First Financial Bancorp. (FFBC) Projected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

First Financial Bancorp. (NASDAQ:FFBC) is expected to be announcing its Q3 2026 results after the market closes on Tuesday, October 27th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $0.8160 per share and revenue of $270.97 million for the quarter. Interested persons may visit the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.

First Financial Bancorp. Stock Performance

NASDAQ FFBC opened at $32.64 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.43 billion, a PE ratio of 11.53 and a beta of 0.93. First Financial Bancorp. has a one year low of $23.06 and a one year high of $36.24. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $32.13 and a 200-day simple moving average of $32.04. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.32, a quick ratio of 0.85 and a current ratio of 0.85.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

FFBC has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Raymond James Financial raised their price target on First Financial Bancorp. from $34.00 to $36.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 1st. Truist Financial upgraded First Financial Bancorp. from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $35.00 to $37.00 in a research report on Thursday, September 24th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of First Financial Bancorp. from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of First Financial Bancorp. in a research report on Friday, September 4th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, First Financial Bancorp. has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $34.00.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other First Financial Bancorp. news, Director Thomas O’Brien sold 16,088 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.77, for a total value of $527,203.76. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 30,392 shares in the company, valued at approximately $995,945.84. This trade represents a 34.61% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Scott T. Crawley sold 2,700 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.16, for a total value of $92,232.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 22,711 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $775,807.76. This trade represents a 10.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 27,788 shares of company stock valued at $919,006 in the last three months. 1.08% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

First Financial Bancorp. Company Profile

First Financial Bancorp. is a bank holding company headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Through its principal subsidiary, First Financial Bank, the company provides banking and financial services to businesses, individuals and organizations.

First Financial Bank offers commercial and consumer lending, deposit accounts, treasury management, cash management and other traditional banking products. Its services also include wealth management, investment services and mortgage-related solutions, helping customers manage borrowing, deposits, payments and longer-term financial needs.

The company serves communities primarily in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky through a network of banking offices and digital banking channels.