusBuy (62%)
Inst. Holders7 funds
Inst. Value$372.3M
Inst. Activity1 buys / 0 sells
Insider Activity0B / 7S
Insider Net $-$2.0M
Reddit Sentiment50° Neutral
SEC Reports2
Exchange Nasdaq·Sector National Commercial Banks·Inc. OH·CIK 0000708955·Prev Close $30.46

Recent Activity

May 1, 2026 SEC
Two insiders at First Financial Bancorp sold a combined $923K in open-market transactions over the past week, representi
CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
May 1, 2026 Insider
DAVIS CLAUDE E sold 26,123 shares
Director @ $30.45 ($795.4K)
Apr 29, 2026 Insider
ANDERSON JAMES M sold 4,263 shares
Chief Financial Officer @ $30.00 ($127.9K)
Apr 28, 2026 Insider
ANDERSON JAMES M sold 275 shares
Chief Financial Officer @ $0.00 ($0.00)
Apr 23, 2026 SEC
First Financial Bancorp reported strong Q1 2026 earnings with GAAP EPS of $0.71, a 10.9% beat versus consensus of $0.64,
8-K — Impact 7/10
Inst.
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN — DOUBLED
230,892 shares ($5.8M)
Inst.
UBS Group AG — ADD
177,707 shares ($4.5M)
Apr 23, 2026 earnings_calendar
FFBC Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-04-23

Price Targets

$33.43 +9.6% upside Buy
Current $30.49 Low $30.00 Median $34.00 High $37.00 7 analysts
$30.00 $37.00

Analyst Ratings

Buy62% buy · 13 analysts
3Strong Buy
5Buy
5Hold
0Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Apr 27, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform → Sector Perform
Apr 27, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Hold → Hold
Feb 2, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Hold → Hold
Jan 30, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform → Sector Perform
Jan 30, 2026 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods MAINTAIN Market Perform → Market Perform

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $0.80 ▲ +4.5% $0.78 — $0.83 8% YoY 7
Next Q $0.84 ▲ +2.1% $0.82 — $0.87 11% YoY 7
Current FY $3.28 ▲ +5.0% $3.23 — $3.35 12% YoY 5
Next FY $3.43 ▲ +0.9% $3.35 — $3.53 5% YoY 7

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
VANGUARD GROUP INC$273.4M
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT$32.8MNEW
MORGAN STANLEY$27.6MADD
BANK OF AMERICA CORP$23.9M
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN$5.8MDOUBLED

Recent Insider Trades

DateInsiderTypeValue
May 1, 2026DAVIS CLAUDESELL$795.4K
Apr 29, 2026ANDERSON JAMESSELL$127.9K
Apr 28, 2026ANDERSON JAMESG$0.00
Apr 10, 2026Brown ArchieG$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Arvia AnneA$15.6K

Reddit Sentiment

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2 mentions 0 bullish 0 bearish
7 institutional holders with $372.3M total value (14,881,253 shares) as of 2025-Q4. Top holders: VANGUARD, CHARLES, MORGAN. Net buying activity: 1 institutions added/increased vs 0 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2025-Q4

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1VANGUARD GROUP INC10,929,185$273.4M73.4%
2CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC1,309,205$32.8M8.8%NEW
3MORGAN STANLEY1,104,790$27.6M7.4%ADD +35.3%
4BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/953,475$23.9M6.4%
5WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN230,892$5.8M1.6%DOUBLED +109.5%
6FMR LLC201,181$5.0M1.4%ADD +64.2%
7TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP152,525$3.8M1.0%ADD +28.5%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNDOUBLED110,207230,892+109.5%$5.8M2025-Q4
UBS Group AGADD100,837177,707+76.2%$4.5M2025-Q3
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPADD115,953148,968+28.5%$3.8M2025-Q3
NORGES BANKEXIT87,0290-100.0%$0.002025-Q3
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCEXIT18,6000-100.0%$0.002025-Q3
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPADD87,853115,953+32.0%$2.8M2025-Q2
UBS Group AGTRIM150,333100,837-32.9%$2.4M2025-Q2
NORGES BANKNEW87,029$2.1M2025-Q2
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCTRIM30,53718,600-39.1%$451.2K2025-Q2
FMR LLCADD82,541135,509+64.2%$3.4M2025-Q1
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPDOUBLED14,49487,853+506.1%$2.2M2025-Q1
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCADD55,69078,940+41.7%$2.0M2025-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED9,23730,537+230.6%$762.8K2025-Q1
NORGES BANKEXIT291,1670-100.0%$0.002025-Q1
UBS Group AGADD92,487177,409+91.8%$4.8M2024-Q4
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MNTRIM151,73086,139-43.2%$2.3M2024-Q4
CITADEL ADVISORS LLCTRIM97,02255,690-42.6%$1.5M2024-Q4
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCNEW9,237$248.3K2024-Q4
MORGAN STANLEYADD980,5311,326,223+35.3%$33.5M2024-Q3
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INCNEW1,282,349$32.4M2024-Q3
14 unique insiders with 7 transactions. Net insider value: -$2.0M ($0.00 bought, $2.0M sold).

