Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ: FFBC):

• 2/2/2026 – First Financial Bancorp. had its price target raised by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation from $29.00 to $30.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2026 – First Financial Bancorp. had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $28.00 to $30.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2026 – First Financial Bancorp. had its price target raised by analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods from $31.00 to $32.00. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 1/30/2026 – First Financial Bancorp. had its price target raised by analysts at Hovde Group from $32.00 to $34.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/26/2026 – First Financial Bancorp. was upgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating.
• 1/12/2026 – First Financial Bancorp. was downgraded by analysts at Weiss Ratings from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating.
• 12/29/2025 – First Financial Bancorp. had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/22/2025 – First Financial Bancorp. had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/15/2025 – First Financial Bancorp. had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
• 12/8/2025 – First Financial Bancorp. had its “buy (b-)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.

First Financial Bancorp. Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 16th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 2nd will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 2nd. First Financial Bancorp.’s payout ratio is currently 37.59%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other First Financial Bancorp. news, CEO Archie M. Brown sold 11,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.80, for a total value of $308,200.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 229,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,147,678.80. This trade represents a 4.77% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Gregory A. Harris sold 1,821 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, February 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.43, for a total value of $53,592.03. Following the sale, the insider owned 42,431 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,248,744.33. This represents a 4.12% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold 44,821 shares of company stock worth $1,273,992 over the last three months. Insiders own 1.13% of the company’s stock.

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.