First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC) – Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ: FFBC) in the last few weeks:

• 6/22/2026 – First Financial Bancorp. was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 6/14/2026 – First Financial Bancorp. was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 6/8/2026 – First Financial Bancorp. had its “buy (b)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 6/6/2026 – First Financial Bancorp. was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 5/24/2026 – First Financial Bancorp. was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
• 5/16/2026 – First Financial Bancorp. was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
• 4/27/2026 – First Financial Bancorp. had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They now have a $34.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/27/2026 – First Financial Bancorp. had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from $30.00 to $32.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 4/27/2026 – First Financial Bancorp. had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $30.00 to $33.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.

First Financial Bancorp. Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 1st were paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 1st. First Financial Bancorp.’s payout ratio is presently 35.34%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO James M. Anderson sold 4,263 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.00, for a total transaction of $127,890.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 118,537 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,556,110. This represents a 3.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Archie M. Brown sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.93, for a total value of $309,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 243,758 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,539,434.94. The trade was a 3.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 41,126 shares of company stock valued at $1,255,501. 1.08% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

First Financial Bancorp (NASDAQ: FFBC) is a bank holding company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the parent of First Financial Bank. The company provides a comprehensive suite of commercial and consumer banking services through a network of more than 100 full-service banking centers and mortgage offices across Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Its core mission centers on delivering personalized relationship banking to businesses, individuals and public sector clients.

First Financial Bank’s product portfolio includes deposit solutions such as checking, savings and money market accounts, alongside a range of lending offerings that cover commercial and industrial loans, real estate and construction financing, home mortgages and home equity lines of credit.