First Financial (FFBC) issued an update on its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Friday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.26-0.28 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.25.

A number of research firms have also recently commented on FFBC. Analysts at Barclays Capital downgraded shares of First Financial from an equal weight rating to an underweight rating in a research note to investors on Wednesday, January 9th. They now have a $14.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $17.00. Analysts at Zacks upgraded shares of First Financial from an underperform rating to a neutral rating in a research note to investors on Thursday, December 27th. They now have a $14.80 price target on the stock.

One investment analyst has rated the stock with an overweight rating, eight have issued a hold rating, and one has assigned a sell rating to the company’s stock. First Financial presently has a consensus rating of hold and a consensus price target of $16.12.

First Financial (FFBC) traded up 0.54% on Friday, hitting $14.76. First Financial (FFBC) has a 1-year low of $13.87 and a 1-year high of $18.39. The stock’s 50-day moving average is currently $14.51. The company has a market cap of $863.6 million and a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.44.

First Financial last released its earnings data on Thursday, October 25th. The company reported $0.28 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.29 by $0.01. On average, analysts predict that First Financial (FFBC) will post $1.11 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

First Financial Bancorp (First Financial) is a bank holding company. First Financial engages in the business of commercial banking and other banking and banking-related activities through its wholly owned subsidiary, First Financial Bank, National Association (Bank).

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