Insider Transactions

DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
May 1, 2026DAVIS CLAUDE EDirectorSELL26,123$30.45$795.4K
Apr 29, 2026ANDERSON JAMES MChief Financial OfficerSELL4,263$30.00$127.9K
Apr 28, 2026ANDERSON JAMES MChief Financial OfficerG275$0.00$0.00
Apr 10, 2026Brown Archie MPresident & CEOG12,000$0.00$0.00
Mar 31, 2026Arvia Anne LDirectorA560$27.88$15.6K
Mar 31, 2026Rahe Maribeth SDirectorA560$27.88$15.6K
Mar 16, 2026Shank James RChief Internal AuditorSELL3,420$27.10$92.7K
Mar 7, 2026Harris Gregory APresident, Wealth ManagementF1,957$27.25$53.3K
Mar 7, 2026Neeley Amanda NEVP, Chief Strategy OfficerF3,445$27.25$93.9K
Mar 7, 2026Dennen Richard SChief Corp. Banking OfficerF2,892$27.25$78.8K
Mar 7, 2026Brown Archie MPresident & CEOF7,664$27.25$208.8K
Mar 7, 2026ANDERSON JAMES MChief Financial OfficerF1,464$27.25$39.9K
Mar 7, 2026Woods Karen BGeneral Counsel & CAOF3,326$27.25$90.6K
Mar 7, 2026Neeley Amanda NEVP, Chief Strategy OfficerF1,120$27.25$30.5K
Mar 7, 2026Harrod William RChief Credit OfficerF2,225$27.25$60.6K
Mar 7, 2026Brown Archie MPresident & CEOF7,664$27.25$208.8K
Mar 7, 2026Crawley Scott TController & Prin Actg OfficerF890$27.25$24.3K
Mar 7, 2026Shank James RChief Internal AuditorF692$27.25$18.9K
Mar 7, 2026ANDERSON JAMES MChief Financial OfficerF3,989$27.25$108.7K
Mar 7, 2026Reckman Matthew DavidChief Comm. Banking OfficerF815$27.25$22.2K
Mar 7, 2026Dennen Richard SChief Corp. Banking OfficerF2,892$27.25$78.8K
Mar 7, 2026Harris Gregory APresident, Wealth ManagementF1,957$27.25$53.3K
Mar 7, 2026Woods Karen BGeneral Counsel & CAOF3,326$27.25$90.6K
Mar 7, 2026Harrod William RChief Credit OfficerF2,225$27.25$60.6K
Mar 5, 2026Shank James RChief Internal AuditorF612$27.75$17.0K
Mar 5, 2026Reckman Matthew DavidChief Comm. Banking OfficerF501$27.75$13.9K
Mar 5, 2026Neeley Amanda NEVP, Chief Strategy OfficerF1,132$27.75$31.4K
Mar 5, 2026Crawley Scott TController & Prin Actg OfficerF886$27.75$24.6K
Mar 5, 2026ANDERSON JAMES MChief Financial OfficerF1,557$27.75$43.2K
Mar 4, 2026Brown Archie MPresident & CEOA20,668$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026Shank James RChief Internal AuditorA5,617$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026Reckman Matthew DavidChief Comm. Banking OfficerA11,234$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026Neeley Amanda NEVP, Chief Strategy OfficerA12,706$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026Harris Gregory APresident, Wealth ManagementA10,112$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026Dennen Richard SChief Corp. Banking OfficerA16,492$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026Harrod William RChief Credit OfficerA9,158$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026Brown Archie MPresident & CEOA20,668$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026Woods Karen BGeneral Counsel & CAOA13,554$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026Myers Malcolm AChief Transformation OfficerA8,560$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026Crawley Scott TController & Prin Actg OfficerA4,895$0.00$0.00
Mar 4, 2026ANDERSON JAMES MChief Financial OfficerA20,668$0.00$0.00
Feb 27, 2026Shank James RChief Internal AuditorSELL320$28.24$9.0K
Feb 13, 2026Woods Karen BGeneral Counsel & CAOSELL10,000$30.28$302.8K
Feb 4, 2026Dennen Richard SChief Corp. Banking OfficerSELL20,000$30.20$604.0K
Feb 2, 2026Harris Gregory APresident, Wealth ManagementSELL1,821$29.43$53.6K

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Buy (62% buy). Based on 13 analysts: 3 strong buy, 5 buy, 5 hold, 0 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$33.43 mean target +9.6% upside Buy (3.00)
$30.00 Low $37.00 High
MetricValue
Current Price$30.49
Target Low$30.00
Target Mean$33.43
Target Median$34.00
Target High$37.00
# Analysts7
RecommendationBuy (3.00)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$0.80 $0.78 $0.83 7.9% +4.5% 5↑ 1↓ $0.3B 18.9% 7
Next Q
2026-09-30
$0.84 $0.82 $0.87 10.5% +2.1% 5↑ 1↓ $0.3B 17.8% 7
Current FY
2026-12-31
$3.28 $3.23 $3.35 11.8% +5.0% 5↑ 0↓ $1.1B 21.6% 5
Next FY
2027-12-31
$3.43 $3.35 $3.53 4.6% +0.9% 4↑ 1↓ $1.1B 2.7% 7

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$0.799
7d ago$0.767+0.032
30d ago$0.764+0.034
60d ago$0.764+0.034
90d ago$0.804-0.005
3 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Apr 27, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform Sector Perform
Apr 27, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Hold Hold
Feb 2, 2026 Truist Securities MAINTAIN Hold Hold
Jan 30, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Sector Perform Sector Perform
Jan 30, 2026 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods MAINTAIN Market Perform Market Perform

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
May 1, 20263550062%
Apr 1, 20263550062%
Mar 1, 20263550062%
Feb 1, 20263540067%
Jan 1, 20263550062%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

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Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
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Apr 23, 2026
earnings_calendar
FFBC Q1 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-04-23
Feb 5, 2026
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FTD: FFBC — 16,710 shares ($0.5M) failed to deliver
Settlement: 20260205, Price: $30.12, FTD Value: $503,305.2, FIRST FINANCIAL BANCORP (OH)